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The Atlanta Falcons have had another up-and-down 2023 campaign, but their latest outing, a 9-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 15, is likely going to represent rock bottom for this team. Desmond Ridder looked awful under center once again for Atlanta, and now head coach Arthur Smith has a big decision to make […]

The Carolina Panthers are deep into tanking for the NFL Draft. But, that did not stop the Bryce Young-led squad from striving for more when they faced Desmond Ridder and the Atlanta Falcons. They notched a win in the low-scoring affair and made sure that the opposing team remembered it. Brian Burns even went out […]

With 7:35 to play and the Atlanta Falcons clinging to a 7-6 lead, Bryce Young had the chance to capture win number two for the Carolina Panthers. On a day where offense was a a premium, Young seized the opportunity by conducting a 17-play, 85-yard drive that ended with a game-winning Eddy Pineiro field goal. […]

The Atlanta Falcons are just bad. There’s no other way to say it after their Week 15 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Going back to last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Falcons were on a two-game winning streak entering the game, their first since the first two weeks of the season. They had […]

Week 15 brought a rare bit of optimism for Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers, who knocked off the Atlanta Falcons for their second victory of the season. After the game, interim head coach Chris Tabor praised Young, calling him “a winner” and lauding him for leading a game-winning drive. “Think about that last drive […]

Things in the NFC South standings took another turn on Sunday, courtesy of kicker Eddy Pineiro. The Carolina Panthers knocked off the Atlanta Falcons for their second win of the season, dropping the Falcons from the top spot in the division. Panthers fans savored the 9-7 win in what has been a demoralizing season under […]

Horrendous quarterback play is nothing new for the 2023 NFL Season. It seems like there are at least three instances each week where we watch a quarterback make throw that really makes you question whether or not they should be in the NFL. Today against the Carolina Panthers, in what looked to be a full-blown […]

The Carolina Panthers host the Atlanta Falcons for an NFC South battle on Sunday! It’s time to continue our NFL odds series with a Falcons-Panthers prediction and pick. The Falcons sit at (6-7) on the season and are in a prime position to contend for a playoff spot. As it stands now, they are in […]

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is close to a $3 billion deal with a group of US sports team owners that includes the owners of MLB’s Boston Red Sox, the NBA’s Boston Celtics, and the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, which will help prop up the struggling golf tour. And reports are that this deal being close […]

The Atlanta Falcons hope to find themselves back on the winning side of things in Week 15 when they take on the Carolina Panthers in an NFC South division matchup. It will be the second division game in as many weeks, with the Falcons (6-7) this time taking to the road. Unlike last week when […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came out on top this week as they held off the Atlanta Falcons 29-25. This game had huge stakes with the NFC South division lead on the line, and the Buccaneers pulled off the win. The win was no guarantee after the Buccaneers previously lost to the Falcons back in Week […]

The Atlanta Falcons have been anything but consistent, alternating winning and losing streaks. But with the Falcons still in NFC South contention, Arthur Smith’s seat has gotten a lot cooler. Atlanta isn’t expected to fire Smith after the 2023 season barring a late season collapse, via Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano of ESPN. With the […]

With a chance to move themselves ahead in the race for first in an inconsistent NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons faltered yet again, losing 29-25 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, relinquishing the No. 1 spot to their rivals. Not that the Falcons have been a poster child for consistency themselves this season, but […]

The Atlanta Falcons had an opportunity to cement their position atop the NFC South when they met the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on their home field, but they failed to take advantage and dropped a 29-25 decision. Baker Mayfield threw a late TD pass to Cade Otton that gave the Bucs a late lead, culminating a […]

Long before Goldberg was a WCW and WWE world heavyweight champion, he was just a guy named Bill Goldberg who was playing defensive line for the Atlanta Falcons. Now, nearly 30 years after he last suited up for the Falcons, Goldberg returned to Atlanta and delivered a hellacious spinebuster to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped Week 14 with a 29-25 win over the Atlanta Falcons, and a renewed optimism about the season. A team with a 6-7 record whipping its fan base into a frenzy? Welcome to the NFC South. The Bucs trailed their division-leading rival with 3:23 to go in the fourth quarter. After […]

As the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers prepare to face each other for the second time this season, it’s worth re-visiting their first matchup of the year. Seven weeks ago, the Falcons escaped with a 16-13 win over the Bucs, but the big takeaway from the game was the presence, or lack thereof, of […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7) are on the road to take on the Atlanta Falcons (6-6) in an NFC South matchup! This game will continue our NFL odds series as we hand out a Buccaneers-Falcons prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Buccaneers started the season 3-1, […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a chance to steal back the NFC South from the Atlanta Falcons this week — if they can get the win. In their first match back in October, the Falcons held on to win 16-13. That win gave Atlanta the division lead and has kept them undefeated against their divisional […]

The NFL’s punters will raise money for the charitable cause “Punts for Purpose” in Week 14. It all began with the charitable endeavor of Atlanta Falcons punter Bradley Pinion and his wife Kaeleigh. The Pinions traveled to Tanzania a few years back and collaborated with the child development organization Compassion International. The couple wanted to […]

