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Bucs need to sell 7,400 tickets to lift blackout for Falcons game

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are surging, with four wins in a row and a 6-4 record.  They host the high-flying Falcons on Sunday, with a chance to narrow Atlanta’s once-insurmountable lead in the NFC South to two games. And 11,000 non-premium tickets are a…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Monday, November 19, 2012 Bucs short of selloutThe Bucs are one of the NFL's hottest teams, winning four straight and five of six. But will that translate into a packed house when the NFC South-leading Falcons vi…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

The Bucs are one of the NFL’s hottest teams, winning four straight and five of six. But will that translate into a packed house against the NFC-South leading Falcons on Sunday? The team announced today that it still must sell 7,400 non-premium seats to …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Falcons backup offensive lineman Joe Hawley has been suspended four games for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances. The Falcons announced the suspension on the team’s official website. Hawley, who has played in six games w…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson has been demoted. Wilson, who was chosen to the Pro Bowl at the end of five of the last six seasons, was not in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Falcons, and his playing time was cut sharply - he played only 41 of

Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com

Yipes! Stripes! The Steelers' throwback uniforms were just one reason Sunday's game against the Ravens was tough to watch.

ESPN.com

It wasn’t pretty on the surface, but the Atlanta Falcons got to 9-1 with their 23-19 victory against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. With some help from ESPN Stats & Information and Atlanta’s media relations department, let’s take a look at some of…

D. Orlando Ledbetter, ajc.com

Atlanta Falcons Playtime Percentage vs. Cardinals (Percent of playtime per player on offense, defense and special teams) PLAYER         OFFENSE   SPECIAL TEAMS T Clabo T             73 100%        5 15% J Blalock G      …