Victor Cruz knows that Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson has a reputation as a head-hunter â especially against NFC East receivers â but heâs not going to let that stop him from playing his game.
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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 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 03, 2012
Giants have to beat another Ryan — Falcons’ Matt RyanGETTY IMAGESGOING FOR WON: Fourth-year quarterback Matt Ryan will be looking for his first playoff victory when he faces the Giants on Sunday.By Bart Hubbuch - NY Post 1/3/12
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January 05, 2012
Saturday’s NFC Wild Card weekend kicks off at 1 PM EST when the visiting Atlanta Falcons take on the New York football Giants, in a game that features two teams that have never faced each other in postseason play.
Both the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons boast a formidable passing attack that is anchored by some of the best outside receivers in the NFC, but both teams also...
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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
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 03, 2012
Over the last two weeks, the Giants have played a pair of opponents -- the Jets and the Cowboys -- with whom they shared a fair amount of animosity thanks to a long history of competition.
That's not going to be the case this weekend. The Giants and Falcons have played before, of course, but there is not a long history of bad blood between these two franchises.
No matter. The...
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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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