The Falcons' schedule is among the NFL's toughest in 2020, and depending on which statistic you are using could be the toughest of them all.
The Falcons will be playing six games against teams that made the playoffs last season (Seahawks, Packers, Vikings Chiefs, and the Saints twice), and that doesn't count a pair of games against the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers, who are expected to be much improved from last season.
The Dallas Cowboys didn't make the playoffs last year but are expected to compete for the top spot in the NFC East.
The Falcons hit the road for the Week 2 matchup in Dallas with the loser coming out 0-2 and a season that could rapidly go down the drain.
John and Hugh chat about the importance of this game on Sunday and why the Falcons cannot afford to lose it.
Between Dan Quinn already being under fire entering the season, the Week 1 loss to Seattle, and a Monday Night Football game IN Green Bay looming in Week 4, a win over Dallas this week is almost a must-have to keep the season from becoming what the 2019 season was.
