The Atlanta Falcons lost a dreadful game on Sunday afternoon to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and things were ugly in just about every way imaginable. From the weather to the play on the field for Atlanta, it was just a forgettable day and one to which fans hope the Falcons can move on from quickly.

After Michael Penix Jr. tossed four interceptions on a day where Tampa Bay became the first team since 1974 to win a game without completing a pass, serious questions are being asked of this team, the coaching staff, and what is going to happen here moving forward. While at least a significant chunk of the struggles could certainly be blamed on the weather, Atlanta head coach Kevin Stefanski did not make any excuses or blame the rain for the performance.

In fact, Stefanski made it a point to not explain away the performance on the weather and said it's on him and his staff to help the team play better.

"Obviously, you have to play the game that is presented in front of you," Stefanski told Falcons.com after the loss. "The conditions were what they were for both teams, and we didn't do a good enough job as a team."

Many of the players -- Penix included -- echoed a similar sentiment and said they are looking inward to blame themselves, which is exactly what you need to do in order to move on from something like this and be able to take the accountability needed to get it fixed.

With a huge game next week in Spain against the high flying Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta is going to have to get things fixed on offense quickly if they are going to have any chance of keeping up with Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and the rest of the Bengals weapons.

At the end of the day, it does seem like the Falcons are owning the defeat rather than blaming external factors which both teams had to handle. Not only was the offense a complete mess, but they were bullied around the field to the tune of over 300 rushing yards to a team which did not complete a single pas.

It's the kind of defeat which makes you re-evaluate things, and that is exactly what Atlanta is doing.

The NFC South is now a completely open battle of mediocrity, and all four teams have a realistic chance at winning it. If it's going to be the Falcons, they are going to have to get the operation fixed and move on quickly from this.