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The Bow Tie Chronicles: Falcons wrap up 7-10 season

120521 Atlanta: Falcons head coach Arthur Smith and Matt Ryan confer during a time out against the Buccaneers in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

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120521 Atlanta: Falcons head coach Arthur Smith and Matt Ryan confer during a time out against the Buccaneers in a NFL football game on Sunday, Dec 5, 2021, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`
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Jan 10, 2022

In the 313th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution discusses the Falcons 30-20 loss to the Saints before a sparse gathering at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday. Also, coach Arthur Smith believes the team learned how to win close games as they were 7-2 in one-score games and laid the foundation for a turnaround in the future.

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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.

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