OFFICIAL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS: Here’s the breakdown
Matt Ryan stepping into a throw against Seattle. (Associated Press)
FLOWERY BRANCH – Here’s how the NFC playoffs will shake out if all of the favorites win this week.
In the NFC,
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. Chicago Bears
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. St. Louis
5. New Orleans
6. Green Bay
Outside looking in: Tampa Bay, New York Giants and Seattle.
OFFICIAL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FROM THE LEAGUE OFFICE
2010 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 17
NFC
CLINCHED: Chicago – NFC North and a first-round bye
Philadelphia – NFC East
Atlanta – playoff spot
New Orleans – playoff spot
ATLANTA FALCONS
Atlanta clinches NFC South and a first-round bye with:
3) ATL win or tie OR
4) NO loss or tie
Atlanta clinches homefield advantage with:
3) ATL win or tie OR
4) NO loss or tie + CHI loss or tie
CHICAGO BEARS
Chicago clinches homefield advantage with:
1) CHI win + ATL loss + NO loss or tie
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches NFC South and homefield advantage with:
1) NO win + ATL loss
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Green Bay clinches a playoff spot with:
1) GB win OR
2) GB tie + NYG loss or tie + TB loss or tie OR
3) NYG loss + TB loss
NEW YORK GIANTS
New York Giants clinch a playoff spot with:
1) NYG win + GB loss or tie OR
2) NYG tie + GB loss + TB loss or tie
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with:
1) TB win + NYG loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR
2) TB tie + NYG loss + GB loss
ST. LOUIS RAMS
St. Louis clinches NFC West with:
1) STL win or tie
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Seattle clinches NFC West with:
1) SEA win
–D. Orlando Ledbetter
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Bryan
December 30th, 2010
7:35 pm
First! Happy New Year Everyone and GO FALCONS and DAWGS
Colonel Kurtz
December 30th, 2010
7:36 pm
First
The Dogkiller Returns
December 30th, 2010
8:02 pm
I think everyone already knew this. The Falcons know the stakes.
Now it’s time to deliver, unlike on Monday, which was COMPLETELY unforgivable.
Fan since Nobis
December 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
I’ve been a fan since day one, so forgive me if I’m a little sceptical. I would have bet the house the Falcons would have lost to the Saints because, according to there past, that’s what they would do…and it happened. It would not surprise me if the Falcons lost to Carolina and then went one and out in the playoffs. Why? Because that’s their MO. They have no winning tradition and they still don’t know how to win the big one. Beat the Saints and you are in all the way with home field. They lost and now they need help to gain home field advantage throughout. They still don’t know how to win the big one. I hope I am proven wrong this year…I just don’t know.
JC44
December 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
Unforgivable? A bit harsh! We should take care of business on Sunday and all will be right.
JC44
December 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
They don’t need any help for home field, just win one!
jp
December 30th, 2010
8:31 pm
If they can’t beat the Panthers than they don’t even deserve to be in the playoffs
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kc22
December 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
C’mon Fan Since Nobis, Vikings at Minnesota in ‘98 to go to the Super Bowl (among others) was not a big one? And besides, this is a different team. They simply ran into a good team with more motivation than themselves on Monday. Sunday will be different and so will the playoff games. When it’s do or die this team will DO!
old man from Titanic
December 30th, 2010
8:41 pm
@ kc22… Here, Here!
Najeh Davenpoop
December 30th, 2010
8:41 pm
The Panthers are beyond awful. Falcons could play their backups the entire game and probably would still win. The playoff picture is pretty much set for seeds 1 through 5 (I don’t care about the 4 seed, since both those NFC West sacrificial lambs are pretty much interchangeable). The games that determine the 6 seed will be the most interesting ones this weekend — TB/NO, NYG/WAS, and GB/CHI.
jimmymack
December 30th, 2010
8:46 pm
should have put it away last week
gt51
December 30th, 2010
8:49 pm
last mondays loss was a good loss. atl will likely face the saints again in the 2nd week of the playoffs. very hard to beat a team 3 times in a yr. falcons will be much more motivated next time around instead of the saints being extra motivated.
falcondawg
December 30th, 2010
9:01 pm
Well it looks to me like we need to start getting ready for aaron rodgers to come back to the dome because thats going to happen. Then we will get a chance to beat the saints once and for all at the dome followed by a tough task in a classic Ryan vs Brady battle for the ring!!!!
Braves #17 Fan
December 30th, 2010
9:14 pm
I echo JC44’s posts. “Unforgivable” is going overboard. And “need help to gain home field advantage”?? They only need to win one game. Their record after Sunday will be 13-3. That is very respectable! I believe there were a couple of Super Bowl winners that went 9-7 in the regular season.
