FALCONS at LIONS

1 p.m., Falcons by 3, 50½

HANK’S HONEYS: One of these teams is going to be 3-0. But every time the Lions have an opportunity to make a statement, they get laryngitis. Instead we see the Falcons re-cementing themselves as the dominant team in the NFC. The Lions have some protection problems (LT Greg Robinson is a penalty machine) and the Falcons have an athletic front that gets after the QB. Matt Stafford is mobile but no more mobile than Aaron Rodgers. The game is indoors on turf and that’s where the Falcons’ speed takes over. The Cards and Giants have sputtering offenses. The Falcons do not. IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Falcons and the over.