The Atlanta Falcons suffered a 20-10 defeat at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football in Week 7, a contest decided in part by a calamitous lapse late in the game.

With 2:46 left in the fourth quarter and San Francisco facing a third-and-13 at Atlanta’s 21-yard line, the Falcons' defense was missing a player, leaving just 10 men on the field. This allowed Christian McCaffrey to catch a 17-yard pass from Mac Jones and set up a 4-yard touchdown run on the subsequent play, securing the victory for the 49ers.

“There absolutely was [10 men on the field] and it’s absolutely embarrassing,” Morris admitted postgame. “And, it's my fault. I’ll get it fixed.”

The mistake proved costly because halting that play might have forced a field goal attempt, offering quarterback M

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