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  • Blalock Thankful for Pro Bowl Love from Fans

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 1 week ago

    Last week before the Thursday night game against the Saints, ESPN.com NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas revealed some very positive numbers for the Falcons when it came to Pro Bowl voting. With plenty of Falcons in the mix to earn a spot on the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster, there’s one player who is near the [...]

  • Smith Updates Jerry’s Status, Hopeful on Samuel

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    DT Peria Jerry could be ready to go this weekend against Carolina (if he’s not still being held). The Falcons had somewhat of a mini-bye week after playing Thursday night, meaning head coach Mike Smith had nine days until the Falcons’ next game to get his players healthy and ready for the final quarter of [...]

  • Turner, Schiller Ecstatic About NIU’s Orange Bowl Bid

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    Michael Turner, left, is taking every opportunity to talk trash with his NIU Huskies Orange-Bowl-bound This time of year, running back Michael Turner usually doesn’t have a whole lot to talk about when it comes to his alma mater. Instead of voicing his confidence in his own team, he listens to the Alabama or LSU [...]

  • Giants’ Loss Helps Falcons in Quest for Top Seed

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    We poured over the scenarios on the site Monday, but with a 17-16 loss to the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football, the New York Giants have helped push the Falcons all the more closer to earning the NFC’s top seed in the playoffs this weekend. The Giants’ loss means that the Falcons can clinch [...]

  • Falcons Need Help Clinching No. 1 Seed

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    The Falcons are NFC South champions, which ensures they’ll have one of the top four seeds in the NFC playoffs and host at least one game at the Georgia Dome in the postseason. But they’re interested in earning much more before the regular season is out. The Falcons are in prime position to earn the [...]

  • Andersen Named Semifinalist for Hall of Fame

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    Former Falcons kicker Morten Andersen, who spent 1995-2000 and 2006-07 with in Atlanta, has been named a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Andersen is the Falcons’ all-time scoring leader with 806 points scored in his career in Atlanta. Known affectionately as “The Great Dane,” Andersen kicked the winning field [...]

  • Playing Time Percentages: Falcons vs. Saints

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    CB Robert McClain played 95 percent of Thursday night’s defensive snaps. Below are the playing time percentages and number of snaps each of the Falcons played in Thursday’s game. (ST = special teams) Playing Time Percentage Offense G Justin Blalock – 58 snaps offense, 5 snaps ST (100% offense, 18% ST) T Tyson Clabo – [...]

  • Owens Growing, and it Showed vs. Brees

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    Two years ago, Chris Owens’ name was like a four-letter word for a contingent of the Falcons’ fanbase. Part of a crop of young cornerbacks, Owens was still learning the NFL when he was thrust into a nickelback position the Falcons need him to become reliable in. He struggled at times, and in turn, he [...]

  • Falcons Bring an End to Brees’ Streak

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    The Falcons, whether they wanted to openly admit it or not, came into Thursday night’s game wanting to exact some revenge for their only loss of the season. They got that and more with a 23-13 win over the Saints, plus putting an end to Drew Brees’ consecutive touchdown pass streak of 54 games. The [...]

  • Samuel Goes Out on Game’s First Series

    Jay Adams

    5 months, 2 weeks ago

    The hopes were high once Asante Samuel was announced as one of the Falcons’ 46 active players for today’s game, but the excitement ended quickly as Samuel returned to the sideline with the same shoulder injury that has been a problem for him since the Cardinals game two weeks ago. Samuel started the game, but [...]

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