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DETROIT -- Quite unintentionally, the Atlanta Falcons made the strongest case yet for Matt Ryan's most valuable player award candidacy Saturday night. Ryan did his part by completing 25 of 32 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns in a 31-18 vic...

Let's take a team-by-team look at the highlights from Friday's NFC South chat: ATLANTA FALCONS Will Mayfield (Dahlonega, GA): Pat, what would it take for the Falcons to get some respect? Ryan is an MVP candidate and the Falcons are the ONLY unb...

Everything I've seen out of Matt Ryan this season makes me think it's his turn. No, I'm not saying it's Ryan's turn to win the Super Bowl, although it might be. I'm not even saying it's time for Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons to win a playoff game, ...

Crank up the "Matt Ryan for MVP" rhetoric. The campaign for the Atlanta Falcons quarterback just got another boost. Ryan has been named the NFC Offensive player of the Month for September by the NFL. Although he somehow didn't get any Player of th...

Let's take a look at the Thursday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Matt Ryan continues to be talked about as an MVP candidate, but the quarterback doesn't want to hear it. That's exactly what I'd expect from Ryan, wh...

Let's take a quick look at the Wednesday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS At the quarter point of the season, Matt Ryan's name is coming up in a lot of MVP conversations. Here's another one. I don't see how you can l...

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...

Here are my picks for midseason most valuable player for each team in the division: Atlanta Falcons: Michael Turner The Falcons were very up and down early in the season before going on their current three-game winning streak. Quarterback Matt ...

Time to continue our voting for the midseason Most Valuable Player for each NFC South team. This time, we're going with the Atlanta Falcons. They're 4-3, but on a two-game winning streak after getting off to a rocky start and they play at Indianap...

Thursday's going to be a very big day in NFC South land. Sure, the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers each will play their final preseason game. But final preseason games are even more meaningless than ...

With the regular season concluded, NFC West colleague Mike Sando has his weekly MVP Watch. Tom Brady is No. 1 and I have no doubt the New England quarterback will win the actual MVP honors. But Sando has three NFC South players in the top 10. They...

I talked recently about how, at this moment, I'd put Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner as the NFC South's MVP. Part of the reason for that thinking is due to how strong Turner has come on lately. But I didn't truly realize just how drama...

John Saunders notes that while Michael Vick maybe the league's MVP, the Atlanta Falcons are better off without him....