The Muse, Championship Round: Four Things to Keep in Mind on the Best Football Weekend of the Year
Knowledgeable fan = happy fan. Here are a few things to ruminate on as you watch this Sunday’s conference championship games.
Ravens vs. Patriots: Turnovers and the run game.
The Patriots rushed for 5.1 yards per carry against the Texans on Sunday, while the Ravens held their opponent (Denver) to 3.0 yards per attempt. Denver, however, came at the Ravens with a rush attack...
Falcons streak past Eagles
The Falcons extend their record to 7-0 with a 30-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The Falcons built an early lead, and pretty much were on cruise control for most of the day as the Eagles struggled to find a rhythm and made a lot of mental errors. Mike Smith pushes his post-bye record to 4-1, and gets revenge for his lone loss suffered against the Eagles in 2008. This win also...
Camp Battles 2012: Special Teams
The Falcons will have arguably the most amount of competition for roles on special teams in seemingly a long while this summer. The team is two-deep at all three specialist spots, and both return spots are completely open to competition.
It is likely that the incumbents at all three specialist spots will retain their jobs with Matt Bryant at kicker, Matt Bosher at punter, and...
Photo: Jimmy Graham flying around South Florida
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … Saints All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham.
On Monday, Jimmy Graham took to the sky with former University of Miami teammate and current Falcons punter Matt Bosher for a tour of sunny South Florida.
Awesome day flying around South Florida with my U brother @MattBosher5 yfrog.com/h2uvimej
— Jimmy Graham (@TheJimmyGraham) March 5, 2012
Jones, Bosher, Dent make PFW/PFWA’s all-rookie team
110812 Atlanta - Smoke and fire surround Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Julio Jones as he enters the stadium to take on the Miami Dolphins at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Friday, August 12, 2011. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, punter Matt Bosher and linebacker Akeem Dent were all named to Pro Football Weekly’s all-rookie...
The Atlanta Falcons 2011 NFL Draft class was hit and miss
The Falcons gave up a lot to get WR Julio Jones last April, but he was very solid when healthy. The Falcons also got their starting punter in the 6th round (Matt Bosher). Here is a look at how they did pick by pick last April:
The Falcons traded a lot of picks to the Cleveland Browns for the right to move up and select 22-year old WR Julio Jones. Jones played in 13 games for...
Falcons disappoint again in playoff loss
Peters hangs his head
The Falcons remained winless in the playoffs under head coach Mike Smith with a 24-2 loss to the New York Giants. The Falcons offense struggled converting on third and fourth downs lead to the paltry offensive output. The Falcons have been ousted in their first playoff game for the third time in four seasons. The Falcons record for the year ends at 10-7.
Matt...
Year-End Superlatives: Special Teams MVP
Very little attention is paid to special teams generally speaking. The only time this unit gets much pub is when your fat Polish kicker booms a 60-yard field goal, or some team is foolish enough to kick/punt the ball to your game-breaking returner. The Falcons did not have any of those moments this year.
At the midpoint, Matt Bryant was the pick. Bryant had been solid up to that...
Rookie Matt Bosher is booming his punts
Falcons rookie kicker Matt Bosher is near the bottom in punting average, but first in fair catches. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.comFLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons coach Mike Smith has been pleased with the progress of rookie punter Matt Bosher. (BTW, he wasn’t too happy with the blocked punt vs. Jax, but that wasn’t on Bosher).
“He’s really helped us in the field position battle...
Falcons Dismantle Jaguars On Thursday Night Football 41-14
From the first kick this game was never in doubt. After a quick confident first drive by the Falcons, the Falcons were left with a 3rd and medium well inside Jags territory. Enter Star WR Julio Jones on a crossing route, who caught the ball and took it all the way through the secondary for a touchdown showing off the great 4.3 speed this kid has.
After a Falcons FG, the lead was...
Falcons sack Vikings
Sidbury sacks Ponder
The Falcons overcame a late push by the Minnesota Vikings to win 24-14, to move their record to 7-4. The Falcons got out to a 17-0 lead at the half, but allowed the Vikings to score 14 points before they could get back on the board to seal the win late in the fourth quarter.
Matt Ryan completed 27 of 34 passes for 262 yards with 3 touchdowns. Michael Turner led...
Falcons remain patient with punter Matt Bosher
Falcons rookie kicker Matt Bosher is near the bottom in punting average, but first in fair catches. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH — Rookie punter Matt Bosher has had a jagged start to his NFL career.
He is averaging 36.9 yards on 32 punts, which ranks him 35th in the league. He has placed 11 punts inside the 20 and has forced 15 fair catches with his hang-time...
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