Archive for September, 2008

Turner Among Those Up for FedEx Player of the Week Awards

Quarterbacks DREW BREES of the New Orleans Saints, JAY CUTLER of the Denver Broncos and DONOVAN MCNABB of the Philadelphia Eagles are the finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on September 4 – 8, while running backs MATT FORTÉ of the Chicago Bears, WILLIE PARKER of the [...]

Turner Leads Falcons to Huge 34-21 Win Over Lions

While a lot of people were concerned entering the season with a rookie QB in Matt Ryan, there is one thing the Falcons have to feel good about today, that being the running of new feature back Michael Turner. The new Falcons back may be the story of opening weekend as he rumbled past the [...]

Week 1 Preview: Lions at Falcons

Two teams that many feel will struggle will battle at the Georgia Dome Sunday afternoon, as the Detroit Lions, coming off a perfect preseason, take on the Atlanta Falcons.  The Lions have looked sharp in the preseason, but many still think they are a team that is going to have its issues.  The team collapsed [...]

Talking Pigskin: Pork Recipes for the Falcons

Are you ready for some pigskin? Pork recipes, that is. Food & Wine has paired 32 of their most delicious pork dishes with each of the NFL’s 32 teams.. Find out what dish they chose for the Atlanta Falcons! http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/nfl-pigskin-nfc-team-pork-recipes/5

Falcons Get Help from Local TV Stations to Sell Out Opener

If you want to sit and home and watch the Falcons on Sunday at the Georgia Dome, you’ll be able to do it.  Falcons have announced that they have sold out the opener, thanks to a couple of local TV stations that purchased the remaning tickets for the game vs the Lions.  Stations WXIA-T, WATL-TV [...]

Falcons Grab CB Foxworth from Denver

The Broncos have moved nickel back Dominique Foxworth to the Atlanta Falcons according CBS 4 TV in Denver.  The report says that in return for Foxworth the Broncos get a 7th round pick.  If the Falcons re-sign Foxworth this year, the pick upgrades to a sixth-rounder. The move is not a shock, as Foxworth was [...]

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