Pro Bowl Date/Venue Moved By NFL

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December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Starting next year, the NFL Pro Bowl, traditionally a week after the Super Bowl, will be moved to the off-week between conference championships and the Super Bowl.  A bad move in my opinion.
Traditionally, the NFL Pro Bowl is viewed as a vacation by the players.  They go to Hawaii, bring their families, practice a little, [...]

No Love For Falcons/Cardinals Game

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December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The scheduling couldn’t be worse for Atlanta in the 2008 playoffs.  Coming off an emotional win against St.Louis to cap off the regular season, Atlanta’s playoff game gets scheduled for 4:30pm EST on Saturday.  The Falcons get to travel most of the way across the country, play as visitors to a team with a worse [...]

Week 17 - Early Games Analysis

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December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What a final week of the 2008 NFL season…. Atlanta ends up with a comeback victory over St.Louis 31-27 thanks to Ryan, Norwood, Turner and a final defensive stand.  New Orleans comes back from 30-10 down in the 4th quarter to take the lead 31-30 with a couple minutes to go, only to watch Carolina [...]

Week 17 - Halftime Update

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December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

With under 2 minutes remaining, St.Louis drove down the field to take a 14-10 lead.  With 32 seconds remaining, Norwood returned the ensuing kickoff 92 yards inside the Rams’ 10 yard line.  One play later, Norwood takes a direct snap into the endzone for a 17-14 halftime advantage.  Ryan is 7/12 for 107 yards in [...]

Week 17 - In-game Analysis

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December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

We are approaching halftime with the 1pm games, most notably the Carolina and Atlanta games, with a half-full result.  Atlanta just scored on a good drive to take the lead 10-7 on St.Louis, Michael Turner scored his 17th TD of the season, a new Atlanta record.  Matt Ryan threw an interception (a tip, not really [...]

The Falcons enter the game as 14-point favorites against the struggling Rams.  On paper the Rams have some talent with Marc Bulger, Steven Jackson, Torry Holt and Donnie Avery on offense.  In reality, St.Louis has been a team that has struggled to block on offense, tackle on defense and has played their worst football when [...]

Falcons Looking For Homefield Advantage

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December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As far-fetched as the idea is, the Atlanta Falcons have a chance to clinch the #2 seed this weekend in week 17.  This coming from a team that was considered a bottom-feeder in the NFC South, the NFC and the NFL.  Atlanta has put together ugly, but necessary wins against Tampa Bay and Minnesota (both [...]

Matt Ryan for MVP?

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December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It sounds strange talking about a rookie quarterback as a possible MVP, but Matt Ryan is definitely on the short list in 2008 for the major NFL award.  Before I present the case for Matt Ryan, here’s a few things working against him…. His pure numbers aren’t great (11th in yards, 9th in rating, 16th [...]

Atlanta Falcons are Playoff-Bound in 2008!

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December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

After an ugly 24-17 victory in Minnesota in Week 16, the Falcons are headed to the playoffs.  Most predicted Atlanta to have a top-5 pick in the 2009 NFL draft, posting 4 or less wins in a rebuilding year.  Instead, Atlanta sits at 10-5 and a playoff spot in hand heading into their season finale at [...]

Falcons/Vikings Preview - Week 16 - 2008

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December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Both teams will be looking to run the ball throughout the game, wearing down the opponent in the 2nd half.  The Vikings have Pat Williams out, making their great defensive line a little vulnerable to the running game.  But Atlanta hasn’t consistently stopped the running game all year (22nd in the NFL).  Tavaris  Jackson had [...]

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