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Tag Archives: NFC Playoffs
On a Cold Day, Matty “Ice” Leads
BLOGGER’S NOTE: For a quarter-by-quarter review of Sunday’s action, check out John Manasso’s Beat Blog. You can also get stats and highlights at NFL.com.
On a Meadowlands day that featured howling winds, numbing wind chills and snowballs from the stands, a player with the nickname “Ice” got the hot hand.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completed just 16 [...]
Posted in Featured Also tagged AFC Playoffs, Brent Grimes, Chris Houston, Head Coach Mike Smith, Jason Snelling, Jerious Norwood, Matt Ryan, New York Jets, Roddy White, Thomas DeCoud, Tony Gonzalez Comments closed
Cowboys-Saints Does Play a Role
Falcons fans knew Saturday night’s game between the Cowboys and Saints would play a part in playoff scenarios. Just one problem… A Cowboys victory ends the hopes for the 2009 postseason.
Atlanta needed the Cowboys to lose their final three games of the season to have a chance at the NFC Playoffs. With Dallas’ upset win [...]
Posted in Featured, playoffs Also tagged Dallas Cowboys, Head Coach Mike Smith, New Orleans Saints, scenarios Comments closed
Birdseed: December 18, 2009
Early this week Falcons players were blasted with questions about playoff chances. They care about making the playoffs — and the chance is there — but I get the feeling they don’t care much for questions about scoreboard watching and how it affects their play.
It seems like everyone forgets playing hard just to play hard. [...]
Posted in Birdseed Also tagged AF.com, AJC, CBSSports.com, Chris Redman, Curtis Lofton, ESPN.com, Head Coach Mike Smith, Jonathan Babineaux, Kellen Clemens, Mark Sanchez, Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Mike Mularkey, New York Jets, NFL.com, SI.com, The Forsyth News, The Macon Telegraph, Tony Gonzalez, Troy Bergeron, Warrick Dunn Comments closed
Your Week 15 TV Distribution Maps
We’ve reached the point in the season where more games are played on days other than Sunday. Take, for example, Thursday’s game between the Colts and Jaguars, Saturday’s game between the Saints and Cowboys (Falcons playoff implications galore) and Monday night’s game featuring the Giants and Redskins (even more Falcons playoff implications).
Next week a Friday [...]
Posted in Gameday Also tagged CBS, Charles Davis, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Dick Stockton, DirectTV, distribution maps, FOX, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Laura Okmin, Miami Dolphins, Mike Singletary, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Vince Young, Washington Redskins Comments closed
Painting a Playoff Picture: Week 15
No doubt the playoff scenario is not as rosy as it once was for the Atlanta Falcons. But, at least the road to the postseason is clearly marked and gives fans a rooting interest.
Here’s one look that gets the Falcons in thanks to the Yahoo Playoff Scenario Generator:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/playoffscenario?algorithm=custom&14=04014110&15=40000041&16=45045515
Basically, as of Week 15, three things need [...]
Posted in News, playoffs Also tagged Carolina Panthers, Chris Redman, Dallas Cowboys, John Abraham, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFC South, playoff generator, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, Yahoo Sports Comments closed
Taking it One Game at a Time
It may have been the shortest opening statement of Head Coach Mike Smith’s tenure:
“As I said yesterday, there are no moral victories in the NFL and we did not make enough plays yesterday to win the football game. And, with that, I’ll open it up to questions…”
What else to say?
The Falcons went toe-to-toe with the [...]
Posted in News Also tagged Brent Grimes, Brian Finneran, Chris Houston, Chris Redman, Harvey Dahl, Head Coach Mike Smith, Jason Snelling, Jerious Norwood, Jonathan Babineaux, Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Rex Ryan, video Comments closed
Birdseed: December 14, 2009
Forget the testosterone-filled locker room. The dirtiest words in football are often uttered in game recaps or circles of fans looking to make sense of frustrating defeats.
To the Falcons, no words are more foul on Monday morning than “moral victory.”
And, after a 26-23 heart-breaking loss to the still undefeated and strutting New Orleans Saints, it’s [...]
Posted in Birdseed Also tagged AF.com, AJC, CBSSports.com, Drew Brees, ESPN.com, Examiner.com, Football News Now, Head Coach Mike Smith, Jeff Schultz, John Abraham, Jonathan Babineaux, Matt Bryant, New Orleans Saints, The Falcoholic, Tony Gonzalez Comments closed
Birdseed: December 10, 2009
King of the coaching one-liners, Mike Smith, is fond of saying you get what you earn in the NFL. Having never posted back-to-back winning seasons, the Falcons haven’t done everything they can to earn the respect of the nation.
Stumbling to a 6-6 record with four games left doens’t help, either.
Falcons fans have long looked at [...]
Posted in Birdseed Also tagged AF.com, AJC, Caddyshack, Canal Street Chronicles, Drew Brees, ESPN.com, Frank Kleha, Head Coach Mike Smith, Keith Brooking, Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, New Orleans Saints, Rodney Dangerfield, The Falcoholic, The Forsyth News, Time Machine, Tony Gonzalez, Troy Bergeron, Yahoo Sports Comments closed
Painting a Playoff Picture: Week 14
Special thanks to Yahoo Sports and their playoff scenario generator. Thanks to you, I have to clear the next four weeks of projects to spend my time poring over any and every playoff scenario.
Thanks to you, we all have the ultimate tool to help in prognostication.
Can the Falcons make it to the postseason at 9-7? [...]
Posted in News, playoffs Also tagged Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, scenarios, Yahoo Sports Comments closed
Finishing a Playoff Picture