Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 4 games - ESPN

ATLANTA — It is not an overreaction to say the Falcons needed that.

One week after inexplicably losing 30-0 to the division-rival Panthers, then firing their wide receivers coach and announcing that their offensive coordinator would move from the booth to the sideline to fix whatever was wrong with the offense, Atlanta's offense sprang back to life in a big way.

The Falcons racked up 435 total yards in a 34-27 victory over the Jayden Daniels-less Commanders. Drake London had 110 receiving yards, and Bijan Robinson had 106. London, Robinson, Kyle Pitts and Tyler Allgeier each scored a touchdown. Second-year QB Michael Penix Jr. followed the worst game of his young NFL career with his best, completing 20 of 26 passes for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Falcons scored on each of their first three drives, set the tone early and hung on as Marcus Mariota and the Commanders fought valiantly to come back in the fourth quarter.

As a result, the Falcons enter their bye week with a 2-2 record and are feeling much better than they did a week ago. Meanwhile, the four-time defending division champion Buccaneers lost to the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles and are now 3-1. So, let's open the Week 4 Overreactions column, where we sort through the weekly overreactions to figure out which ones might hold up and which are mirages, in the NFC South, shall we?

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The Bucs almost orchestrated yet another late-game comeback but fell short for the first time this season. While the Falcons were racking up touchdown after touchdown in