The Bow Tie Chronicles: Another sad football love song
In the 287th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, Falcons coach Arthur Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan stopped by to help explain the 34-30 loss to the Washington Football Team on Sunday. The Falcons couldn’t run out the clock with the lead and 3:52 left on the clock. Was Smith too conservative with his play calling? Should he have passed? Did he run the right running back? Was the blocking to blame? Where were the fans? Why was the defense so leaky as they gave up 412 yards and six explosive plays of 20 yards or more?
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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
