larrybrownsports.com - 10/13/2008
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Through six weeks of the NFL season, the Atlanta Falcons are far and away the biggest surprise of the NFL. They’re tied for first at 4-2 and they’re doing it with a rookie quarterback as their starter. I’d guess that 90% of all prognosticators didn’t think the Falcons ...
Market Report
blog.yoonew.com 10/7/2008 — *Stock prices at 4:30 PM ET closing* Hot yoonew futures: Atlanta Falcons +123.00 - The Falcons, who are now 3-2 in the Matt Ryan era, appear to have investors gushing as they completed their biggest stock day of the season. - Chicago Bears +13.00 - The Bears of two years ago seem to have ...
MLS Expansion: Atlanta
theoriginalwinger.com 10/11/2008 —
Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and founder of Home Depot, is pondering a bid for an MLS team that would begin play in 2011. “We have had discussions with Arthur Blank and his staff recently and those discussions are ...
Atlanta Falcons Bye Week Comes At A Bad Time —
The Falcoholic
via blog.mlive.com
That falcon is also considering just what to do with his bye week.
With the Falcons at 4-2, brimming with confidence and gumption and other long words, this is not the time for the Falcons to have basically nothing to do for a week. I don't buy into momentum as much ...
Falcons Rookie Ryan Showing Age Beyond His Years —
NFL Gridiron Gab
It was a coming of age on Sunday for Matt Ryan and the Falcons. Ryan threw for his first 300-yard game of his career, but what was most impressive was his poise in making that pressure packed throw from the 44 when he found Mike Jenkins for a 22-yard gain that gave the team the shot for ...
BEARS-FALCONS ONE-LINERS —
ProFootballTalk.com
The game-winning field goal by Falcons K Jason Elam erased memories of the miss that helped the Bears take the lead with 11 seconds to play.
Falcons WR Roddy White didn’t practice after Wednesday but caught nine balls for 112 yards and a touchdown anyway.
White’s big day helped ...
Flying High- Falcons 22 Bears 20 !!! —
SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio
The NFL story of the year has to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons who lost there starting quarterback and also had there head coach walk out them all in the same season. And let’s also add to that they still were having issues on selling out the dome. Yesterday might’ve changed ...
Falcons Pull Off Last Second Win —
NFL Gridiron Gab
If there ever was a case for the need to score as many points when presented with scoring opportunities this game was it. If the Falcons has taken full advantage of their first three scoring opportunities there would have been no need for the theatrics at the end. Instead of being up 9-3 ...
Chicago Bears Rally In Final Minute But Still Lose —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
Poor Chicago . Despite getting thoroughly outplayed all afternoon by the Falcons , there they were at their own 23 with 2:39 to play, down only 19-13 after Jason Elam badly biffed a straight-on 33-yard field goal try for Atlanta. And then Kyle Orton went to work.
(No, Orton did not do ...
How about them Falcons! —
The Stankoniforous Files
Even though Kyle Orton threw a last second TD, the Falcons have played a helluva game. > What can be said about Matt Ryan? Stank-0 has been extremely critical about Ryan, but this kid is a player. Credit has to go to head coach Mike Smith for instilling belief in the Falcons. The game is ...
FALCONS BREAK OUT THE WILDCAT —
ProFootballTalk.com
And the copycatting continues.
A week after the Pats used a direct snap to Kevin Faulk to score a key touchdown against the 49ers, the Falcons have used the Wildcat formation during Sunday’s game against the Bears.
On a play early in the third quarter, the Falcons snapped the ball directly ...
BEARS-FALCONS INACTIVES —
ProFootballTalk.com
Michael Fabiano of NFL.com has the inactives for the Week Six game between the 3-2 Bears and 3-2 Falcons.
Here they are.
Bears inactives: QB Caleb Hanie (3rd), CB Nathan Vasher, LB Nick Roach, G Dan Buenning, T Chris Williams, DT Matt Toeaina, WR Brandon Lloyd, NT Anthony Adams.
Falcons ...
Atlanta Falcons vs. Chicago Bears Open Thread —
The Falcoholic
via cache.gettyimages.com
Hey, we're 3-2!
For the Falcons to match or exceed 90% of "expert" predictions for the season by getting to four wins, they'll have to roll past the Bears. This may be their toughest opponent yet, a potent team with a great defense and a workable offense.
As ...
Bears-Falcons Preview —
Sports Handicapping
The fans at Georgia Dome will be treated to a game between the Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons when they take their seats on Sunday. Oddsmakers currently have the Bears listed as 3-point favorites versus the Falcons, while the game's total is sitting at 43½. The Bears crushed ...
Week 6 Preview: Chicago at Atlanta —
Full of Sports
One of the better matchups in week six will take place in Atlanta, where two teams that were not expected to contend in 2008 have surprising above .500 records in the 3-2 Bears and the 3-2 Falcons. The Falcons are coming off a surprising win in Green Bay last Sunday, while the Bears dominated [...]
Week 6 Preview: Chicago at Atlanta —
NFL Gridiron Gab
One of the better matchups in week six will take place in Atlanta, where two teams that were not expected to contend in 2008 have surprising above .500 records in the 3-2 Bears and the 3-2 Falcons. The Falcons are coming off a surprising win in Green Bay last Sunday, while the Bears dominated ...
Key Fantasy Matchups for Sunday’s Bears-Falcons Matchup —
Falcons Gab
From: KFFL.com
Bears RB Matt Forte vs. Falcons LBs Curtis Lofton and Keith Brooking
Atlanta moved the veteran Brooking out of the middle to let the rookie Lofton play in the middle. The Falcons have a veteran run stuffer in the middle in defensive tackle Grady Jackson, but they have not ...
Audibles: NFC North Week 6 preview —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Chicago Bears (3-2) at Atlanta Falcons (3-2), 1 p.m. ET Free advice to the Bears: Hold on when the whistle blows for the opening kickoff. ESPN Research points out the Falcons have outscored opponents 56-0 in the first quarter of their two home games this ...
