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ESPN.com fantasy football kicker rankings for the 2013 NFL season.

It's that time of year when everyone is making lists about various topics, so let's turn to another one. Matthew Berry ranks the 200 best fantasy football picks for 2013. The best fantasy player in the NFC South? According to Berry, it's Tampa ...

ATLANTA -- I'm in the Georgia Dome, where things are quiet for the moment. The gates aren't open to fans yet and the only players I see on the field loosening up are Atlanta kicker Matt Bryant and punter Matt Bosher. But the atmosphere is going...

The Atlanta Falcons, whose fans spent the season saying they don't get enough media attention, are getting a ton of attention with the NFC Championship Game approaching. It's coming out fast and furious, so let's run through some of the highlights: ...

Dave Wyman of 710ESPN Seattle stumped me on the air Thursday by asking for information regarding icing the kicker. I'm generally aware of the evidence suggesting there's little point in calling timeout right before the opposing team attempts an i...

Time for a look at the morning headlines from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS The Bucs reportedly have parted ways with defensive line coach Randy Melvin. This comes after defensive backs coach Ron Cooper left the team. Tampa Bay's de...

Let's take a by-the-numbers look back at Atlanta Falcons' 30-28 playoff victory against Seattle with some help from ESPN Stats & Information and the Falcons' media relations department. The first time Matt Ryan faced a blitz by a Seattle defe...

ATLANTA -- Although the Atlanta Falcons hadn't won a playoff game in the Mike Smith/Matt Ryan era before Sunday's victory against Seattle, that didn't stop them from acting like they've been there before. They have been in similar situations many ...

There was one oddity that might have gotten lost in the shuffle of the final minutes of the Atlanta Falcons' 30-28 victory against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. After Matt Bryant made a 49-yard field goal to put the Falcons ahead for good with e...

ATLANTA -- When the history of Matt Ryan's career is written -- and that probably won't happen for at least another decade or so -- what happened Sunday will mark a significant turning point. In thrilling fashion, Ryan finally won a playoff game, ...

Five things to know about the San Francisco 49ers' matchup against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday in the Georgia Dome: 1. Same thing all over again? At least on paper, this matchup looks awfully similar to the one Atlan...

Kevin Cox/Getty ImagesA clutch kick from Matt Bryant put the Falcons into the NFL Championship Game.Score one for Matt Ryan. Finally. Ryan tied the Falcons single-game postseason record for touchdown passes (3), previously set by Chris Miller and...

ATLANTA -- Thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons' 30-28 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round on Sunday at the Georgia Dome: What it means: We finally get to stop hearing how coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan can't win in th...

Matt Bryant kicked a 49-yard field goal with 8 seconds left and the Atlanta Falcons bounced back after blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, defeating Russell Wilson and the gutty Seattle Seahawks 30-28 in an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday.

The guys at numberFire, fresh off projecting all wild-card winners correctly, use their latest Insider piece to project a Seattle-San Francisco matchup in the NFC Championship Game. Their projection model has the Seahawks beating Atlanta and the ...

Five things to know and my all-division team. Division MVP: Matt Ryan, Falcons. You can make a case for him as the MVP of the entire league. With one game remaining in his fifth season, Ryan already has career highs in completions (394), passing y...