Atlanta Falcons News and Rumors
Falcons Earn No Style Points But Top Cardinals 23-19 to Get to 9-1Matt Loede, falconsgab.com If there’s one thing about the Falcons in the 2012 season you can say about them – they don’t usually win pretty. Again on Sunday, the team clearly didn’t play their best, and had to overcome five interceptions from Matt Ryan to top the Cardinals … |
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Falcons quoteboard after win over CardinalsNov 18, 2012
D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com “We’ll take it. Obviously it was not [in] the fashion we wanted it to be, not by any means. That was sloppy. We were fortunate, lets put it that way. We were fortunate to come out with the win because, statistically, we aren’t supposed to win that g… |
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D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com Smith’s little red flag: Falcons coach Mike Smith may have cost his team a promising possession. After Arizona’s Sam Acho knocked the ball away from running back Jason Snelling, Greg Toler appeared to flip the ball back into the field of play and Card… |
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D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com Falcons defensive end Jonathan Babineaux learned that little league rule about playing until you hear the whistle. After defensive end John Abraham sacked Arizona quarterback Ryan Lindley and knocked the ball loose, several players stood around because … |
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Falcons rally past Cards despite Ryan's 5 INTsNov 18, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Matt Ryan overcame a career-worst five interceptions, guiding Atlanta to its only offensive touchdown in the fourth quarter, and the Falcons rallied for a sloppy 23-19 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. |
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Struggling Falcons survive turnovers, CardsNov 18, 2012
D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com This time, the Falcons got that scrawny little yard when they needed it the most. They imposed their will over the struggling Arizona Cardinals on a day when they clearly were not at their best. Running back Michael Turner marched into the end zone from… |
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Falcons lose WR Jones, CB Samuel to injuriesNov 18, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Falcons receiver Julio Jones has left Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals with an ankle injury. |
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LIVE: Cardinals vs. FalconsNov 18, 2012
Can the Cardinals hand the Falcons their second consecutive loss? Matt Ryan has been intercepted three times, but Arizona is battling quarterback issues of its own. Follow all the action here. |
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Falcons erase deficit, tie game at halfNov 18, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Atlanta Falcons spotted the Cardinals a 13-point lead, and the Falcons erased it. The comeback was fueled by a sack from Falcons defensive end John Abraham on rookie quarterback Ryan Lindley. The loose ball was returned for a touchdown, and the pla… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com While Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has been one of the NFL's most productive and efficient signal-callers in the NFL this season, he will sometimes revert to the guy who threw 19 picks for Boston College in 2007. On Oct. 14, he threw three inte… |
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Three picks for RyanNov 18, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Matty Ice is living up to his nickname. As Jean Paul Jean-Paul would say, “That son of a bitch is ice cold.” Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has thrown three first-quarter interceptions against the Cardinals. The most recent has given Arizona the ball… |
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Pierre Garçon returns for the RedskinsNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com For the first time since Week Five against the Falcons, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III will be able to throw the ball to Pierre Garçon. Garçon has been sidelined since then with a foot problem that first cropped up in the season opener and neve… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Wide receiver Julio Jones is active and will play for the Atlanta Falcons, despite missing all of last week's practices due to a sprained ankle. Jones is third on the Falcons with 44 receptions, but is second on the club with 703 yards and five touchdow… |
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Week 11 early inactivesNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Every week we’ll bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. So check back often to see the full list as it becomes available. Cardinals at Falcons Cardinals: QB Kevin Kolb, DE Calais Cam… |
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D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com By Michael CunninghamFalcons president and CEO Rich McKay and general manager Thomas Dimitroff in a file photo. (D. Orlando Ledbetter/AJC) Rich McKay, president and CEO of the Falcons, serves on the NFL’s competition committee which is, in part, respons… |
