Let’s say you were the kind of person who got enjoyment out of deducing the winners of football games by looking at the stat-sheet and not the score. Were you to quickly peruse the numbers from yesterday’s Vikings - Falcons game, you might conclude that the Vikings had won - ...

With a division title still to wrap up, the Vikings and their red hot offense from a week ago came crashing down on Sunday, losing at home to the playoff bound Atlanta Falcons 24-17. The win for the Falcons clinches them a playoff spot, while the Vikings are still fighting for their playoff ...

If you can’t appreciate the 2008 Atlanta Falcons season, than you probably won’t appreciate most sports stories. Following a year in which they went 4-12, lost the face of their franchise to federal prison for dog fighting and their head coach to the University of Arkansas in the middle of ...

There are several times throughout a season when a team can look back at and say, “Damn, that’s a game we should have had.” Minnesota’s 24-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday was one of those games. For all intents and purposes, the Vikings should have beaten the Falcons at the ...

The Atlanta Falcons struggled mightily to put the Vikings away today, allowing them an opportunity to come back from down 24-7. Minnesota cut the deficit to 24-17 before finally running out of chances. And, frankly, that was the appropriate way for the game to end. The Vikings flat out did ...

ATLANTA FALCONS (9-5) GAME #15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9-5) @ Date: December 21, 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN Time: 3:15 P.M. CST Stadium: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TV: FOX DirecTV Ch. 714 Know Thy Enemy: The ...

Round 2 of the redemption tour takes place today at the Metrodome against the Falcons . I don’t need to remind people what happened the last time the Vikings squared off against Atlanta in a meaningful game - those memories are seared into our minds forever, and the mere mentions of the ...

Last night I was watching TV and on the NFL Network came across a replay of the 1998 NFC title game between the Vikings and Atlanta Falcons. For those of you who might not remember, this was the game that the Vikings had a ten-point fourth quarter lead, and Atlanta came back to tie it, and won ...

Ten years ago, the Atlanta Falcons rolled into the Metrodome against a Vikings team that was supposed to win the Super Bowl. After four quarters and a chunk of a fifth one, the Falcons rolled out with the George Halas Trophy. The two teams get together again in the same place for their first ...

[Editor’s note: Former Broncos G.M. Ted Sundquist looks at the Falcons-Vikings game, which has plenty of playoff implications.] As the Falcons prepare to battle the Vikings, story lines abound, starting with this year’s probable rookie of the year in QB Matt Ryan vs. last year’s in the ...

On Sunday, the 9-5 Falcons visit the 9-5 Vikings in a game that has huge implications for both of them. We’ve made the game the subject of our Friday item for SportingNews.com. You can read it right here. Or you can not read it pretty much anywhere.

The Vikings will stay with the hot hand, as Tarvaris Jackson will stay at quarterback Sunday against Atlanta. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell made the announcement today. Jackson was benched after the Vikings started the season 0-2, but has played very well in place of the injured Gus ...

The one thing Bears fans will know before kickoff Monday night is whether the game matters at all. Yes, I know, you play every game to win, thanks Herm Edwards, but this will really let us know how upset we should get while watching. If the Atlanta Falcons can beat the Minnesota Vikings, then ...

The Minnesota Vikings will stick with quarterback Tarvaris Jackson for this weekend’s home game against the Atlanta Falcons, according to profootballtalk.com. The web site reported Tuesday that coach Brad Childress will give Jackson the nod over Gus Frerotte, who has not played since suffering a ...