And what makes game #15 the “big one”. Does the “W” in games 1-14 have less weight? Absolutely not!! Go Falcons!!
Sid
December 30th, 2010
9:17 pm
Look,our Birds weren’t going to beat the Aint’s 3 times this year……….I think we are right where we should be………good coaching Smitty!!!
Fly like an Eagle………………into the future……………(a Steve Miller song, not an ode to Phils)
brian
December 30th, 2010
9:37 pm
D. Orlanda, I do not know if people ever take the time to say thanks – I am. I appreciate all of your efforts keeping me informed on my Falcons. You put a lot of effort into it and it shows! Thanks man! Happy New Year
mrsbanks
December 30th, 2010
9:46 pm
I am beginning to heal from MNF but I believe in my Falcons and I KNOW they will take care of business on Sunday!!!! Falcons will clinch baby!!!!
SawThat1nce
December 30th, 2010
10:01 pm
Fan since Nobis……….Sorry, but you don’t sound like much of a fan, in my opinion.
The Falcons do not need help to attain the NFCS title, and home field in the playoffs. They have to beat the team with the worst record in the NFL, and it is theirs. Nobody else needs to do anything.
I don’t have the slightest doubt that they will defeat the Panthers.
Bird Droppings IV
December 30th, 2010
10:07 pm
Go Birds Go!
The Dogkiller Returns
December 30th, 2010
10:42 pm
Losing to your arch-rival at home (or anywhere) is unforgivable. Especially when the world is watching.
Plus, this is the only Atlanta pro sports team that has a clear arch-rival, year-after-year and regardless of either team’s record, so I better not see them lose, and especially not at home.
GT97
December 30th, 2010
11:27 pm
Folks, It is a given. Falcons will play NO in their first playoff game. Philly will beat Giants, GB, or TB in the wildcard, therefore Falcons will play the low seed which will be NO after they beat St.L or Seattle.
gadawgfan0711
December 30th, 2010
11:45 pm
fan since Nobis—At least we know you don’t understand the playoff picture. We win against Carolina and we clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. So we don’t need help to get it. I can’t believe we have fans that are complaining when our team is going to finish with the best record in the NFC. We will win on Sunday and clinch home field. Our first playoff game will probably be the Saints and our chance to pay them back for taking the pictures on our mid field logo after Monday Night. Let’s go Falcons!! We believe in you and look forward to watching the Super Bowl, probably against the PATS who are going to be diffcult for anyone who faces them but who knows, could be the Steelers, Ravens that make it. I think this is going to be the best playoffs in a long time. NFC is strong with the Falcons, Saints, Eagles, Bears, Packers. Anyone of these teams could make it. GO FALCONS!!
Dennis
December 30th, 2010
11:49 pm
Fan since Nobis December 30th, 2010 8:15 pm
> They lost and now they need help to gain home field advantage throughout.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I, too, am a fan since day one, having gone to the Falcons first game, a 9-7 loss to the Eagles. The only touchdown of the game was by one Ron Smith.
That’s a round about way of saying I pay attention… the Falcons need only to beat Carolina this weekend to get homefield advantage. It doesn’t matter what the others do.
Re-read the article. And rise up!
R$
December 31st, 2010
12:02 am
NFL needs to change it’s playoff seeding policy!
I said this to all of my friends 2 years ago when the Patriots were left out of the playoffs with an 11-5 record because someone from the mediocre-at-best 2008 AFC West had to go to the playoffs. Now, we have a NFC West team that’s going to make the playoffs, with a HOME first game I might add, with a 500 or worse record? It’s shameful that a much better team couldn’t get that spot.
I propose the NFL do this:
First, in order for a division to be represented in the playoffs, the division winner must at least have a winning record. Else, the highest-ranked wild card team gets that home playoff game in the first round and the “outside looking in” wild card team gets the last seed. A crazy weak division like the NFC West would just miss out, as they should. If you’re in a division with the seahawks, cardinals, and 49ers and you can’t win more than 7-8 games (when 6 are played against your 3 lowly division mates), you DO NOT deserve a playoff spot.
Secondly, if a potential wild card team (lower than 6th seed) has a record 2 games or better than the division winner of a weak division, the same scenario unfolds. Weak division gets to try again next year. For example, in Mr. Ledbetter’s article above, the Giants or Bucs at 10-6 would be 2 games or more better than the rams, thus gaining them a spot in the playoffs as the final seed.
