Falcons lose ground in draft derby, drop from 5th to 8th

The Falcons won as all of the teams in front of them in the NFL draft order lost over the weekend, except the Giants (2-10), who play the Eagles tonight.

The Bengals (1-12), Redskins (3-10), Lions (3-10), Dolphins (3-10) and Cardinals (3-9-1) all lost and have a worse record than the Falcons (4-9), who beat the Panthers 40-20 and dropped to eighth from fifth place in the draft order.

The Falcons are tied with the Jaguars at 4-9, but the Falcons would draft eighth based on the strength of schedule tiebreaker, according to Tankathon.

The Falcons should be favored to go 2-1 down the stretch, which would give them a 6-10 mark and likely drop them out of the top 10.

The Falcons will be heavy underdogs to the 49ers while being favored over the Jaguars and Buccaneers.

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