ajc.com - 12/22/2008
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The worst season in Falcons history is now a distant memory. After everything that went so wrong last year, it all went so right this season especially Sunday. The Falcons clinched a playoff berth with a 24-17 victory against the Minnesota Vikings. Yes, from the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal ...
totalprosports.com - 12/19/2008
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totalprosports.com —
Total Pro Sports- This season crop of offensive
rookies is one of the best to come into
the NFL in long time. Lets take a look at which player we think will be named the NFL Rookie of the Year . Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons, Coming into the league which such high expectations, Matt ...
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Just call him ROY
waitingfornextyear.com - 12/19/2008
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waitingfornextyear.com —
Congratulations to Zoss for winning yesterday’s prize: The
Browns Fans Tailgating Guide by Peter Chakerian. Though the
season’s near over, this is definitely something to help one wallow away a sub-par year, and will likely ...
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12 Days: Cardinals, Ravens, Eagles, and Falcons
pastthepylon.blogspot.com - 12/17/2008
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pastthepylon.blogspot.com —
Who is going to advance into the playoffs
and who will be left home and watch the
other NFC teams.
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NFC Playoff Projections
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Broncos And Chargers To Play For “Division Title”
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... . Out of timeouts (what, an Andy Reid team out of timeouts?), the Eagles couldn’t get another snap off and the game ended: At 8-6-1, the Eagles are behind both the Cowboys and Bucs and need to beat Dallas and have Tampa lose at home to the Raiders to make the playoffs. Had Philly won, they just would’ve needed a win over the Cowboys to clinch a spot. In other playoff news, the Falcons clinched an improbable berth with a win over Minnesota. To think, just a year ago they were going through all of the Mike Vick garbage and the Bobby Petrino disaster. The Vikings are ...
Matt's the Man
Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com —
Congrats, Matt. Just keep doing what you're doing.
FALCONS-VIKINGS ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
Said Falcons coach Mike Smith after his team earned a playoff spot, “Every man in here has bound together. It was a long journey .” Falcons LG Justin Blalock fell on a QB Matt Ryan ...
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profootballtalk.com 12/20/2008 — [Editor’s note: Former Broncos G.M. Ted Sundquist looks at the Falcons-Vikings game, which has plenty of playoff implications.]
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totalprosports.com 1/3/2009 — NFL Betting Preview: Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals The Atlanta Falcons will be looking to continue their improbable run on Saturday when they take on the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in a Wild-Card Round matchup. Oddsmakers currently have the Falcons ...