The NFL really needs to look at this. An 8-8 or 7-9 team could have a first round home playoff game against a team with 10, 11, or even 12 wins. That’s just plain stupid.
Commish, get your head outta your rear, stop fining players for stupid crap, and fix this NFL.
Hey R
December 31st, 2010
12:07 am
R… you are an idiot. The NFL playoff policy is the best there is. The last team to not make the playoffs with 11 wins was Denver.
Hey R
December 31st, 2010
12:13 am
You want to host a playoff game? Win your freakin division. 2nd place teams don’t get to host playoff games. I don’t care how many games you won.
The plaque for the alternates is in the ladies room…
Willy
December 31st, 2010
12:40 am
R$, that’s the dumbest most inverted thing I’ve heard all day.
Joe Tess Fish House
December 31st, 2010
12:47 am
Why am I still band from posting?
This Gets Old!
December 31st, 2010
1:38 am
Steve Miller Band … Fly into the Future. I HATE THAT SONG and now it’s stuck in my head.
This Gets Old!
December 31st, 2010
1:46 am
Anyone who has been a Falcon fan since game one (as am I) who has one word of criticism about this years team is clearly insane. The Falcons since the arrival of the new regime have the exact same regular season record as the Saints. In two pressure packed games against the Super Bowl Champions Atlanta and N.O have scored forty one points with both winning road games. We’re just in the third year with this group and already are talking home field advantage and legitimately the Super Bowl. Four more wins and the Falcons are NFL champions. Who in [Hades] can complain about that??
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M
December 31st, 2010
2:29 am
I think that the only thing that would help us get over the anger of losing against the “Aints” is, for them to come back here during the playoffs and we beat the crap out of them. Our defense held up very well, our coaching staff could have had a more proactive move for the offense. Points should have been on that board and “especially” after John Abraham interception. Im tired of the comentaters crapping on the Falcons. Please take it to the Super bowl baby!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shut there mouths like the Giants did against the undefeated Patriots years ago. What do Falcons do???? RISE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barton
December 31st, 2010
3:34 am
M – I got through the entire posts thinking I was going to be the first to Rise up.. and you had to be the first Rise Up at the last post… oh well – RISE UP!!
Ueeediot
December 31st, 2010
4:12 am
Yay, its Friday and time to look *forward* to the Carolina game.
Can Carolina come to Atlanta and get a win to spoil Atlanta’s hopes of a 1st round bye?
Will Atlanta show up focused and ready to put this weaker team down?
Will Atlanta fans show up for the game?
This weeks score is hopefully 31-3 Falcons in the 3rd…
Ueeediot
December 31st, 2010
4:17 am
And who cares about the record of a division winner. The rules do not say you have to have a better record than the other teams in the conference to win your division.
The home games are reserved for division winners. If you dont like watching your 12-4 (or 11-5) team travel to the NFC West division winner, then dont lose so much.
The real travesty would be to allow wild card teams to host any playoff games.
Shadowfax419
December 31st, 2010
6:39 am
I’m constantly amazed at the naysayers on this blog. Just a suggestion…if you don’t like the way our team has played this year, and aren’t thankful for Coach Smith, Thomas Dimitroff, Mr. Blank and our wonderful team…go take a hike! It’s fine to make thoughtful suggestions and offer observations that you think are worthy of consideration, but to just slam the Falcons because you don’t think they are a good team is lame at best. It also shows that you know absolutely nothing about Pro Football and should just concentrate on your “Professional” wrestling instead. I, for one, have loved the Falcons since I attended my first game against the Rams in 66 (the “real” LA Rams), and I won’t be a fair-weather fan regardless of their record!
RISE UP Falcons!
Bill
December 31st, 2010
7:05 am
The only reasonable expectation for any team is to have a chance to win each game. NO and ATL played a tough game. If they did it again, it could just as easily go the other way. The NO loss does not diminish what ATL has done this year.
Mitch (the one in Rome)
December 31st, 2010
7:53 am
Part of me wants NO again in a playoff game in the dome and rub their face in it and then again part of me would not mind our guys having a cupcake like Seattle or St. Louis to play at our house. Could we get Seattle or St. Louis to embarrass NO then we beat Seattle or St. Louis?
Falcon for Life (Cowboy hater since the 1980 playoffs)
December 31st, 2010
8:13 am
The Monday night game meant more to NO than it did to us. They needed a win to get in and we are already in. We just need to take care of business on Sunday. Besides, I personally like our chances of beating the World Champs twice verses three times… We’ll be fine; our defense showed us that on Monday night. At worse will make the NFC Championship game.