It isn’t very often that teams with a 6-6 and 5-7 record are playing in a pivotal matchup for supremacy within a division, but that will be the case on Sunday when the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers square off. These two teams already battled back in Week 7, Atlanta winning 16-13 on the […]

The Atlanta Falcons return home on Sunday to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a Week 14 showdown with first place on the line in the NFC South. The Falcons are coming off a two-game winning streak after their ugly win over an offensively inept New York Jets team last week. That’s the first time […]

The Atlanta Falcons sit atop the NFC North as the stretch run of the season begins but their health is slightly declining after several key players were injured in Week 13. One of those players is cornerback AJ Terrell who left the game during the Jets’ first offensive drive with a concussion. He’s now in […]

Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Kaleb McGary is expected to be sidelined for a while after suffering a lower-body injury during their 13-8 win over the New York Jets on the road on Sunday. The good news is that it doesn’t appear that McGary suffered a serious injury, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. “#Falcons RT Kaleb […]

The Atlanta Falcons now have sole possession of first place in the NFC South after their 13-8 win over the New York Jets on Sunday. But my, oh my, was it in the ugliest way. You truly had to be a fan of either team to take any sort of pleasure in this rain soaked […]

On Sunday afternoon, Desmond Ridder and the Atlanta Falcons evened up their record on the 2023 NFL season at 6-6 with a narrow road win over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. It was far from a pretty performance for Ridder and the Atlanta offense in the 13-8 victory; however, all that matters is […]

On Sunday afternoon, head coach Arthur Smith and the Atlanta Falcons evened up their record on the 2023-24 NFL season at 6-6 with an ugly but effective 13-8 road win over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Neither offense was able to get much going, as the Jets once again rotated through their quarterback […]

The New York Jets are looking for any answers on offense that will help them get a much needed win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 13. The Jets are getting some good news: both running backs Breece Hall and Dalvin Cook are expected to be good to go for the game. The Jets are […]

Head coach Arthur Smith and the Atlanta Falcons have had a bit of an up-and-down go of it in the 2023-24 NFL season so far. The Falcons currently sit at 5-6 and first place in the not-so-vaunted NFC South after a home win over their rivals, the New Orleans Saints, but Smith has faced heavy […]

The Atlanta Falcons rallied in Week 12 coming away with one of their biggest wins of the season defeating divisional foes the New Orleans to take over first place in the NFC South when they head to New York to take on the Jets who have just been downright terrible without a capable quarterback under […]

An Aaron Rodgers return may be on the horizon for the New York Jets. But the future Hall of Famer can’t help the Jets this week when they host the Atlanta Falcons. So, no, Rodgers won’t appear in our bold Jets predictions for their Week 13 game against the Falcons. Rodgers did return to practice […]

The Atlanta Falcons Week 13 showdown with the New York Jets seems like a perfect opportunity for head coach Arthur Smith. As presently constituted, the Jets are an ideal opponent for the Falcons. That is, depending on which Falcons team shows up on Sunday. Whether it’s Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle, or Trevor Siemian, as long […]

After a huge win against the New Orleans Saints at home in Week 12, the Atlanta Falcons are back on track and in the playoff hunt in the NFC South once again. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith shared the message he gave his team going into the crucial divisional matchup, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of […]

The New Orleans Saints suffered a disappointing 24-15 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 12 of the 2023 NFL season. The defeat not only cost them the game but also their division lead. It left them in second place in the NFC South. The Saints’ struggles were evident throughout the game, with several key […]

Disgruntled New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara chimed in on their 24-15 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 12. Kamara told reporters the Saints still haven’t figured out how to get better, per ESPN reporter Katherine Terrell. “I just feel like there’s too much talking, talking about what we ‘need’ to look like. […]

Rapper Ludacris took everybody by surprise in the Atlanta Falcons’ game against the New Orleans Saints in Week 12. Ludacris, an Atlanta native and three-time Grammy Award winner, came down from the rafters of Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday. Ludacris came down from the ceiling to perform at the Falcons game 😂 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PYok0127dH — Bleacher […]

Due in large part to his playmaking ability, the Atlanta Falcons signed safety Jessie Bates to a four year, $64 million contract this past offseason. In Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints, Bates proved the Falcons right for bringing him to Atlanta. Early in the first quarter, Bates picked off Derek Carr and went […]

In a pivotal divisional matchup against the New Orleans Saints, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith shared his feelings regarding belief in quarterback Desmond Ridder. Despite a season marred by challenges and skepticism about Ridder’s performance, Smith expressed confidence in the young quarterback following the team’s 24-15 victory over the Saints. Smith addressed the media’s questions […]

In a brutal start against the New Orleans Saints, Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder faced harsh criticism after throwing two interceptions, further fueling skepticism about his performance. However, he quickly silenced his doubters with an incredible touchdown pass to rookie phenom Bijan Robinson. Ridder, who had been benched for Taylor Heineke earlier in the season, returned […]