FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — There is a part of Tony Gonzalez that still wishes he would be in a Giants uniform Sunday instead of a Falcons jersey.
The Falcons’ certain Hall of Fame tight end said yesterday he lobbied for Big Blue to acquire him in 2009 after he demanded a...
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January 04, 2012
Matt Ryan says he's ''a lot more mature'' than in his first two NFL playoff appearances.
Ryan is bringing the best passing numbers of his career into the Falcons' wild-card playoff game at the New York Giants on Sunday.
He has 10 touchdown passes with no interceptions in his last four games. He set the Falcons' record for yards passing in a season.
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January 03, 2012
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. The Atlanta Falcons face a diverse trio of running backs when they visit the New York Giants on Sunday in their first-round playoff game, but perhaps their bigger challenge will be getting their 20th ranked pass defense to stop Pro-Bowl quarterback Eli Manning.
Manning, 31, who has a Super Bowl under his belt, is arguably having the best year of his career,...
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January 05, 2012
The New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons are very evenly matched and so is this clash of WAGs. Representing the New York Giants we have Eli Manning’s wife Abby, and for the Falcons we have Tony Gonzalez’s wife October.
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January 06, 2012
There will be many young players this weekend who will get a taste of the postseason experience for the first time. There are even more veterans who have already won a ring or two, who may be making their last charge to add to their collection (Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers, for example). But there are also a handful of veterans, some of them perhaps bound for Canton someday...
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January 03, 2012
Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones in action against the Buccaneers. (Curtis Compton/Ccompton@ajc.com)
2011 Regular Season Statistics
Falcons (rank) Giants (rank)
25.1 (7) Points/Game 24.6 (9)
376.6 (10) Total Offense 385.1 (8)
114.6 (17) Net Rushing Yards/Game 89.2 (32)
262.0 (8) Net Passing Yards/Game 295.9 (5)
32:05 (3) Possession Average 29:30 (21)
21.9 (18) Opponent Points/Game...
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January 06, 2012
The Atlanta Falcons take their high-flying offense to New York on Sunday to try to knock off the resurgent Giants in what should be one of the most entertaining games of the playoffs. Let’s break down this wild-card match-up, and look at which squad holds the advantage at each facet of the game.
Rushing Game – Advantage: Falcons
I’ve gone back and forth on this...
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January 06, 2012
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries.More »
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January 05, 2012
The Atlanta Falcons won’t want to hear this, but around here they are basically viewed only as a generic postseason opponent that was once quarterbacked by Michael Vick. Their top skill players are now named Turner, Ryan, White and Jones. Their coach is Smith. Their record is 10-6. They are good at a lot of things, great at none.
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January 05, 2012
LEE S. WEISSMAN FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSVictor Cruz (l.) and the Giants have to brave the elements against Michael Turner and the Falcons.By Filip Bondy - NY Dailynews 1/5/12
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January 04, 2012
Giants ready for a Falcons team that struggles on roadGETTY IMAGESWINGS CLIPPED: Falcons QB Matt Ryan gets clobbered by the Texans’ Antonio Smith during Atlanta’s loss in Houston this season. The Falcons were just 4-4 on the road.By Bart Hubbuch - NY Post 1/4/12
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January 06, 2012
Wyche popularized scheme in 1984 as head coach of Cincinnati Bengals
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