Perfect description
“Us kind of getting game-planned and getting worn down a little bit,” Otton began of what he learned from last year. “You know, I think we all just want to make sure none of that happens this year. We want to start fast. We want to finish strong.
“I think early in the season we were able to have a lot of fourth quarter wins, and you know, sometimes that’s not just sustainable.
“So we we want to do our part to to be ready to win early and often. Not every game has to be close. We need to separate ourselves and blow some games out early and find a way to win late.”
The MIRAGE of 2025
Game 1 - 3 point win, Falcons miss tying FG
Game 2 - 1 point win, Mayfield late TD drive
Game 3 - 2 point win, was a blowout but had to kick a late FG to win
Game 4 - LOSS
Game 5 - 3 point win, lasts second FG
Game 6 - Blowout (injured 49ers)
Once they started to play tougher, motivated teams and there was plenty of film out came the RBs and TEs especially late.