The Dan Quinn hot seat in Atlanta finally combusted on Sunday night.

After narrowly escaping last season with his job, an 0-5 start to 2020 did he and general manager Thomas Dimitroff in and they were relieved of their duties.

Owner Arthur Blank released a statement on Sunday night.

Arthur Blank and Thomas Dimitroff – Photo by: Getty Images

“Decisions like these are very difficult, but the previous two seasons and start to this one have been especially hard for me because of the deep love, admiration and respect I and my family have for Dan, Thomas and their families,” said Blank. “For many years, they have represented me, our team, organization and Atlanta with class, commitment and all the passion you would want in the leaders of the team. But as everyone knows, this is a results business and I owe it to our fans to put the best product we can on the field. We have poured every resource possible into winning and will continue to do so, but the results of late do not meet our standard or what I’ve promised our fans. Therefore, we will install new coaching and personnel leadership of the Atlanta Falcons at the appropriate time.

“Our finish in 2019 earned an opportunity to show that momentum could be continued and built upon, but that has clearly not happened,” Blank continued. “And overall, the last 3-plus seasons have fallen short of my commitment to Atlanta and to our fans everywhere. I want them all to know that my commitment to winning has not wavered and I will continue to provide every resource possible to that end.”

Former Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter – Photo by: Getty Images

Former Bucs’ GM Rick McKay will fill Dimitroff’s duties for now and the team is expected to name an interim head coach on Monday. Speculation is former Bucs head coaches Dirk Koetter or Raheem Morris could take over for Quinn.

“We are moving forward and will do everything we can to help this year’s team win as many games as possible while putting a strong plan in place to execute these important leadership searches with an eye to positioning the Falcons for success well into the future. We owe that to our fans,” said McKay.