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Ryan’s struggles continue in Panther loss
The Falcons fall to 5-4 with a tough division loss to the Carolina Panthers by a score of 28-19. The Falcons got off to a slow start and were on the verge of mounting a comeback, but a missed field goal by Jason Elam and an interception by Matt Ryan ruined their chances.
Ryan completed 22 [...]
Mock Draft Muncher
In my book, it’s never too early to start discussing the draft. It’s why you’ll see good topics in our War Room forum year-round. The site didn’t have a mock muncher last year, although we’ve done it in past years. But here we’ll list what many of...
Moneyball Update
Yes, it’s been almost a month since you’ve last seen any updates on Moneyball. It’s not dead. But work has picked up recently and I just haven’t had the time to really sit down for the 3+ hours in front of my computer to watch the games over again on NFL.com...
Falcons take down Redskins
The Falcons defeated the Washington Redskins at home by a 31-17 score to take their record to 5-3 and remain undefeated at home. The Falcons got off to an early lead and were able to sustain it for most of the remainder of the game.
Matt Ryan led the team completing 17 of 24 passes for [...]
Falcons get new long snapper
The team announced today that long snapper Mike Schneck will go on injured reserve after suffering from a ribs injury and that he will be replaced with Bryan Pittman.
Pittman is a six-year veteran, that snapped for the Houston Texans from 2003 to 2008. Last season, he was among several...
Falcons lose in wild finish in New Orleans
The Falcons showed winning effort in a losing game against the Saints on the road with a 35-27 game that came down to the final seconds. The Saints controlled the game in the first half and held a 14-point lead at halftime. But the Falcons rebounded with a strong second half, shutting...
Falcons lose Moore for season
To make room for running back Aaron Stecker, the Falcons placed rookie safety William Moore on the injured reserve. Moore had been sidelined most recently with a hamstring injury.
Moore was a second round pick for the team this past April, and marks the second of this year’s...
Falcons set to add Stecker
ESPN’s Pat Yasinskas reports that the Falcons will add free agent running back Aaron Stecker to the roster today. Stecker is a 9-year veteran that has spent the last five seasons with the New Orleans Saints.
Pro Football Talk reported last week that the team had worked out Stecker...
Falcons disappointed in Dallas
The Falcons lost their second game of the season in a 37-21 loss on the road to the Dallas Cowboys. The Falcons got behind early, and were unable to make enough ground to pull out the victory.
Matt Ryan had a tough day, completing 19 of 35 passes for 198 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 [...]
Moneyball – First Quarter Stats
Here are the compiled stats from the Falcons first four games, based on Moneyball measures.
Unfortunately, the table for the defensive stats is too big right now to fit on the screen. I’ll have to figure out a way where it can be posted, even if that means splitting it up into two tables.
Falcons re-sign Fudge
The Falcons re-signed safety Jamaal Fudge today to fill the roster spot vacated with the injury to cornerback Brian Williams. Fudge was cut by the team before the start of the season in a move to free up the spot that Williams would take.
Fudge played in 11 games last year for the...
Williams out for the season
The Falcons announced that starting cornerback Brian Williams was placed on injured reserve today, after suffering a torn ACL and other related knee damage in last night’s game vs. the Chicago Bears. Williams, an acquisition picked up from the Jacksonville Jaguars has served...
Let’s make a deal
The minute I mention the word trade, I’m sure it’s only going to take a few seconds before Glenn Dorsey’s name pops into the head of someone out there. Why? Truth be told, the majority of Falcon fans wanted the team to draft him back in 2008 instead of Matt Ryan,...
Falcons leap over Bears
The Falcons fought the Bears to another fantastic finish with a 21-14 victory at home on Sunday Night Football. The Falcons defense came through with a stop at their own 10-yard line with 30 seconds left to preserve the victory.
Matt Ryan led the way completing 19 of 33 passes for...
Moneyball – Week 5 Review
A strong performance for the Falcons, taking advantage of a lot of early opportunities.
Here are the offensive numbers. There was a holding call that did not get attributed to any player officially. I gave it to Blalock from the looks of it.
Defensively, the team was disruptive. It...
Ryan is an MVP
Oh, not for the league. At this point, the only thing that is going to stop a guy named Manning from winning that award this season is a visit from Tonya Harding’s ex-husband.
But in the context of the Atlanta Falcons, it’s no doubt who is their most valuable player this...
Falcons stomp 49ers
It was a record-setting day all around for the Falcons as they shellacked their old rivals, the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 45-10 on the road. The Falcons went up to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter, but the 49ers brought it back to 14-10. But in the second quarter, the [...]
Moneyball – Week 3 Review
Sorry about the delay, but due to my brother’s wedding over the weekend and my own procrastination, I didn’t get to review the Patriots game as early as I wanted.
This really was a dull game from the Falcons perspective. They did little to take advantage of the few opportunities...
Matt Ryan brand expanding
Not quite Peyton Manning yet, but it’s a nice start. Starts off with some behind the scenes video, and the final 30 second spot finishes it off.
Patriots take Falcons down a notch
The Falcons were handed their first loss of the year by the New England Patriots with a 26-10 defeat in their first road game of the season. For the most part the Falcons were neither spectacular on either side of the ball. They kept it close for the first half, but could not get things [...]
Moneyball – Week 2 Review
I’m new to the whole Game Rewind thing on NFL.com, so maybe I’m confused. But last week’s game vs. the Dolphins was presented sans commercials. This week’s vs. the Panthers was not and for whatever reason the last 1:54 of the game was cut off. Perhaps that issue...
Jerry done for year
The team announced today that they have placed first round pick Peria Jerry on injured reserve, ending his season. Jerry was carried off the field on Sunday after injuring his left knee. The team signed seventh round pick Vance Walker off the practice squad to help fill depth at defensive...
Moneyball – Week 1 Review
We’ve got a new system of reviewing games that we’re going to call Moneyball. This space isn’t quite big enough to explain the scoring system, so we’ve posted it fully on the forums, which you can see by clicking here.
Basically we’ll review games and...
Houston a hero in win over Panthers
The Falcons get their second win of the season over divisional rival Carolina Panthers 28-20. And they looked good doing it as they dawned the 1966 throwback uniforms for the game. The Falcons controlled the game for most of it, but it came down to the wire as the Panthers had a shot with a [...]
Defense takes down Dolphins
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...
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