The Atlanta Falcons nearly overcame a 24-point fourth-quarter deficit against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, but they fell short in the red zone with a chance to tie the game late. The Falcons offense got off to a slow start, while the Bears could do no wrong early in the game.
Even though the Falcons showed impressive effort to even have a chance, the game came down to turnovers. Atlanta fumbled three times - two muffed punts and once on a fourth-quarter pass attempt. Michael Penix Jr. passed for 225 yards and three touchdowns for a passer rating of 108.8.
Unfortunately, it was all too little, too late on Sunday. Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski was quick to point to the turnovers following the 31-23 loss.
"You turn the ball over three times against
a good team, it's going to be hard to win," said Stefanski.
Falcons rookie Zachariah Branch fumbled twice on punt returns, but he did bounce back with a few clutch catches, including a two-point conversion late in the game.
"We're counting on him," Stefanski said of Branch. "He'll be better for this."
Here's Stefanski and Penix's full post-game press conferences, as shared by the team's YouTube channel below.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Kevin Stefanski comments on Falcons' 31-23 loss to Chicago Bears
