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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Monday Post-Game Thoughts - Atlanta vs. Denver

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November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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. 
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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