Greene Hornets
December 31st, 2010
8:25 am
I’m not going to crap on the Falcons for the N.O., but I do understand where everyone is coming from who is upset with it. To be great, a good Falcons team needs to beat good teams and N.O. was a good and finally healthy team going into Monday night’s game. What I take away from it, though, is if the Falcons got exposed then the Falcons organization sees what it needs to fix before going into the playoffs. I’m not saying I’m glad they lost, but I would rather for them to see where they need to improve and get it fixed than beating everyone, thinking they are awesome and get smoked in the playoffs. Sometimes being humbled brings about excellence in the future.
I don’t know if the Falcons will make it to the Super Bowl, but I tell you as one of the 71,000 “12th Man” in the stands in GA Dome when the playoff come to Atlanta, I will “Rise Up” to make it difficult for the opposing team to operate. I just hope the Falcons will “Rise Up” on the field and bring the Super Bowl Trophy to it’s new Southerm home on Peachtree St!
Greene Hornet
December 31st, 2010
8:32 am
I know I had some grammatical errors, but cut me some slack, it’s early for me…
Mr. Cool
December 31st, 2010
8:32 am
Some people are saying they were out coached, but I wonder why did the ref. move that ball closer to the first down in the fourth when NO was one yard short?
Will Mike Smith’s Coaching Staff have a execellent game plan and the guys motivated or will the team fall on their face again?
sknfan
December 31st, 2010
8:32 am
Haven’t been a falcon fan as long as some of you…only since early 90s. But I love my Birds. I know a good bit about football for a woman and I’m asking some of you men for some help. Why does it seem like the Birds struggle so much? I watch other teams and their wins seem so effortless but our Birds have to fight so hard for each W (except against AZ). Any thoughtful insight would be appreciated.
Mr. Cool
December 31st, 2010
8:41 am
Will MS’s Coaching Staff motivate the team and produce an excellent game plan? Sunday will give us our answer because Carolina will be ready to play.
gadome
December 31st, 2010
8:45 am
We should win this game Sunday and I believe we will but it can not be overlooked that any team can beat another if they’re not prepared. There is no reason to think the Falcons wont be prepared and the Panthers would love to spoil our chance at home field. The Falcons had a great season this year even with some conservative offensive play along with strong efforts at going for yards on fourth down there is no team they should be feared of exspecially if the defense play like they did on Monday night minus the missed sacks they could have had. Long as we play smart and not stubborn by trying to run something that’s not working and make adjustments to what the other team is giving us we can make it to Super Bowl 45 and win it.
BirdFan Lifer
December 31st, 2010
8:47 am
All I have to say is Mike please get em ready. really ready! Look at the Eagles Tuesday never forget this is still pro football and Fox is playing his last game. Expect everything.
Kurt
December 31st, 2010
8:48 am
Our beloved Birds WILL secure the top seed in the conference after they spank the Kitty Cats this Sunday, no worries.gentlemen. And I will be there. Fifty yard line, home side, lower level, row 33 (i believe). My first Falcons game and I am ready to celebrate!!!
gadome
December 31st, 2010
8:58 am
@sknfan:
The Falcons strugglles can be related directly with some of their conservative play on offense. Unfortunatley when we get a lead the Falcons go into safety mode by trying to do things other than what got them the lead. We stubbornly try to run Mike Turner up the middle when he has no where to go rather than letting Matt Ryan spread the offense to retain the ball and keep scoring the defense have a few flaws as well but most times than not they seem to make the correct adjustments while the offense doesn’t.
SIMP
December 31st, 2010
9:17 am
I’M JUST GLAD THEY’RE WINNING
RE: Fan since nobis
December 31st, 2010
9:50 am
Please quit posting. You make real fans look bad.
Falcon for Life (Cowboy hater since the 1980 playoffs)
December 31st, 2010
10:00 am
@ sknfan:
The way they play is just Falcons football right now. This team is built to pound the ball with Turner and Snelling and win time of possession. Their plan is to keep the other team’s offense off the field. Heck, that’s seems to be the only way to beat Tom Brady, keep him on the sideline….LOL! They hope that running the ball effectively will then set up the pass. If the run isn’t successful, then it falls solely on Matt’s shoulders, as it did on Monday. The defense has been pretty solid, but they are typically “bend but don’t break”. At any rate, this team isn’t built to be explosive and quick striking; they are built to just beat you up. Although it may seem that they are struggling, they’ve been successful with their style of play.
joewhite
December 31st, 2010
10:04 am
Gt51 your right on the money, the falcons will see the saints in week 2 of the playoffs and will remembet this past monday lost and the antics that took place after the game.The saints didnt beat the falcons, we beat ourselves with somethings we dont normally do which is turn the ball over.Falcons will wrap up the game by halftime and march on to dallas still. Hey saints your defending champs but not defending nfc champs
Whopper Dawg
December 31st, 2010
10:04 am
Truly a ground breaking column.
