October 31st, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Falcons WR Roddy White vs. Raiders CB DeAngelo Hall If the first seven games are any indication, the Falcons will look to get their best receiver away from cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha – which puts Hall in a position to make plays against his former team. Hall is coming off his two best games of the [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Preview: Falcons Head to the Black Hole to Take on the Raiders
It was another frustrating week for the Oakland Raiders, as they were beat up on offense and ran over on defense at Baltimore on Sunday. This week they return home for an interesting matchup vs the Atlanta Falcons, a team that even though they lost in Philly last week, hung in with a team many [...]
Tags: Baker’s Ailing Hip to Be Checked Out By Two Specialists
The Falcons are becoming more and more concerned with the hip injury to first round draft pick Sam Baker, and are going to send him to two hip specialists. He will not play in Sunday’s game on the road at Oakland, and coach Mike Smith says that he’s not sure when Baker will come back. [...]
Falcons Robbed by Call on Punt Return that Wasn’t Muffed
Sometimes you get the calls – sometimes you don’t. Sunday in Philly, the Falcons were by all means robbed by the refs, as the stripes called a fumble on a punt when it looked like Adam Jennings may have touched the ball on the Falcons 40 with 2:28 to go. If the Falcons get the [...]
Falcons Take One on the Chin in Philly 27-14
It was a return home for star rookie Matt Ryan, who played his college ball at Boston College. In front of a number of family and friends though, it was the Eagles that made sure to fly high, sending Ryan and his Falcons to 4-3 after a 27-14 win to improve to 4-3 on the [...]
Michael Vick To Plead Guilty On State Charges
Michael Vick will plead guilty to state charges of dog fighting in an attempt to get an early release from federal prison and enter a halfway house. According to paperwork filed in Virginia’s Surry County Circuit Court, Vick will enter his plea via a video linkup from the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas. Vick is [...]
Ryan Comes of Age Just Six Games Into His Rookie Year
It was a coming of age on Sunday for Matt Ryan and the Falcons. Ryan threw for his first 300-yard game of his career, but what was most impressive was his poise in making that pressure packed throw from the 44 when he found Mike Jenkins for a 22-yard gain that gave the team the [...]
Miracle Finish as Falcons Top Bears 22-20 on Last Play Field Goal
Many have felt that the Falcons would never be able to beat the Bears unless they could have a big day running the football. Think again. Led by rookie Matt Ryan, the Falcons pulled off what was one of the most memorable wins in the Georgia Dome in recent history, as Jason Elam’s last-play field [...]
