Falcons Gameday!

The Atlanta Falcons open up the 2009 season at home versus the other miracle team from 2008 in the Miami Dolphins. The game will feature the rookie of the year and coach of the year in Matt Ryan and Mike Smith. The wildcat running pass rushing madmen in the Miami Dolphins will be a strong [...]

The Falcons played a good all around game earlier today.   Matt Ryan was like a surgeon just slicing up the secondary of the Dolphins.  He completed 22 of 36 passes for 229 yards with 2 TD passes.  Michael Turner didn’t have his best game today as he carried the ball 22 times for 65 yards [...]

The Falcons defense had a strong performance in a 19-7 win over the Miami Dolphins for a season-opening win at home. The defense was the team’s saving grace as there were some issues early on both offense and special teams. Matt Ryan led the way with 229 yards passing on 22 of 36 completions with 2 [...]

Falcons Dominate Unbelievable Defensive Start (CCompton/AJC) Atlanta Falcons beat the Miami Dolphins 19 – 7, and we’re 1 – 0 BABY! Just a quick hit after the game on Sunday with tons more to come later throughout the week. What a way to start the season Falcons Fans, beating a top-tier opponent pretty soundly in the opening weekend of the season.  The Terror-Dome was packed...

After his 12th win in 17 NFL starts, Matt Ryan declared himself "much more comfortable" dealing with adversity than he was a rookie. Falcons coach Mike Smith said "Matt played well." And, after settling in, he did.

This time last year, Matt Ryan(notes) was a guy who threw too many interceptions in his senior year at Boston College. He was drafted third overall by an Atlanta Falcons team coming off a complete disaster of a season, in which Michael Vick(notes) and Bobby Petrino were fighting for blame in the franchise's tailspin. This time last year, Joe Flacco(notes) was a small-school (Delaware...

The Miami Dolphins are set to open their 2009 defense of last years AFC East Division Championship on the road today in Atlanta.  The Falcons come into this season with last years Rookie of the Year QB Matt Ryan at the helm.  Today’s game also features the return of Jason Taylor after a one year [...]

by Knox BardeenFiled under: NFL Fans, NFL PredictionsWith attention spans dwindling, we forego full game-by-game previews to give you the essentials you need to know about every contest this glorious NFL weekend. We call it The Once-Over.The 1sMiami (0-0) at Atlanta (0-0): Let the Matt Ryan to Tony Gonzalez show begin. Sunday will be the first time fans get to see Ryan and the future...

Matt Ryan threw two touchdown passes for the Falcons while the player taken two spots ahead of him in the 2008 NFL Draft, No. 1 overall Jake Long,...

FALCONS 19, DOLPHINS 7 FALCONS While they started out a bit slow, Matt Ryan and the Falcons eventually got their offense in gear and had little trouble moving the ball against Miami. Ryan’s 22/36 got 229 yard performance wasn’t the stuff of legend but he made few mistakes and found his receivers twice for touchdowns. One was by new Falcon Tony Gonzalez, whose touchdown...