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The playoffs are nearly upon us, and the tension really cranked up during Week 16 of the NFL season. Teams are getting into situations where they must win or they will be eliminated. That opens the door for a whole lot of success — or a whole …
As we move into the month of December and enter the final four games of the regular season, the leaders are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the NFL pack. We have a pretty good idea of who’s going to be in the playoffs. Now we …
The Atlanta Falcons are 4-4 after a disappointing loss to the Carolina Panthers, but quarterback Matt Ryan is unfazed by the slow start. Ryan has overseen a struggling offense that has the team in third in the NFC South, but with half of the season …
Pressure has been building on Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, but there is reportedly at least a little bit of disappointment with it inside the organization as well. The MMQB’s Robert Klemko spoke to two members of the …
NFL Week 7 offered another nasty spate of injuries, a few blowouts, and some remarkable performances by numerous players. As usual, though, there were a good number of players who didn’t really show up when their teams needed them to. Be it an …
The Atlanta Falcons have failed to reach the same heights that they did in 2016, and part of that has been down to wide receiver Julio Jones’s decreased contributions. Jones has just one red zone target this season and has yet to grab a …
Seven of the Atlanta Falcons’ eight home games at their new stadium this season will be held on Sunday, which means one very important thing for fans at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium — there will be only one opportunity to eat Chick-fil-A …
The Atlanta Falcons are making Devonta Freeman a wealthy man. According to Michael Silver of NFL.com, the Falcons and Freeman have reached an agreement on a five-year contract extension that will pay the running back $41.25 million over the life of …
The only thing better than the gumbo in New Orleans is the trolling. According to a report by the New Orleans Advocate on Friday, New Orleans T-shirt company Dirty Coast Press is raising money to put up a 28-3 billboard outside of the Atlanta …
The Atlanta Falcons and Devonta Freeman continue to try to hammer out details of a contract extension. According to Mike Silver of NFL.com, Freeman and the Falcons are in discussions over a five-year extension — but it’s still enough of a …
The Atlanta Falcons have expressed confidence that they will be able to sign running back Devonta Freeman to a contract extension, but there must be something standing in the way of a deal. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said Wednesday that …
Devonta Freeman is entering the final season of his rookie deal with the Atlanta Falcons, but the running back may not have to worry about his contract situation for much longer. ESPN’s Diana Russini reports that the Falcons are …
Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn is tasked with the difficult job of picking up a team that should have won the Super Bowl, but failed to do so. As such, he has a new slogan for his team in 2017: “Embrace the Suck.” It’s a reference …
The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive tackle Dontari Poe to a one-year contract. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the deal is worth $8 million, with incentives that could bring it up to $10 million. The Falcons and DT Dontari Poe agree to …
Kyle Shanahan experienced some growing pains in his first season with the Falcons in 2015, and Roddy White has been openly critical of the former offensive coordinator for it. It’s no surprise, then, that White puts much of the blame for …
The Atlanta Falcons were minutes away from defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI to bring home the franchise’s very first Lombardi Trophy. They had it in the bag. But then, in what felt like the blink of an eye, the wheels came …
