NFC South

Steve Hummer: For wont of one (bleeping) first down, Falcons lose

One week ago, against another like-mindedly middling team, the Falcons were down seven with less than 13 minutes to play and the situation suited them. They scored 10 points on their final two possessions and took out the New York Giants on a last-gasp field goal. True, much of the NFL is bigger than the biggest Broadway show. Falcons-Giants in 2021 is dinner theater. But there can be stirring endings even on that scale. Sunday, back home against yet one more opponent with multiple faults and not so much as a real team name to call its own, the Falcons led by eight with less than 15 to go. In …