For the next two months the Falcons will play just one game at the Georgia Dome and all of their games away from home will be outdoors. Those could be challenging circumstances for a team with a recent history of losing in the elements.
The Falcons haven’t won a game outdoors since triumphing at Tampa Bay on Nov. 25, 2012. Their only road victory in 2013 came against the Bills in Toronto with the roof closed at the Rogers Centre.
The Falcons lost 24-10 at the Bengals on Sept. 18 in their only road game this season. The Falcons will play one game at the Georgia Dome from now until Nov. 23.
“We’ve got to be road warriors,” Falcons wide receiver Roddy White said. “We’ve got to go out there on the road and win games. That’s what it’s about in this league. We are going to be away from home for a minute. We’ve got to win games on the road. We’ve got to go over .500.”
The Falcons are at the Vikings and Giants for the next two weeks before playing the Lions in London on Oct. 26 (Wembley Stadium has a partially-closed, retractable roof). A bye week is followed by games at the Buccaneers and Carolina before the Falcons finally ply a home game against the Browns on Nov. 23.
“We’ve got to be consistent; it doesn’t matter where we are playing at,” Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones said. “We can’ t let the external factors like the fans prevent us from going out there and playing Falcons football. We’ve just got to go out there and take care of business. The hard work we put out here in practice, we’ve got to take it (on the road) and do the same thing.”
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