Rico as in Puerto
December 31st, 2010
10:05 am
It seems everyone is thinking the aints will come back to play us in the first playoff game. Of course they will be the favorites to beat Seattle/ St Louis and they probably will win. However, Green Bay is quite capable of beating the Eagles with their defense, and their offense is very potent even without a running game. So if that’s the case we get to play GB and NO goes to Chicago.
Greg Mendel
December 31st, 2010
10:20 am
Why do the Falcons struggle? As I’ve said here before, I think the they’re about two players (or maybe one season) away from being the team Smith and Dimitroff are building them to be. Having also been a fan since Nobis, I can empathize with @Fan Since Nobis (above). Years of Falcons collapses make you instinctively expect the worst.
This team is different. I’m not so surprised its record is 12-3. On the other hand, I’m a little nervous going into the playoffs. But, with Mike Smith in charge, losses are no longer inevitable. The Birds may lose, but, like Monday’s loss to NO, they won’t “get beat.”
I used to follow sports car racing, and the Falcons remind me of a first-class racing team that is developing into a world beater. All the components — designer, driver, mechanics, manager, etc. — have to come together and get in sync. When they do, they win consistently. Since 1966, the Falcons have never put three consecutive quality seasons together until now. The future is bright.
truth
December 31st, 2010
10:42 am
I hate the getting beat by the aints as much as any fan. What is amazing to me, which took a few days to feel this way, is the Falcons almost beat the defending champs with a blatant vanilla offense. If that fumble had not occured by Turner we’d all be praising Mularkey’s 4-5 play game plan.
Greg Mendel
December 31st, 2010
10:57 am
@truth:
Very good point. The Saints are an explosive team, but the Falcons made them look mortal. My old Falconized instincts tell me the Birds won’t get far in the playoffs this season, but they could win it all.
take it from me.
December 31st, 2010
11:03 am
If your serious about a superbowl,you don’t go out on monday night football,and lay an egg in front of national tv.the falcons are12-3,and that loss to NO holds more ramifications than you think! i think after a loss like that ,the Falcons will come out flat in the Carolina game and possibly get beat! The falcons had it all laided out on the line monday night,Respect, a chance to win the division, and homefield through out the playoffs.thats why they get no respect from ESPN or any other media across the country.
Falcon for Life (Cowboy hater since the 1980 playoffs)
December 31st, 2010
11:08 am
Respect doesn’t win games. They could care less and so could I. We will be fine…..
truth
December 31st, 2010
11:18 am
12-3 enough respect for me. It’s just weird to think that this coaching staff just forgot how to beat the aints. Seriously, it was very strange. Dieon Sandes was the firat to say before the game that Atlanta would not show their hand monday night. IDK, just strange.
Greg Mendel
December 31st, 2010
11:19 am
@take it
You may be right, but I disagree. I think the Falcons will devastate Carolina.
As far as being serious about a SuperBowl, you don’t shag a kick in OT in week 3 in your own dome. But the Saints made it to the playoffs despite the loss.
Rico as in Puerto
December 31st, 2010
11:22 am
@ Take it from me:
I respectfully disagree. With the parity of NFL teams nowadays it is extremely hard to consistently win. The Falcons win streak before the aints game was an amazing feat and being able to finish 13-3 and division champs is amazing. If you expect a team to win each and every game you’re setting yourself for lots of disapointment.
@ Hey R
December 31st, 2010
11:23 am
Seems as though you’re the real idiot here, fool.
2008 Patriots were 11-5 and missed the playoffs. Are you talking about the 1985 Denver Broncos who were 11-5 and didn’t make the playoffs? You’re a couple decades too far back, buddy.
I think his/her point was genius. It would ensure that the best teams play in the postseason. the NFL shouldn’t reward mediocrity like College Football does
Rico as in Puerto
December 31st, 2010
11:23 am
And the fac that we were in this game until the end is something totally different than getting blown out 41 – 3. This was not a game to be ashamed of or mad over.
Rico as in Puerto
December 31st, 2010
11:25 am
fact
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
December 31st, 2010
11:53 am
EXCELLENT JOB BY THE DEFENSE MONDAY NIGHT…
MISTAKES KILLED US NOT THE N.O. THUGS……………..
