1. The Falcons get a stroke of Luck

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will almost certainly miss the Atlanta Falcons game in Week 11 after suffering a lacerated kidney in the Colts’ impressive victory over the Denver Broncos. Injuries should never be celebrated, but the Falcons are beneficiaries of Luck not being on the field.

BREAKING: Colts QB Andrew Luck is out 2-6 weeks with a lacerated kidney suffered during Sunday's victory. pic.twitter.com/5CyckTm1So — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 10, 2015

Despite having a poor season by his own high standards, Luck is still one of the league’s very best at the quarterback position, and we saw just how good he can be when he carved open Denver’s No. 1 ranked defense.

The Falcons entered the season with the ‘easiest’ strength of schedule, and have had many strokes of good fortune when it comes to the timing of the games. Atlanta played Dallas without quarterback Tony Romo or star receiver Dez Bryant, New York without Jason Pierre-Paul, Houston with a limited Arian Foster and Tennessee without Marcus Mariota. Even last week, San Francisco benched Colin Kaepernick in favor of Blaine Gabbert.

The visit of Indianapolis looked a difficult one, especially after the Colts’ impressive win over the previously undefeated Broncos, but sans Luck the favor suddenly swings Atlanta’s way. They have a lot to fix, however, which I will come onto.