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We haven't heard much about Cam Newton lately. Since early last season, it seems Newton has been overshadowed by a bunch of young quarterbacks. Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III started winning and took a lot of ...

It's trendy and fun to debate which NFC South team has the best offense. Is it Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints or Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons? Heck, you can even look at all the offensive talent Carolina and Tampa Bay have and throw th...

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Montee Ball has heard the talk and, contrary to what you might expect, he likes it. "They say I'm not special," the University of Wisconsin running back said Monday after a pre-combine workout at IMG Academy. "They say I'm not e...

NEW ORLEANS -- The best NFC South quote of Super Bowl week came Friday afternoon. I was sitting on radio row waiting for my turn with Doug Martin when the Tampa Bay running back delivered an order to fans in an interview with WDAE's Steve Duemig. ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons: Staying grounded: San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick is not a good matchup for the Atlanta defense. Kaepernick rushed for ...

Atlanta coach Mike Smith just finished his Wednesday news conference. There was no earth-shattering news, but let's run through a bunch of little nuggets. Smith said defensive end John Abraham, who aggravated an ankle injury in Sunday's win again...

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 -- 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...

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...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's game between the Seahawks and Falcons: No. 1 doesn't matter: The Falcons earned the NFC's No. 1 seed, but recent history says being No. 1 doesn't carry the clout it once did. From 1990 through 2006, No. 1 s...

Time for an afternoon trip through some headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS We touched on this a few times during the season. But, for reasons that I can't figure out, quarterback Matt Ryan had way better statistics on the road ...

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...

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson gets mentioned a lot with fellow rookies Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck. That's natural because they're Wilson's contemporaries. But I think Atlanta coach Mike Smith made a far more accurate comparison Monday...

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan isn't going to give out his game plan in advance. But it's pretty obvious what the Falcons need to do against the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's playoff game. They need to blitz Russell Wilson often. ...

ESPN Stats & Information just sent out its early preview package on the divisional round playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons. Let's take a look: The Seahawks are 2-8 all-time in road playoff games, including Sunday's vic...

Five things to know about Sunday's Seattle Seahawks-Atlanta Falcons game at the Georgia Dome: 1. Red-hot Seahawks: For the third straight season, the Falcons could be facing an opponent that's peaking at the right time. Last season, Atlanta lost t...