Falcons head coach Raheem Morris: “The light at the end of the tunnel for us, despite how bad and poor we played on defense or anywhere is the quarterback. … Michael Penix is certainly outstanding. He certainly one of the guys that’s going to play in this league and absolutely…

As Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris walked off the podium from his postgame press conference after Sunday's 44-38 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers, he shared a warm hug with Falcons owner Arthur Blank.

It would have been hard to believe on Nov. 3 that the Atlanta Falcons were going to be watching the NFL playoffs from home for a seventh straight year, but