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The spell has been lifted. The Atlanta Falcons are no longer incapable of scoring against the New England Patriots.

In last season's Super Bowl, the Falcons blew a 28-3 lead to the Patriots by giving up 31 unanswered points. In Sunday night's rematch, the Falcons trailed 23-0 in the fourth quarter, which means they allowed 54 unanswered points to the Patriots. The Falcons finally broke through, scoring a meaningless touchdown in the fourth quarter of Sunday's blowout. 

For what it's worth, it was a pretty awesome touchdown, as Julio Jones went all Randy Moss on Malcolm Butler by stealing away a sure pick for a Falcons touchdown.

I mean, look at this:

As NBC's broadcast pointed out, that touchdown was the first time the Falcons had scored in their last 91:30 of game action after getting shut out by the Dolphins in the second half last week. Also of note: That was Jones' first touchdown of the season.

One final note: The Falcons are now 3-3 after putting up seven points against the league's third-worst defense by points allowed.