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Week Two Review: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Richard Bridges in NFL
The second week of the NFL season is in the books and the Atlanta Falcons won their second home game in as many weeks.
Those who felt the Carolina Panthers were a lay down after their dismal performance against the Philadelphia Eagles last week were in for a surprise. This was a game of two division rivals and neither backed down from the challenge.
That should be the theme of this article, ...
Week 1 Review: Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons
Posted: 16th September 2009 by Richard Bridges in NFL
The smoke has cleared, the lines were drawn and the Atlanta Falcons came out victorious. After receiving much critique in the preseason the Falcons defense stepped it up and had a perfomance to remember.
The first Falcons 2009 Free Agent aquisition, Mike Peterson, put his stamp on a defense that hasn't had a true WLB (Weakside Linebacker) since Cornelius Bennett. He had a key forced fumble on TE Anthony Fasano in the ...
The time has finally come! Football season begins!
If we rewind one year ago to the start of the 2008 season, a game between the Falcons and Dolphins wouldn't even be interesting.
The Falcons were coming off a terrible season with a new GM, new head coach and a starting quarterback that many felt would take three or four years to develop. They finished 4-12 simply by the grace of Seattle resting ...