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TAMPA, Fla. -- Giving up a 2013 first-round draft pick (and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2014 that could become a third-round pick) and handing $16 million per year to one guy generally is the type of move reserved for a team that thinks it's o...

Breakdown: The Panthers have the NFL's hardest schedule, with opponents combining for a .543 winning percentage in 2012. Six games are against opponents that went to the playoffs last season. But there's plenty of good news that comes along with Caro...

Let's give Michael Turner his props. If he's not the best running back in the history of the Atlanta Falcons, he certainly is close to that. Turner is a major reason the Falcons made the playoffs in four of the past five seasons. He gave the Falco...

The season is over, so you know what that means. The first wave of predictions for the 2013 season have hit the streets. Check out this Insider post that predicts next season's playoff field and records for all teams. Not surprisingly, the Atlanta...

Power went out at the Superdome early in the third quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6.

Ravens safety Ed Reed said former NFL linebacker Junior Seau, who police say committed suicide and reportedly had brain damage from repeated concussions, "signed up for it" when he came into the NFL.

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 ...

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, ...

ATLANTA -- Even the most pessimistic of Atlanta fans might be able to start relaxing. At least a little. The Falcons are 30 minutes from winning their first playoff game since the 2004 season and the first since the arrival of coach Mike Smith and...

ATLANTA -- I'm in the Georgia Dome press box and you can see and feel the playoff atmosphere. There are fairly large groups of players from both the Seahawks and the Falcons already out on the field loosening up. During the regular season, you usu...

Let's take a look at some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Atlanta linebacker Sean Weatherspoon said in this radio interview that he doesn't believe the team's recent playoff struggles bring added pressure. Instead, Weath...

There is only one man in the Atlanta locker room that knows what it feels like to win a postseason game in a Falcons' uniform. That's center Todd McClure, who can recall Jan. 15, 2005 like it was yesterday. "I've played in a lot of games and th...

A quick reminder that our weekly NFC South chat will be held Friday at 1 p.m. ET. I'm expecting lots of questions on the Atlanta Falcons as they prepare for Sunday's playoff game with Seattle. But we won't limit ourselves. Even though it's the ...

ESPN analyst Steve Young made a great point when he talked about what's at stake for the Atlanta Falcons in the postseason. "Everyone in the playoffs, everyone has sudden death, but maybe there's just more here and more than any other team, more c...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has been running a fun series on past Atlanta Falcons' playoff heroes this week. Here's the installment on kicker Morten Andersen. The series also includes a little on what each former player is doing now, sort of ...