WE WILL REBOUND AND PREVAIL…..
GO BIRDS !!!!!!!!!
MrDan
December 31st, 2010
12:20 pm
Hey Fan since Nobis. I too have been a Falcons fan since day 1, was there when Nobis and co beat the (St. Louis) Cardinals the first season, saw fans tear down the goal posts. That was a long time and a lot of losing seasons ago. This team is different, and different from the top down. Coach Smith (and staff) should be coach of the year. This defense can play with anyone in the league-anyone. Without a couple of offensive snafu’s Monday night the game would’ve gone the other way, and Sunday’s game would be meaningless. But now it means something, and the coaches know it, the team knows it. As said by a few before, they know what they need to do and that was made clear in Monday’s game. It would’ve been nice to win but I think that loss may be the catalyst to go all the way. It’s been a long time (1980??) since this team has even been thinking about home field advantage thru the playoffs. Go Falcons and I may have to make the trip down from Greenville to see you win this one.
Arthur Blank
December 31st, 2010
12:25 pm
If Michael Turner fumbles again, he’s fired.
Dennis
December 31st, 2010
12:34 pm
Joe Tess Fish House
December 31st, 2010 12:47 am
> Why am I still band from posting?
Perhaps they were waiting for you to learn English. Since you haven’t, maybe you’ll be BANNED again.
Dennis
December 31st, 2010
12:40 pm
Colonel Kurtz
December 30th, 2010 7:36 pm
> First
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A curiosity question for you peeps who seem compelled to “yell” first, since nobody sees you, do you still turn red when you see you weren’t first after all?
Arthur Blank
December 31st, 2010
12:41 pm
Oooh, in your FACE, Fish House!!
IN. YOUR. FAAAAAACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jfreak13713
December 31st, 2010
1:22 pm
While I don’t yet the the Falcons as a Super Bowl team I certainly they are as capable as any team in the NFC of getting there. The Bears, Eagles, Saints, and Falcons are all pretty even with the edge to the Saints because they were there last year. I would suggest everyone stop looking back and just focuse on the future which is the Panthers. The Falcons will beat that team and get home field advantage. From there the Falcons will have something to prove to themselves and to us their fans.
BirdDawg24
December 31st, 2010
1:27 pm
pardon me for not getting all giddy and dancing in the streets , but the falcons lost mon nite. granted they beat themselves, but im not exactly sure they will beat the saints next time ,or the packers. when they get to the superbowl, then maybe i ll get more excited. ,but this team is gonna have to show me. i ve been down this road one too many times , i believe they can ,but….. by the way ,cowboy hater since the 80s play-offs too.
Water Boy
December 31st, 2010
1:34 pm
Monday night game is OVER, get OVER it. We win on Sunday, watch wild card weekend next week to see who we are playing after our by week and then go to the dome and cheer the Falcons to the Super Bowl. Anyone know where I can get some Super Bowl tickets?
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
1:34 pm
Saying that the falcan’ts beat themselves, as opposed to the Saints owning them, strikes me as a bit “revisionist”. The Saints held the ball for 15 minutes of the last 20 minutes. ran 34 plays to atlanta’s 11. Kinda hard to beat yourself when you don’t have the ball!
BirdDawg24
December 31st, 2010
1:40 pm
yeah they held the ball for 15 , but only won by 3. winning by 3 aint owning anybody, its called getting by ,by the skin of your teeth. you” re living in dreamtime buddy, beat em by 24 , then you oooown somebody.
Rico as in Puerto
December 31st, 2010
1:52 pm
Hmmm…STB4 I would think the score is more telling than the time of posession. You beat us by 3 we beat you by three – how bout we make this best of 3?
hbcuclassics
December 31st, 2010
1:56 pm
HBCU Classics All-Americans
Offense:
QB Matthew Johnson, Bethune**
QB Stanley Jennings, Albany St**
RB Walter Sanders, St. Augustine
RB DeAngelo Branche, Norfolk St
RB Frank Warren, Grambling – broke Walter Payton’s rushing records
WR Raymond Webber, UAPB
WR Ronnie Childs, Albany St
WR Lennel Elmore, SC State
OL David Mims, VA Union
OL Johnny Culbreath, SC State
OL Mike Mavromichalis, Albany St
OL Natiel Curry, Bethune
OL Josh Harrison, SC State
http://www.hbcuclassics.com
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:02 pm
What I would worry about Seen is the Falcons was on the verg of beating the aints with a vanilla game plan that consisted of 4-5 plays. You know and so does everyone else if Turner and McCluer(sp) hadn’t had uncharateristic fumbles the Falcons would had pulled it off. And by the way BirdDawg24 the aints could use one more fan.
