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The question has become so prevalent that the answer has gotten lost in the shuffle. "When will the Atlanta Falcons win a playoff game?" is the question that's been building since soon after coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan arrived in t...

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank on Tuesday became the first NFC South owner, including New Orleans' Tom Benson, to publicly address the NFL's punishments of the Saints for their three-year bounty program.

All indications are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't ready to end their search for a head coach. Monday will mark the three-week anniversary of Raheem Morris' firing. Since then, the Bucs seemingly have been talking to anyone (almost everyone), but...

As we told you Thursday night, Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has pulled out of Tampa Bay Buccaneers' search for a head coach. But that doesn't mean Tampa Bay's choice will come straight from a list of Mike Sherman, Marty Schot...

NEW ORLEANS -- The Saints are focused solely on their "Monday Night Football" game with the Atlanta Falcons right now. A victory will give them the NFC South title. But fans and media have been getting ahead of the game and comparing the Saints t...

There suddenly is a lot of talk about the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers. Which is the best team in the NFC? Which of them has the more explosive offense? Is Drew Brees better than Aaron Rodgers? Well, fans and media members can argue...

Thoughts on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-26 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field. What it means: This time, you can't question the Bucs' effort or say they were quiet. A week after all those things were said many times in an emb...

Apparently, Aaron Rodgers wasn't the only member of the Green Bay Packers that took offense to some preseason comments by Atlanta receiver Roddy White. Green Bay defensive lineman B.J. Raji had some pretty harsh words for the Falcons after the Pac...

ATLANTA -- That playoff game the Atlanta Falcons lost in January is still going on. It has lingered through a lockout and a lackluster first four games. It dragged on even further Sunday night as the Green Bay Packers defeated the Falcons 25-14 at...

NFC South teams don't share trade secrets, but we do. The Carolina Panthers might want to take a lesson from the New Orleans Saints when they host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Saints had a very tough time stopping Aaron Rodgers in the seas...

Let's turn to ESPN Stats & Information for some notes and nuggets for Week 2. New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears The Saints lost their Thursday opener to Green Bay. The last time the Saints lost the Thursday season opener was in 2007, wh...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The New Orleans Saints spent most of the preseason talking about how they wanted to get their defense back to its 2009 form. It looked like they punched the wrong code into their time machine in Thursday's 42-34 season-opening l...

APPLETON, Wis. -- Their top pass-rusher, Will Smith, is suspended for the first two games of the season. The New Orleans Saints will turn to rookie Cameron Jordan and a cast of journeymen at defensive end for Thursday night's game against the Green B...

The National Football League just made the official announcement of the 2011 regular-season schedule and the NFC South is right at the top. As many expected, the New Orleans Saints will open the season against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 8 (a T...

ATLANTA -- Their season is over. That "process" that the Atlanta Falcons always talk about? Well, we found out Saturday night that it's far from complete. After showing signs (a 13-3 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs) all season that ...

ATLANTA -- I'm heading downstairs for interviews and will be back in a bit with much more analysis on the Atlanta Falcons' 48-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. What it means: A 13-3 season and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs were squandered in ...