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The Bow Tie Chronicles: Falcons are in the football sunken place

October 27, 2019 Atlanta: Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank holds a post game press conference after his team fell to 1-7 after losing 27-20 to the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL football game on Sunday, October 27, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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October 27, 2019 Atlanta: Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank holds a post game press conference after his team fell to 1-7 after losing 27-20 to the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL football game on Sunday, October 27, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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Oct 28, 2019

In the 156the episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, we hear from owner Arthur Blank and review the comments that he made after the team dropped to 1-7 on the season on Sunday. He expressed his “extraordinary disappointment” and that there would be evaluations in the coming weeks. Also, we look at Matt Schaub’s performance, the ending of the sackless streak, the first-half issues and take a peek ahead to tomorrow’s NFL trade deadline.

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