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Most analysts start warming up their "must-win game" machine a little later in the season than the halfway point. Me, I like to break down the standings after each week, evaluating every individual win and loss in terms of how it affects the playoff race. Because, in case you haven't noticed, Kornheiser , the season is just 16 games long. What happens now (and even what happened back in Week Three) ...

We're a full day away, and yet I already know what song will be stuck in my head tomorrow: Dun dun dun dunnn... (Da dun, da dun, da dun)... Bum bum bum bum bum bummm... And from that, I suppose you've gathered that, aside from the fact that I'm a young Frank Sinatra with my singing voice, the Dirty Birds will be doing battle on 2008's No. 1-ranked cable TV show. What a terrific ...

If you've been reading this column with regularity, you've heard a lot from me about our defensive line. Apparently, I'm in love with Kroy Biermann, a John Abraham fan for life, and part of Peria Jerry's personal cheerleading squad. (If you haven't been reading this column with regularity, why not? I'm at least good for a laugh here and there...) What the people haven't heard much about from me, however, is my ...

Most of the time, I'm going to side with my favorite propane salesman ever. But this week, Mr. Hank Hill, I'm going to have to turn on you and your team for my Dirty Birds. A trip to Dallas would have had me sweating two years ago, even last year (as long as we'd met them this early in the season), but it's becoming more obvious by the day to me ...

Off the bat, lemme throw a number at ya: two. That'd be the number of sacks the Falcons' offensive line has allowed through four games. They've been pitted against the likes of Jason Taylor, Joey Porter, Julius Peppers, Adalius Thomas, and Parys Haralson, and yet they've stood stout. We're tied with the Colts (yep, those Colts) for fewest sacks allowed in the league. Such a ranking stands out when you consider who ...

B/R has made it worth my time to be here, I tell you what. The experience of my editing internship, the chance to read some great writers, meeting some friends, offering me a featured columnist position, building my library of clips, setting me up with a phone interview of Falcons head coach Mike Smith and now... Another, with former Falcons quarterback Jeff George! The name stirs some deep, primal memories for ...

This edition of DDDB must open with an apology: It's been over a week since you Falcons fans have had a chance to hear my nonsensical ramblings, and that's just not OK. I want everyone to know that I'll be annoying you all season long. I signed up for this "Featured Columnist" thing with the intention of sticking with it. Not to make excuses, but I faced a lot of time ...

I was almost done with last week's ode to the Atlanta receivers when I realized I was only singing half the praises I should have been. I mean, who throws them the ball? It's sad that I've kept it inside for so long. Now is the time to profess my love for Matt Ryan. Yes, the season is quite young, and more importantly, Ryan's career is quite young. A lot was made ...

Sept. 27, 2009, the date of my Atlanta Falcons' game against the New England Patriots in Foxboro, Massachusetts, was staring me down across time. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Dirty Birds meeting the perennial powerhouse. I started believing we could win this game. Whether our offense really is improved from last season or Bill Belichick's group really has lost its edge, NE being favored by three-and-a-half is ...

There's nothing "relative" about the Falcons' receiving corps any more. Anywhere, anytime, to anyone, they kick tail. Yes, I'm on a bit of a delusional high having just got back from the crushing of our rival Carolina Panthers at the Dome. But I doubt I'm alone when I say what was once considered a weakness on this team—the void that prompted us to use several high draft picks on wide receivers ...