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:05 pm
BirdDawg24
December 31st, 2010
1:27 pm
pardon me for not getting all giddy and dancing in the streets , but the falcons lost mon nite. granted they beat themselves, but im not exactly sure they will beat the saints next time ,or the packers. when they get to the superbowl, then maybe i ll get more excited. ,but this team is gonna have to show me. i ve been down this road one too many times , i believe they can ,but….. by the way ,cowboy hater since the 80s play-offs too.
If after 12-3 so far this season hasn’t showed you something then nothing this team does will. I feel the frustration too but come on, it’s been a great season. Not hate’n just say’n.
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:05 pm
Uh-huh, and yet your team targeted 9 receivers for receptions, very blan, very blan indeed. Uh-huh.
DJ Sniper
December 31st, 2010
2:05 pm
Here’s an excerpt from an article from ESPN.com’s Bill Simmons. He’s giving his picks for the Week 17 games, and mentions this about the Falcons. I agree wholeheartedly:
[b]Enduring lesson from 2010: You can’t win a Super Bowl by playing it safe. Atlanta’s offense played missionary position football for four quarters and blew a winnable Saints game on Monday; it was almost like Marty Schottenheimer had put on a Mike Smith mask and hijacked the team. If the Falcons play that passively in January, they will lose just like Marty always did. Mark my words. Take it to the bank. Lock it down. End of story. Period. Fin. (And any other authoritative and slightly condescending conclusion you want to put here.)[/b]
take it from me.
December 31st, 2010
2:06 pm
gess i’ll never forget 1980,and the hated Cowboys,thats why monday nights was so inportant to me.we had a chance to show the country what this team is made of,but we, as so many times through the years failed the task again.
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:06 pm
…..it aint over. It’s just beginning.
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:10 pm
Good luck with the Bucs this weekend aints. And please win, I want another game in the dome with the aints before this season is over. LOL!!! It took all the aints had to stop the Falcons vanilla offense. LOL!! Funny, the Falcons gave you a sense of hope for this season. LOL!!
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:11 pm
If it breaks out that way, I would look forward to it Rico. But that would hinge on Eageles getting past Green Bay, and I don’t think they will.
In fact, my guess is that the Saints will host the pack for the NFC ’ship. That’s something that would just rankle Ueediot, but, se la vie.
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:11 pm
Uh-huh!!!! BWAA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!! Remember Seen, 2nd place is first loser. Take your faults hope with you this sunday. LOL!!!
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:13 pm
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:11 pm
If it breaks out that way, I would look forward to it Rico. But that would hinge on Eageles getting past Green Bay, and I don’t think they will.
In fact, my guess is that the Saints will host the pack for the NFC ’ship. That’s something that would just rankle Ueediot, but, se la vie.
BWAA HA HA HA!!!!! I feel the faults sense of hope oozing through your post. LOL!!
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:15 pm
The aints have 3 games to win to make it to the NFCCG. Sorry faults hopes won’t get you there.
Eeehhh…..maybe next year.
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:16 pm
Enter your comments heretruth
December 31st, 2010
2:02 pm
What I would worry about Seen is the Falcons was on the verg of beating the aints with a vanilla game plan that consisted of 4-5 plays. You know and so does everyone else if Turner and McCluer(sp) hadn’t had uncharateristic fumbles the Falcons would had pulled it off
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:25 pm
Cancel out your turnovers and Drew’s Interceptions, and the Saints still win…otherwise Truth, you’re on the verge of setting up your own FALSE sense of hope.
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:34 pm
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:25 pm
Cancel out your turnovers and Drew’s Interceptions, and the Saints still win…otherwise Truth, you’re on the verge of setting up your own FALSE sense of hope.
Dang it Seen, use your own material. You are soooo gullible. Hook line and sinker. The thing is Seen, we are all use to seeing Breesus throwing int’s this year so with every game that’s a given. But Turner having a fumble, that hadn’t happened in over 400+ carries, so that was luck for you guys. LOL!! This is fun. Actually neither teams “owns” the other between both games each scored, if I’m correct, 41 pionts, that’s pretty even.
truth
December 31st, 2010
2:36 pm
Good luck the remainder of the season Seen. Just do this, root for us in the Superbowl.
Thanks.
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:42 pm
Likewise Truth. Have a Happy New Year’s.
GEAUX SAINTS! IT IS “STILL”: OUR TIME!!
