Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is continuing to clean house. On Monday afternoon, the Falcons fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Earlier in the day, Atlanta parted ways with head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff, one day after the team dropped to 0-5 on the season after a 23-16 home loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Defensive coordinator Raheem Morris was named interim head coach in the wake of Quinn's dismissal. Dirk Koetter will take over as offensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich will serve as interim defensive coordinator, while Bernie Parmalee will run the special teams for the time being.

The Falcons' special teams unit performed adequately across the board on Sunday, but Kotwica's unit committed the biggest special teams debacle of the NFL season in Week 2. With fewer than two minutes to go and the Falcons leading the Dallas Cowboys, 39-37, Dallas improbably recovered an onside kick off the foot of Greg Zuerlein. Atlanta's recovery squad simply watched as the ball calmly spun past the 10-yard mark, allowing Dallas to jump on the ball.

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The Cowboys hit a 46-yard field goal moments later to win the game — one of the two instances this season in which Atlanta has blown a fourth quarter lead of at least 15 points. They became the first team in NFL history to accomplish the ignominious feat, evoking painful memories of Super Bowl LI for Falcons fans (and Blank).

According to Football Outsiders, the Falcons ranked 28th in special teams DVOA through five weeks of the 2020 season — the same spot they finished at in 2019.

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