Are the Atlanta Falcons contenders or pretenders (i.e. are they going to win the NFC)?

They could easily have 4 losses right now - the two they already have, and versus the Buccaneers (who couldn't punch it in on 4th and 1) and the Saints (kicker missed at least one FG to win game, IIRC). The only good teams they beat were the Saints and the Packers, IIRC, and that was in OT and a last-second scoring drive.