Atlanta Falcons

By Jeff Dickinson Unfortunately for Atlanta fans, Ryan, Turner, and Abraham each picked the wrong time to have a bad day. Under first-year coach Mike Smith, the Falcons went way above and beyond preseason expectations. Most prognosticators picked Atlanta to finish with five or six wins this season.

By The Prodigy This season's run by Atlanta has come as a surprise, but when you look at what this franchise did in the off-season with the signing of free-agents like running back Michael Turner, defensive back Erik Coleman, and defensive tackle Grady Jackson, it was apparent this team was serious abo...

By DAULERIO Head Coach Quarterback Tight End The Falcons will be starting a second year player, last year’s second round pick, Justin Blalock, and a rookie, this year’s other first round pick, Sam Baker, on their offensive line. Depending on how you look at two fresh, inexperienced faces on a line tha...

By JayJayDean Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars 10 am St Louis Rams at Tennessee Titans 1 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins 4 pm (HD) Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers 7 pm (HD) Denver Broncos at Houston Texans 10 pm (HD) ...

By Leitch You can forgive Atlanta for thinking it's snakebit, though. Think back to when Atlanta actually made it to the Super Bowl, back in 1999. The night before the game, Falcons safety Eugene Robinson, hours removed from accepting an award for "high moral character," tried spreading the love wi...

By John McClain(john.mcclain@chron.com) After a trip to Indianapolis on Dec. 23, where the Texans usually get blown out, the Texans finish at home against Jacksonville on Dec. 30. How about the Texans needing a victory over the Jaguars to finish 8-8 for the first time in franchise history? That seems much more likely at this point.

Falcons defensive tackle Rod Coleman has been one of the NFL's best interior pass rushers the past five years. And in the final few games of last season, this preseason and last Sunday's 20-6 victory at Carolina, Coleman said he's become more stout against the run. The reason may surprise yo...

Keeping quarterback Michael Vick out of harm's way will be among the chief objectives for the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night, as Jim Mora's team plays host to the New England Patriots in the preseason opener for both teams. It was during the 2003 preseason that a scrambling Vick was hit by t...

Code: Veteran additions Eric Coleman, S Jason Elam, K Ben Hartsock, TE Von Hutchins, CB Michael Turner, RB Veteran departures Chris Crocker, S Alge Crumpler, TE Warrick Dunn, RB Wayne Gandy, OL Byron Leftwich, QB DeAngelo Hall, CB Lewis Sanders, CB Demorrio Williams, LB Jimmy Williams...