Falcons News, Analysis & Tomfoolery For and By Fans
The Atlanta Falcons had some daunting matchups heading into 2025, but a few of them turned out to be easier than expected. The Buffalo Bills were in a downswing when Atlanta saw them—though they did a very nice job of shutting them down, regardless—and the Vikings and Buccaneers have been far worse than expected. They […]
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It’s Christmas! For those who celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful holiday, and for those who don’t, I hope you enjoy a day of football and (hopefully) a day off from work. Please use this as your open thread for all things NFL games, Falcons, and presents, and we’ll be back at it tomorrow. […]
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The Falcons have won two games in a row against a freefalling Buccaneers team and lousy Cardinals squad, but their last great challenge of the 2025 season is ahead. The Los Angeles Rams are one of the best teams in football, quarterbacked by a still-excellent Matthew Stafford, who is throwing the ball to all-world receiver […]
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The last time the Falcons were considered to have a respectable pass rush was in 2017. They finished 13th in the league in sacks with 39. With a coalescence of rising young talent and stout veterans, it was a group built to compete in the trenches against the best. Grady Jarrett, Vic Beasley, and Takk […]
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Right before the deeply embarrassing season finale in 2023, where the Falcons were blown out by the New Orleans Saints to seal up a third consecutive 7-10 season, I wrote that Arthur Blank should have already known Arthur Smith’s fate. To me, that meant that if Blank was going to keep Smith based on a […]
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The Atlanta Falcons have had a season that fell well short of expectations, but a pair of their stars have received recognition for their 2025 campaigns even so. On Tuesday, we learned that Bijan Robinson and Chris Lindstrom had both been voted into the Pro Bowl. It’s not a particularly surprising honor for either player, […]
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The drumbeat of reporting around the Atlanta Falcons is that they’ll consider changes to football operations at the end of the year, but of course, you don’t start making that decision after your Week 18 game. You mull it well before, and if you’re smart, you try to weight everything you can before you make […]
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The Atlanta Falcons aren’t going out quietly, and their best players are leading the effort. A few new faces have cracked the list in both columns after the team’s first road win in Arizona in over 20 years. Here’s the Week 16 3 up and 3 down. 3 up Kyle Pitts For the first time […]
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This has been a rocky season. Another forgettable chapter in a long run of forgettable seasons for the Atlanta Falcons. But this win felt good. Not because it nudged the first-round pick owed to the Los Angeles Rams back out of the top ten, at least for now. Not because wins are hard to come […]
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If you were so inclined, you could find plenty to complain about in this game. The Falcons allowed a couple of big, explosive passing plays and were downright lackluster against the run. The offense messed up some key third and fourth downs and turned the ball over once. Special teams was mildly shaky. And so […]
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The Atlanta Falcons get out of the desert with their first road win against the Arizona Cardinals in over 20 years. Bijan Robinson became the third Falcon in team history to hit the 2,000 scrimmage yard mark. A Falcons win should feel better than it currently does, but the win still feels good. Here are […]
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The Atlanta Falcons had never won in the current Arizona Cardinals stadium. They had been struggling on the road off and on all year. None of that mattered today, as the Falcons picked up their second straight win and beat Arizona on a potent Bijan Robinson game and a late CJ Henderson interception. It was […]
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While casually eviscerating the Arizona Cardinals defense in Week 16, Bijan Robinson made a little franchise history. The gifted running back exceeded 2,000 scrimmage yards on the season, becoming just the third Falcon to do so. He joins franchise record holder William Andrews, who did it twice and has the team’s single season record with […]
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The Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals have not had the seasons they wanted. Kyler Murray is on the shelf and possibly out of Arizona, Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from an ACL tear, and both coaching staffs may be looking for new landing spots in 2026. Both teams are well out of the playoff picture. […]
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Several Atlanta Falcons players have a chance to finish the 2025 season strong, which will carry ramifications fo both the team and those individual players entering the 2026 offseason. That creates a lot of intrigue for this Week 16 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. Thus, I’m tasked with naming five, and only five, Falcons who […]
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With three games to go, the Falcons are washing their hands of the man who was supposed to help fix a moribund return game in 2025. Jamal Agnew did not provide that kind of help, and after costly miscues and a lot of forgettable returns, the team announced Saturday that they’ve cut him. Veteran cornerback […]
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They’re tiring. They’re exhausting. They’re enough to make a sane man question his place on Earth. The Atlanta Falcons, ladies and gentlemen. After another week of amazing football, led off by a crazy TNF divisional win by the Falcons, week 16 is already shaping up to be another all-timer. A primetime TNF game between two […]
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In a battle between two of the most tortured fanbases the NFC has ever produced, the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals have historically just about shared the spoils in their respective histories head to head, with the Cards edging out a narrow 18-16 lead. The former St. Louis, turned Phoenix, turned Arizona Cardinals do not […]
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Atlanta Falcons rookie cornerback Cobee Bryant had a rough debut last Thursday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he has a prime bounce-back opportunity ahead of him versus the Arizona Cardinals. Should he achieve that, it could have significant ramifications for decision-makers at the top of the Falcons organization. While last week’s win over Tampa […]
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A Bird Battle of two tailspun teams missing their starting quarterback takes place on Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, when the Falcons face off against the Cardinals. On the heels of its upset road victory over Tampa Bay, Atlanta finds itself as 2.5-point road favorites over Arizona, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Quarterback Kirk Cousins dialed it back […]
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Thank goodness it’s Friday! Today, the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals both held their final practices of the week. We have been monitoring the health for both teams over the last few days, and we now have game designations to share. Let’s take a look! Falcons injury report, Week 16 Full • RB Bijan Robinson […]
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Two disappointing bird teams on the same field! A pair of 30-plus quarterbacks with little to lose airing it out! Some defense in there, maybe! That ought to get the blood pumping. The Falcons want to avoid handing the Rams a top ten pick, lean into what might be a job-saving stretch for Raheem Morris […]
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The Falcons take on the Cardinals in a potentially fun matchup of NFC teams with nothing left to play for. Kevin Knight breaks down the game, including an early look at the injury report, how Atlanta and Arizona compare offensive and defensively, and what Falcons fans should be watching for in Week 16. Mostly Kyle […]
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Week 16 is here as the Atlanta Falcons prepare to take on the Arizona Cardinals. There’s only a few games remaining this season, and both teams are hoping to finish on a high note. The Falcons did receive some good news on Thursday as Drake London’s trending towards returning to action after missing four games. […]
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Will the Atlanta Falcons be an attractive landing spot for a new coach and general manager, should they choose to make sweeping changes to the organization in the offseason? That’s a hot topic that will only earn more scrutiny as we get closer to the end of the season. Bill Barnwell at ESPN took a […]
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