Tim Brown suggests “sabotage” by Bill Callahan in Super Bowl XXXVIIMike Florio, profootballtalk.com A decade ago, the Raiders’ fate in Super Bowl XXXVII presumably was sealed by the weekend disappearance of center Barret Robbins. Hall of Fame finalist Tim Brown believes that the blame for the 48-21 loss to the Buccaneers should go to Oakland’s hea… |
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Atlanta Falcons safeties Thomas DeCoud and William Moore are going to the Pro Bowl. The team announced Monday the two alternates have been added to the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster to replace San Francisco’s Dashon Goldson and Donte Whitner, who are headed t… |
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Matt Ryan to miss Pro BowlJan 21
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan missed out on a trip to the Super Bowl when the Falcons lost the NFC Championship Game to San Francisco on Sunday. Now, it turns out Ryan won’t even get a consolation prize. Ryan, who initially was selected to the P… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Matt Ryan hurt his shoulder when he was pancaked to the turf by Ahmad Brooks with 1:55 remaining. It looked ugly, and Ryan got up slowly. It was his left, non-throwing shoulder, but his next two passes were incomplete. When Atlanta recovered the ball wi… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael’s contract is set to expire soon, but he isn’t planning on going anywhere. Carmichael got nibbles from other teams about jumping to run their offenses this month, overtures that he turned down without ever … |
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ATLANTA -- I’m about to fly home to NFC South Blog headquarters. Keep an eye on the headlines section of our main NFL page for any break news. Atlanta coach Mike Smith is scheduled to meet with the media in just about an hour and I’m sure he’ll be a… |
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Falcons to draft No. 30Jan 21
ATLANTA -- Now that the season is over for the Atlanta Falcons, we know where they’ll be drafting in April. After losing Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, the Falcons are locked in at No. 30 in the first round. Here’s the updated first-round order: 1.… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez said Sunday's loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game was "probably" his last NFL game, echoing his thoughts throughout the season that he was 95 percent sure he would retire after this season. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com After watching Seahawks tight end Zach Miller tee off on the Falcons last week, 49ers tight end Vernon Davis couldn’t put the remote down. Miller caught eight passes for 142 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons the week before, the kind of performa… |
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ATLANTA — With some help from ESPN Stats & Information, let’s take a look back at how the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 28-24, in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game: Although the big fear coming into the game was that San Francisco q… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Falcons fan who was stabbed in a fight after last night’s NFC Championship Game has been hospitalized and is in stable condition, while police continue to look for his attacker. According to Atlanta’s WSB-TV, the unnamed Falcons fan was stabbed in… |
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George Bretherton, nytimes.com New England and Atlanta, high-scoring offenses in the regular season, were each shut out in the second half. |
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Niners safety Donte Whitner recalls that no one said a negative word in the locker room after San Francisco lost to the Giants in the NFC Championship Game last year. |
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