Atlanta Falcons News and Rumors
Smith says Abraham’s ankle not a major concernDarin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Falcons didn’t get much use out of John Abraham yesterday, but Falcons coach Mike Smith indicated his only real pass-rusher’s injury wasn’t terribly serious. Abraham only played 15 snaps yesterday after aggravating an ankle injury and leaving in… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 14, 2013 Peyton Manning is human. Colin Kaepernick may not be. The Patriots keep on rolling. The Falcons finally got off the ground. And Ray Lewis' career just will not end.Here's what the division round … |
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Drew Magary, deadspin.com Reader Corey wrote in and said he made this shirt for Falcons running back Jacquizz Rodgers while Quizz was in college. It is the first known display of personality shown by a Falcons player in the Mike Smith era. I feel like I know this team so much be… |
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ATLANTA -- I’m getting ready to fly back to NFC South blog headquarters. I’ll check back in late this afternoon with updates on what Falcons coach Mike Smith had to say in his Monday news conference and anything else that pops up. But, as I travel, le… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com We'll certainly be covering all aspects of the conference championship matchups through the week at Shutdown Corner, but here are a few general observations about the upcoming NFC Championship game. NFC Conference Championship San Francisco 49ers at Atl… |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The sum total of the weekend's four N.F.L. games: 3,598 yards, 35 touchdowns and that whole defense-wins-championships canard takes one right in the kisser. |
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Let’s take a by-the-numbers look back at Atlanta Falcons' 30-28 playoff victory against Seattle with some help from ESPN Stats & Information and the Falcons’ media relations department. The first time Matt Ryan faced a blitz by a Seattle defensive b… |
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ATLANTA -- Although the Atlanta Falcons hadn’t won a playoff game in the Mike Smith/Matt Ryan era before Sunday’s victory against Seattle, that didn’t stop them from acting like they’ve been there before. They have been in similar situations many … |
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There was one oddity that might have gotten lost in the shuffle of the final minutes of the Atlanta Falcons' 30-28 victory against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. After Matt Bryant made a 49-yard field goal to put the Falcons ahead for good with eight s… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Much had been made about the playoff drought the Falcons ended yesterday, the one that went back to the 2008 debut of quarterback Matt Ryan, coach Mike Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff in Atlanta. But when Tony Gonzalez, whose own streak last… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Falcons kicker Matt Bryant Norwooded a 49-yard field goal attempt that came after a timeout was called at the end of Sunday’s NFC playoff thriller, and FOX cameras promptly showed an incredulous Seahawks coach Pete Carroll apparently arguing to an offic… |
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George Bretherton, nytimes.com Crushing playoff defeats have been the norm for a franchise that hasn't had much luck or success in the N.F.L. But a wild finish against Seattle could be a turning point for the Falcons. |
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Matt Ryan watched in relative seclusion as Matt Bryant lined up for the 49-yard field goal with 13 seconds to play at the Georgia Dome on Sunday. The kick would determine whether the Falcons would suffer another ignominious playoff defeat or move within… |
