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It's Tony Gonzalez's final game in the NFL when the Carolina Panthers take on the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17. And it's time to see him do something spectacular for the final game of his career.

In fact, it's time to see the Falcons do something shocking and play against a playoff team like they actually belong there themselves. While Bill Parcells believes teams are what their record shows they are, his comment couldn't be more off when applied to this year's Falcons.

This is a Falcons team that, if healthy, would be playing in a de facto NFC South Championship game here. Unfortunately, they have to find something they can use for positives in the 2014 season. The best way for them to do that is to get crazy in the final game.

But what might that be? Follow along for five bold predictions in the Falcons' final game of 2013.