The Atlanta Falcons shelved quarterback Kirk Cousins ahead of their Week 15 matchup with the New York Giants, the first time in years Cousins was a QB2 while healthy. And things only got worse from there.

If the Atlanta Falcons want to recoup something in an offseason trade for Kirk Cousins rather than simply release him after he was benched in favor of

The Falcons season isn’t technically over, but they’ll need a lot of help to capture a postseason berth. They will have to beat the Panthers on Sunday, and they’ll need the Saints, who are two-touchdown underdogs,