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(NFL) Washington vs. Atlanta, 08/11/2016 3:00 PM, Score: 17 - 23
Point Spread: -3.00 | -105.00 Atlanta (Home)
Result: Win
We like what we saw from Atlanta in last year's preseason, specifically a very fast-paced offense that will look to pass the ball around with a solid QB core. THey have a solid QB rotation with Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub, Matt Simms and Sean Renfree. THe Falcons main focus in practices so far has been on red zone scoring this offseason, we expect the Falcons to show a bit more effort than we would normally see in an opening NFL preseason game. Falcons were 2-0 straight up on their home field under new head coach Dan Quinn last season in the preseason. I expect the Redskins to treat this game as a typical season-opening preseason game, which is simply to get out of town healthy and not care at all about the score. Atlanta's prime area of improvement is red zone scoring, which has a direct impact on the SU and ATS result. I like Atlanta to win by double digits here tonight.