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NFL Free Agent Feeding Frenzy, Part 4 – Team Needs (NFC South and NFC West)
Continuing our look at teams’ likeliest free agent needs, let’s take a look at the balance of the NFC. As before, I’ll lay out my thoughts on the top three needs for each team – for the purposes of this discussion I’m assuming that all restricted and exclusive-rights free agents will be re-signed...
Today in Sports History: February 10th
2/10/1992 - Falcons trade away Brett Favre After one season of bench-warming, the Atlanta Falcons trade Brett Favre to the Green Bay Packers for a first round draft pick. Favre had had an outstanding college career with Southern Mississippi, but in his rookie campaign with the Falcons he hardly saw...
1/17/1999 - The almost perfect season
(Morten Andersen celebrates his game-winner. Photo by Andy Lyons, Allsport) With 2:07 left in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Vikings were leading the Atlanta Falcons 27-20 in the NFC Championship Game. The 15-1 Vikings, who joined the '85 Bears and '84 Niners as the sport's only 15-game...
Throwback Uniforms: Atlanta Falcons (1966)
In Week 2, the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Carolina Panthers, 28-20, to move to 2-0 on the young season. Not only did they win in the scoreboard department, the Falcons managed to look pretty sweet in the process, as they donned uniforms from their inaugural season in 1966. Of all the throwback...
Better Know A Regional Opponent: Air Force
As the NCAA tournament approaches, lets take a look at Michigan's opponent in the opening round of the East Regional, the Air Force Falcons...the fightin' Falcons! Founded in 1954, the Air Force Academy is located just north of Colorado Springs. Their mission: To educate, train, and inspire men...
Panthers Next 3 Games Suddenly Look Tougher
Many Panthers fans in their preseason predictions penciled in three W’s on the Panthers next three games: Tennessee, Atlanta, & Green Bay. Suddenly those three games look more difficult. Sure, the Atlanta Falcons should be an easy victory, but a win for the Panthers is no sure thing against...
Panthers Outlast Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons played well enough to win but in the end they couldn't contain DeShaun Fosters' running nor DeAngelo Hall's mouth. Foster seemed to get stronger as the game wore on with a 10 yard burst for a TD at the end of the 3rd quarter that sealed it.The offense played pretty well and...
Panthers vs. Falcons: Blogger Q & A
I traded five questions with SB Nation blogger The Falcoholic about this weeks match-up. Here's what he had to say.Question 1: The hot news is the Byron Leftwich signing. Seems like a no-brainer to me. How long till he gets on the field? Dave the Falconer: Leftwich won't even see the field for two...
Panthers vs. Falcons: Game Plan Predictions
Panthers Offense:The Panthers won’t deviate this week from their primary objective: running the ball. They need to keep those safeties up in order to try and create one-on-one opportunities for Smith. The Falcons still have a good defensive front and all-world LB Keith Brookings (GT boy!). Their #1...
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