Yes, Atlanta lost 30-24 to Arizona in the desert, ending their bounce-back season in 2008. Here’s a few things that happened during the game to turn the result against the Falcons…..
The Falcons got off to a slow start - everything this year showed that Atlanta is a great “in the lead” team and not a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Watching the game a couple times, I saw mostly good things against the Saints. Here’s all the positive - Matt Ryan (besides the interception) looked better than ever. Roddy White is a man possessed. The secondary played well. We were a couple plays away from beating a team that plays very well at home.
Now for [...]
Tale of the Tape
Total Offense - Atlanta 6th, San Diego 13th.
Points/Game - Atlanta 8th, San Diego 10th.
3rd down Conversions - San Diego 4th, Atlanta 12th.
Penalties - Atlanta 5th, San Diego 10th.
Time of Possession - Atlanta 13th, San Diego 26th.
Turnover Margin - Atlanta 13th (+2), San Diego 26th (-5).
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Total Defense - Atlanta 24th, San Diego 26th.
Points Allowed [...]
Yes, Atlanta lost a game they probably should have won. Denver had a ton of players out because of injury and Atlanta should have taken advantage for more than 20 points. Yes, Atlanta was 40 yards away (or a big holding penalty) from a game-winning touchdown in the final minute. Yes, the Falcons squandered a [...]
Turnovers - One of the most telling statistics in football - Atlanta +4 (9th in the NFL), Denver -11 (30th). The Falcons have turned the ball over just 9 times this season with just 5 interceptions from their “rookie” quarterback Matt Ryan.
Offense - Denver is 2nd in Yards/Game, Atlanta 8th.Â
Rushing - Atlanta 2nd, Denver 18th.
Yards/Reception [...]
78% of Yahoo users predict a Falcons victory on Sunday, including the 3 exclusive Yahoo prognosticators.
Atlanta is favored by 6.5 at home with an over/under of 50.5.
Atlanta was the choice of 7 of the 8 ESPN.com experts (Mike Golic, who has the lowest correct % for the season so far, was the lone Denver supporter).
The Madden [...]
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