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CBS Sports’ Solomon Wilcots: Saints’ Offensive Line Is Deteriorating In Front...
By Danny Cox CBS Sports NFL analyst Solomon Wilcots took some time to speak on three big games happening in Week 6, and one is the Thursday night match-up between two NFC South rivals in the Atlanta...
View ArticleTop 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: November 2nd-November 6th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. Number 5: In this week’s episode we start with Wayne...
View ArticleSteve Tasker: Broncos Fans Will Be Seeing A Lot Of Brock Osweiler
By Danny Cox He may have been small in stature during his time in the NFL, but Steve Tasker was a player that had not only the biggest heart but showed some of the most talent in the history of the...
View ArticleTop 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: December 7th-December 11th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. Number 5: In this week’s episode we start with PJ from...
View ArticlePanthers No Longer Perfect
By Jason Keidel Someone once said losing doesn’t build character; it reveals it. If so, the Carolina Panthers didn’t flash much yesterday, after losing for the first time this season, to the Atlanta...
View ArticleTop 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: January 11th-January 15th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. Number 5: In this week’s episode, we start with Joseph...
View Article5 Things to Watch in Redskins’ Preseason Opener Tonight
ATLANTA — The Redskins open the preseason on Thursday night with a road game against the Atlanta Falcons. Last year’s regular-season game at the Georgia Dome didn’t exactly go as planned in a 25-19...
View ArticleThursday Night Breakdown: Falcons, Bucs Battle In NFC South
By Danny Cox Halfway through the season, and the NFC South has three teams under .500. The defending NFC Champion Carolina Panthers find themselves in the cellar at 2-5. The ever-dangerous New Orleans...
View ArticleKeidel: Falcons Soaring Toward Playoffs
By Jason Keidel Whenever two teams with avian handles play on the gridiron, we’re stuck with this “battle of the birds” cliche. But between the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons, one team is...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ Tony Gonzalez On Chiefs-Falcons, Packers’ Playoff Chances
Bryan Altman Even with the weather getting colder across much of the United States, things continue to heat up in the NFL as we enter Week 13 of the 2016 season. Division races are still tight almost...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ Tony Gonzalez Breaks Down NFL’s Divisional Round Games
Ryan Mayer In the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, which kicks off this weekend, all four games are rematches from the regular season. The Saturday afternoon game features the Seahawks and Falcons...
View ArticleKeidel: NFL Playoff Contenders Square Off In Divisional Round
By Jason Keidel WFAN host Mike Francesa has long said the second round of the NFL playoffs is the best pure weekend of football every year. It’s hard to argue with that. While Wild Card Weekend has its...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ Nantz, Simms, Cowher, Gonzalez Analyze NFL Championships
Bryan Altman Our last weekend featuring multiple NFL games is upon us, and boy will it be a good one. This weekend the Green Bay Packers visit the Atlanta Falcons, and the Pittsburgh Steelers head to...
View ArticleKeidel: NFL Championships All About Offense
By Jason Keidel Maybe college basketball coined the phrase Final Four, but it’s hard to find a more eclectic or electric slate of football teams playing on Sunday. The winners, of course, punch their...
View ArticleSuper Bowl LI Matchup Set: Patriots vs. Falcons
WASHINGTON — The champions of the American Football and National Football Conferences have officially been crowned–both cases in blowout fashion. Here’s a first look. How They Got There: Atlanta...
View ArticleKeidel: Brady And Ryan, A Contrast In QBs
By Jason Keidel All Super Bowls have their own stories, plots and subplots. The more — or the more intense — the merrier. From the tete-a-tete between Ray Buchanan and Shannon Sharpe to the worldwide...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons You Should Root For The New England Patriots In Super Bowl LI
By Danny Cox A lot of NFL fans consider the season over because their team did not make it to the Super Bowl—or even to the playoffs—in some cases. Hardcore football fans will be happy to watch any...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons You Should Root For The Falcons In Super Bowl LI
By Shawn Lealos The Atlanta Falcons have made it to the Super Bowl and will battle the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 5. This is a battle between two great offensive teams, but the big story...
View ArticleBuilding A Champion: Roster Moves That Got The Falcons To The Super Bowl
By Shawn Lealos The Atlanta Falcons drafted Matt Ryan back in 2008 and he led them straight to the playoffs. However, something happened in the years that followed and the Falcons lost their momentum....
View ArticleBuilding A Champion: Roster Moves That Got The Patriots To The Super Bowl
By Danny Cox Many people believe that teams need to go out and sign the most established veterans and draft only the absolutely top-rated players out of college. In order to do that, a lot of money is...
View ArticleQB Legacy Tracker: Tom Brady Only Gets Better With Age
By Danny Cox Super Bowl LI will have the New England Patriots taking on the Atlanta Falcons in a match-up of the two best teams from the 2016 NFL season. That is what happens every season, but teams...
