Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan named the NFC Offensive Player of Week 16.
Ryan earned the offensive honor after completing 25-of-32 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns for a 142.6 passer rating in the Falcons' 31-18 win at Detroit. Atlanta clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with the victory.
Source: The Sports Network
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December 28, 2012
Falcons safety William Moore will miss his fourth straight game with a hamstring injury on Sunday, perhaps putting into question whether he will be ready for the teams playoff game in two weeks.
Moore has a history with hamstring injuries, as he suffered two during his rookie season of 2009 that, along with a knee injury, limited him to two games that year. On Oct. 28 of that year...
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December 26, 2012
Out of all of the teams in the playoffs currently, none gets more disrespect that the Atlanta Falcons. Sporting the league’s best record and being undefeated at home has done little to impress the national pundits who clamor for the Packers, Niners and even Redskins more than Atlanta.
A close loss to division rival New Orleans and one really bad showing in Carolina are the only...
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December 26, 2012
Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons disagree with the idea they have little to play for in Sunday's regular-season game against Tampa Bay.
Ryan threw seven touchdown passes with no interceptions the past two weeks while completing 80 percent of his passes.
Coach Mike Smith says that ranks as the fifth-year quarterback's best back-to-back games.
The Falcons (13-2) have home...
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December 26, 2012
Let's take a look back at the play that resulted in a Matt Ryan 44 yard TD pass to Roddy White against the Lions this past week. The Falcons started out by lining up in 22 personnel with 2 TEs, 2 backs, and 1 WR out wide (White). The Lions come out in a cover one scheme which means they’ll have one deep safety and everyone else will be playing man. Originally Atlanta stacks...
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December 26, 2012
Falcons coach Mike Smith said today he expects starting safety William Moore will miss Sundays regular-season finale against Tampa Bay because of a hamstring injury.
Moore missed the previous three games with the injury. Smith said Moore hasnt been medically cleared to play.
I would like for William to be ready to go but the doctors have got to make that determination...
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December 26, 2012
While calling it “championship-caliber” may still be somewhat of a stretch, the Atlanta Falcons’ defensive unit is playing much better this year than it had the first four years of Mike Smith’s coaching tenure. You probably couldn’t tell by looking at the statistics though. The Falcons rank 23rd defensively and have given up a lot of yards this season. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE »
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December 28, 2012
Last week: 3 (+0)
Record: 13-2
Net points per drive: 0.77 (3rd)
DVOA: 11.6% (7th)
Weighted DVOA: 7.3% (11th)
Studs
QB Matt Ryan: 25 of 32 for 279 yards and 4 touchdowns, 105.6 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 13 of 35 drop backs (1 sack, 1 scramble, 6 of 11, 1 touchdown)
LG Justin Blalock: Did not allow a pressure on 36 pass block snaps, run blocked for 4 yards on 1 attempt
WR Roddy...
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December 26, 2012
With a convincing win over Detroit on Saturday night, the Atlanta Falcons took another step toward a championship by locking up home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
So why isn’t anyone buying Atlanta? The 13-2 Falcons have been dominant against teams they should beat this season, but have not played the most difficult of schedules. That’s not their fault – you...
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December 29, 2012
The Bucs were hoping to bounce back against St. Louis last week following a blowout loss to the Saints the previous week. Unfortunately that did not happen and Josh Freeman had another bad game. Facing lots of scrutiny in his young career, he and the team are hoping to end the season on a high note at Atlanta. However, the Bucs may not see Atlanta’s best team on the field as they...
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December 26, 2012
Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The Atlanta Falcons have flown back into the top spot after locking up home-field advantage throughout...
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December 29, 2012
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. FOX will carry the game which is scheduled for a 1 pm EST kickoff from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.
The game could be considered meaningless. Atlanta is guaranteed to go into the playoffs as the top seed in the NFC, win or lose. Tampa Bay was eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago and has lost their last...
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