Green Bay's place in the wild-card race
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Eagles (8-4) 2. Green Bay Packers (7-4) 3. New York Giants (7-5) 4. Atlanta Falcons (6-6
Blog | December 07, 2009Strength of schedule update
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthNFC strength of schedule: Weeks 1 through 8 Team Opp. record Opp. win pct. Atlanta Falcons 30-19 .612 Detroit Lions 30-22 .588 San Francisco 49ers 30-22 .588 Arizona Cardinals...
Blog | November 07, 2009Vetting quarterbacks as No. 1 overall picks
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...No. 1 overall since 1970 1970: Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh) 1971: Jim Plunkett (New England) 1975: Steve Bartkowski (Atlanta) 1983: John Elway (Baltimore) 1987: Vinny Testaverde (Tampa Bay) 1989: Troy Aikman (Dallas) 1990: Jeff George (Indianapolis...
Blog | April 15, 2009Bears schedule analysis
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...DETROIT LIONS 1:00 p.m. Week 5: BYE WEEK Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 at Atlanta Falcons 8:20 p.m. Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m...
Blog | April 14, 2009Black and Blue all over: It's draft season
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...and offensive line. John Niyo of the Detroit News talks to Atlanta coach Mike Smith about finding a franchise quarterback. Smith and the Falcons drafted Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan last year. Smith tells Nicholas...
Blog | March 30, 2009Weekend mailbag, Part II
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthPosted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert As promised, Part II of the weekend mailbag will focus exclusively on last week's debate on Georgia quarter...
Blog | March 15, 2009Combine will put Lions in focus
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...make a mistake. Occasionally, the choice is obvious. In 2001, for example, few people faulted the Atlanta Falcons for targeting Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick. Sometimes there is a handful of players who seem...
Blog | February 17, 2009Taking it easy in 2009
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...2. Carolina Panthers 151 104 1 .592 3. New England Patriots 151 105 0 .590 4. Atlanta Falcons 150 105 1 .588 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 148 107 1 .580 6. Buffalo Bills 146...
Blog | February 02, 2009Cough, cough
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Griffin had the next chance, but he slid past the ball before Atlanta guard Justin Blalock fell on it to give the Falcons a 24-7 lead. All told, the Vikings matched an NFL season...
Blog | December 21, 2008Rapid Reaction: Falcons 24, Vikings 17
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...to clinch a playoff berth Sunday at the Metrodome. The Vikings fumbled seven times against the Atlanta Falcons and lost four. Those turnovers, along with a host of other mistakes, did them in and...
Blog | December 21, 2008Audibles: NFC North Week 16 preview
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...playing inside opponent-friendly Ford Field, it seems more likely the Saints will go for 50. Atlanta Falcons (9-5) at Minnesota Vikings (9-5), 4:15 p.m. ET Discussion of all things...
Blog | December 19, 2008Black and Blue all over: Smith's sideline speed
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...s pretty clear the Bears' defense was in a bit of disarray Sunday night in Atlanta when the Falcons went to the no-huddle. With a relatively new playcaller in coach Lovie Smith and...
Blog | October 23, 2009Cutler on Ochocinco, the red zone and Turner
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...the Bears' red zone mistakes Sunday night at Atlanta: We've got to get better. I've...interceptions. The trouble in the red zone, [the Falcons] didn't really do anything to really stop...
Blog | October 20, 2009Third and one: Bears
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...added pressure than he did against Atlanta's base defense. According to video analysis performed by ESPN Stats & Information, Cutler completed 11 of 14 passes against the Falcons' blitz for 147 yards and both...
Blog | October 19, 2009Black and Blue all over: Cutler in the red zone
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...head Monday morning over Chicago's loss at Atlanta. It just seemed like a classic coulda-shoulda...Chicago Tribune: For the Bears to join the Falcons in the group of legitimate playoff contenders, they...
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