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The Falcons Look to Right the Ship vs. 49ers
Atlanta Falcons: 2 - 1
Game time: 4:15pm
Eastern
The Falcons return from
their bye week to face the surprisingly tough San Francisco 49ers,
their second road game in a row. Their last trip, up to Foxboro to
take on the enigmatic Patriots, did not go so well. That loss sits
especially...
Preview: Falcons at Patriots, Gillette Stadium
Tom
Brady hasn't lost back-to-back games in nearly 6 years. The Patriots
are nearly undefeated when the visiting team is playing for the first
time in Gillette Stadium. Wes Welker is out. So is Jerious Norwood.
Matt Ryan and Thomas Dimitroff are both making homecomings of...
Week 2 Milestones
For a (slightly) more in-depth
description of the Milestones chart, click here.Added: 1 win, 1 win in a row, 220 passing yards, 151 rushing yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown, 1 score 24 points in a game, 1 sack
Milestone
Current
Goal 1
Goal 2...
Week 1 Milestones
For a (slightly) more in-depth
description of the Milestones chart, click here.
Added:
1 win (19-7 over the Dolphins), 1 win in a row, 229 passing yards, 68
rushing yards, 2 passing touchdowns (Mughelli, Gonzalez), +4 turnover
differential (3 fumbles recovered, 1 interception...
Week 1, Falcons roll on the Fins
Dolphins
7, Falcons 19
Falcons record: 1-0
The Falcons open the 2009
campaign with a decisive victory over fellow upstart, the Miami
Dolphins. The expectations of the Falcons defense was high coming
into the game, while the expectations for the defense were quite low.
During...
Pregame Parallels, Dolphins at Falcons Week 1
"We really haven't accomplished
anything. We got to the playoffs, which is a great thing, but our
expectations for ourselves are bigger than that," says Matt
Ryan, regarding the Falcons' surprise 2008 season and the upcoming
2009 season.
"What we did in...
Pregame Parallels, Dolphins at Falcons Week 1
"We really haven't accomplished
anything. We got to the playoffs, which is a great thing, but our
expectations for ourselves are bigger than that," says Matt
Ryan, regarding the Falcons' surprise 2008 season and the upcoming
2009 season.
"What we did in...
Falcons Milestones, Preseason
Last season, the Falcons
set for themselves several milestones to measure their performance in
a season during a season where they weren't expected to accomplish
much. Two of those were avoid losing back-to-back games and win
three games in a row. Mike Smith set what he believed...
Falcons Looking Forward to New Season
As we enter the home
stretch before the Falcons' season opener this Sunday against the
Dolphins, Mike Smith, Thomas Dimitroff and the Falcons organization
as a whole is still working to make this team better. Not pleased
with the performance of the secondary this preseason...
Falcons Looking Forward to New Season
As we enter the home
stretch before the Falcons' season opener this Sunday against the
Dolphins, Mike Smith, Thomas Dimitroff and the Falcons organization
as a whole is still working to make this team better. Not pleased
with the performance of the secondary this preseason...
Post Game Notes, Dolphins at Falcons
Ravens 20 Falcons 3
Falcons preseason record: 2-2
The end of the preseason
has arrived in inglorious fashion for the Dirty Birds as they drop
the fourth and final game-before-the-games to the Baltimore Ravens'
second- and third-string players. The final score is of little...
Preview -- Ravens at Falcons, Georgia Dome
Falcons preseason record: 2-1
As the Falcons enter the
final game of the 2009 preseason, they are entering a final round of
roster cuts that must be completed by Saturday. Already gone are Von
Hutchins, who never got to show what he was capable of in Atlanta due
to his injury...
Post Game Notes, Chargers at Falcons
Falcons preseason record: 2-1
The Wall Street
Journal released its list
of most attractive quarterbacks on Friday, and you'll never guess
who took top honors. Our own Matt Ryan is more handsome than Brett
Favre, Tom Brady, and every other starting quarterback in the NFL...
Post Game Notes, Chargers at Falcons
Falcons preseason record: 2-1
The Wall Street
Journal released its list
of most attractive quarterbacks on Friday, and you'll never guess
who took top honors. Our own Matt Ryan is more handsome than Brett
Favre, Tom Brady, and every other starting quarterback in the NFL...
Preview -- Chargers at Falcons, Georgia Dome
Falcons
preseason record: 1-1
The
Falcons return home to spend the last two weeks of the preseason
playing on familiar turf. The first two games were bittersweet, with
the first string offense looking anywhere from solid to unstoppable,
and the first string defense playing good...
Post Game Notes, Falcons at Rams
Preseason record: 1 -
1
First, I would like to
say I am pleased with the improvements this team has made over the
last week. Though, the defense late in the game didn't look
impenetrable, they certainly looked more organized, and didn't allow
the Rams to run roughshod...
Preview -- Falcons at Rams, Edward Jones Stadium
I have to be honest. Last week's second half debacle has rattled my faith in this rebuilt defense. The first half looked good, but depth is a concern for any team, and if the defense loses multiple starters in a game, the young backups haven't yet shown me that they can...
Post Game Notes, Falcons at Lions
Falcons pre-season
record: 0 - 1
It was destiny that last
year's strongest pre-season team would find a way to make a dramatic
comeback late in the game. That's a tough thing to admit, but fate
was against the Falcons today, and all in favor of the masters of
games...
Preview -- Falcons at Lions, Ford Field
Ok, ok, I know it's just
a pre-season game, but I'm bouncing in my seat in anticipation. It
has been too long since we've seen these guys in action against a
real opponent (insert Detroit Lions joke here) as opposed to a
scrimmage against their own teammates. We'...
Preview -- Falcons at Lions, Ford Field
Ok, ok, I know it's just
a pre-season game, but I'm bouncing in my seat in anticipation. It
has been too long since we've seen these guys in action against a
real opponent (insert Detroit Lions joke here) as opposed to a
scrimmage against their own teammates. We'...
The Vick-capades leave town...finally
The official statement
released by the Atlanta Falcons:
"Michael [Vick] is
going to a first-class organization and will receive tremendous
support from Eagles Chairman/CEO Jeffrey Lurie, Team President Joe
Banner, Head Coach Andy Reid and Quarterback Donovan
McNabb. Michael...
The Holdout is Over!
Roddy White is breaking his holdout today as he and the Falcons come to terms. An undisclosed source reports to the AP's Paul Newberry that White and the Falcons have agreed to a 6 year, $50 million deal, with $18.6 million guaranteed. White is expected to be with the team for...
DISASTER
Ok, maybe the headline is a bit dramatic, but the loss of Harry Douglas for the year puts a crimp in the Falcons' much-touted offense. Add to that Roddy White's prolonged holdout not going well, negotiation-wise, and this offense is quickly losing dimensions. Assuming White...
So Says Madden...
Based
on Madden
'10 rankings of the Atlanta Falcons, here is the preliminary
starting lineup heading into training camp:
(I am
putting the starters in the position they play according to Madden; overall rating is included in
parenthesis; though I am including some extra player...
Summertime Observations
First, I'd like to apologize for my
absence. Over the last month-and-a-half, I've embarked on a new
employment opportunity, and am in the process of re-balancing work,
work, family and my Falcons blog.
But enough about me.
I wanted to share this link to an
amusing article...
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