View ArticleQB Legacy Tracker: Can Matt Ryan Lead Falcons To First Super Bowl Win...
By Shawn Lealos When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Matt Ryan with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, they hoped he would be their savior after losing Michael Vick. While he started out on...
View ArticleAtlanta Falcons: Road To The Super Bowl
By Shawn Lealos When the 2016 NFL season started, the Atlanta Falcons were coming off an 8-8 season and only made some cosmetic improvements to their team. However, in a twist that surprised many...
View ArticleKeidel: Will Offense Or Defense Win Super Bowl LI?
By Jason Keidel Alas, Super Bowl LI is here. So as we wind down the fortnight of football hype, it’s time to shift the focus from how these teams got here to what they’ll do now that they are here....
View ArticleTop Plays From First Half Of Super Bowl LI
Ryan Mayer Super Bowl LI in Houston pitted two impressive offenses against each other with the Falcons bringing the highest scoring offense in the league into the game. However, in the early part of...
View ArticleEleven Former Redskins Lose in Super Bowl LI
WASHINGTON — For the middle 30 minutes of Sunday’s Super Bowl, it seemed like the Atlanta Falcons were destined for victory. It took the largest comeback in Super Bowl history (25 points), the Super...
View ArticleKeidel: Patriots Dynasty In The Age Of Free Agency
By Jason Keidel With their fifth Super Bowl since Y2K, the New England Patriots — a corporate euphemism for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick — have made the most remarkable run in NFL history. The Patriots...
View ArticleKeidel: Falcons’ Super Bowl Win Next Season Unlikely
By Jason Keidel With the ADD nature of the world these days, the machine-gun clatter of clicks and double-clicks and the entire galaxy summoned to your mobile phone, it’s now natural that we’ve already...
View ArticleFalcons Wide Receiver Mohamed Sanu Shares Heartwarming Note From Fans
Ryan Mayer Professional athletes are often seen as role models and their actions are closely watched both on the playing field and off. For Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, that meant his...
View ArticleKeidel: Will Falcons Or Lions Stay Undefeated?
By Jason Keidel It’s hard to glean season-long nuggets from two weeks of play. But based on data gathered since the NFL expanded its playoffs to 12 teams, those who start 0-2 have a 12 percent chance...
View ArticleKeidel: Refs Cost Lions A Win Over Falcons
By Jason Keidel The normal NFL preamble is rife with point spreads, fantasy calculations and team-color preparations. Except this weekend, when football took a more poignant place in the national...
View ArticleKeidel: Falcons-Patriots Super Bowl Rematch Not A Preview
By Jason Keidel It feels like we’ve heard the football cliche ‘Super Bowl hangover’ more than ever this year. Perhaps it’s because we just had our first overtime Super Bowl. Perhaps it’s because of the...
View ArticleKeidel: NFC South Is Back On Top
By Jason Keidel In terms of competitive balance, the NFL has mutated much over the last 20 years. Indeed, in the era of free agency, a team’s fortunes can change with a single draft, or sometimes a...
View ArticleKeidel: Case Keenum Leading Vikings To Top Seed In NFC
By Jason Keidel The matter seems resolved, except where it matters most. The Minnesota Vikings, twelve games into a surreal season sans their starting or backup quarterback, seem to be the only ones...
View ArticleKeidel: Falcons, Saints Have A Lot Riding On Sunday’s Meeting
By Jason Keidel Some some saw the Carolina Panthers contending, and defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons (9-5) fighting for a playoff spot. But few saw this iteration of the NFC South, which is the...
View ArticleRay Lewis Weighs In On NFC Wildcard Weekend
By Matt Citak The 2017 NFL regular season has come to an end, which means it’s time for playoff football. This year’s NFC Wildcard Weekend consists of two great matchups, starting on Saturday when the...
View ArticleKeidel: NFL Wild Card Weekend Predictions
By Jason Keidel The only NFL weekend better than wild card weekend is the divisional round. So consider the next two days a delicious appetizer to next weekend’s main course, with four games between...
View ArticleBoomer Esiason On NFC Divisional Round Matchups
By Matt Citak With Wild Card Weekend in the rear view mirror, we now turn our attention to the NFC Divisional Round, where the Philadelphia Eagles will host the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, while the...
View ArticleEagles Opponent Profile: Ryan Leads Defending NFC Champs To Philly For...
By Kevin McGuire After getting a week off to prepare for their first opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles are hoping they have Nick Foles ready to guide the offense on a postseason run. The journey begins...
View ArticleKeidel: NFL Divisional Round Predictions
By Jason Keidel Wild card weekend was merely a preamble to this, the most delicious weekend of the NFL year. In the Divisional Round, the eight best teams play four games over two days to unveil pro...
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