P Rose
December 31st, 2010
2:42 pm
The aints game didn’t matter! All the birds have to do now is take care of business at home this week against the lowly panthers and dome field advantage is theirs. Knowing they would likely face the aints for the third time in the playoffs (a game that WILL matter), TD and Smitty wisely elected to hold their cards close to their vest. Why show the defending champs their hand in a meaningless game? The aints were likely to have won it anyway because they needed it more. So what if a few talking-heads on ESPN disrespect the birds. We’ve got ‘em right where we want ‘em. Rise up!
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:49 pm
Alright, I admit it:
I’M GAY.
SeenThisB4
December 31st, 2010
2:49 pm
OUR TIME FOR THE WILD CARD!!
gadome
December 31st, 2010
2:51 pm
Ok we didn’t earn any respect Monday night but that wont get you to the Super Bowl wining will we still have the best number of wins in the NFC and a winnable game coming up Sunday. Chances are good the Aints will be back in the dome come round two of the playoffs but I’m thinking they may not get past St. Louis.
gadome
December 31st, 2010
3:00 pm
“OUR TIME FOR THE WILD CARD!!”
Does this mean the Aints are going downward as in out of the playoffs.
SawThat1nce
December 31st, 2010
3:12 pm
One of the bad side-effects of losing to NO, is all of these trolls like STD4, showing back up on these blogs.
F-Troop
December 31st, 2010
3:15 pm
Re MNF, the Saints and Falcons coaches and staff know each other so well, the “not showing your hand” theory is plausible. But this was the equivalent of a playoff game. We all know the Falcons can play just about any kind of game. I guess I expected them to adjust and become more pass oriented, but Ryan’s numbers to anyone other than RW or TG was atrocious. No cause for alarm, but the Saints game proved that RW, TG, and MT can be shutdown. In crunch time, somebody else is going to have to step up their game.
I’m confident we’ll beat Carolina, but I’m not as confident as I was before the MNF game that we’ll get to the SB.
rock
December 31st, 2010
3:25 pm
FALCONS, DO NOT TAKE THE PANTHERS LIGHTLY.
Sick & Tired Of Being Sick & Tired
December 31st, 2010
3:30 pm
I’m hoping that the Bucs can rise up this weekend and beat the Saints at the Superdome. Now that, along with a Falcons win, will make my 2011 year get off to a great start. GO FALCONS!!!!!
Hopefully Mularkey will not stiffle the offense with those same old plays that did not work against the Saints. I am still hoping that some team will come take him away from the Falcons (and I really don’t care who gets him as their head coach) so that next year we’ll have a better offensive coordinator who utilizes the talent of the skilled players on offense.
Where are the adjustments that need to be made throughout the game??????? The same is true for the defense….they blitzed Brees all day long except for the last Saints drive which is definitely the time that they should have been in his face. Conservative coaching will only take this team so far. I’m glad with the winning record this year, but I’m concerned about the coaching during the playoffs.
chipontheroad birdsrus
December 31st, 2010
3:35 pm
anybody else tired of vanilla?how bout giving them rocky-road or nut butter-crunch rise=up
chipontheroad birdsrus
December 31st, 2010
3:40 pm
it wasn’t just saints coach’s we were duping .”RAMS,Packers,and BEARS OH!MY!
SawThat1nce
December 31st, 2010
3:41 pm
Perhaps it is time for all of the bandwagon fans, to disembark.
If you can’t handle losing three out of fifteen games(2 of them to 2010 Div. winners, and 1 to the defending SB Champs) this season, making the playoffs, more than probable NFCS Championship, and home field throughout the playoffs, from a team that is in the 3rd year of a rebuild, that came out of the ashes of a total disaster.
Then might I suggest you take up golf, ping-pong, or something.
The real Falcons fans will keep cheering for them.
You Bandwagoneers can always get back up on the wagon, after the Falcons have won the SB.
chipontheroad birdsrus
December 31st, 2010
3:45 pm
it is pretty great these days to bleed black&red&grey
F-Troop
December 31st, 2010
4:03 pm
@ SawThat1once. So only bandwagoners are allowed to doubt? A dramatic statement. By your reckoning the only real fans are %100 season ticket holders behind the team win or lose. Guys like you are what’s been up with Atlanat for near 50 years. Where’s that got us? Yeah, just like I thought: nowhere.
Let Belichik lose in the playoffs, or any coach with any reasonable expectations of success and see what happens. Knowledgeable fans are the true fans.
truth
December 31st, 2010
5:04 pm
Here’s some REAL knowledge………….12-3. Again…………12-3. The record is what it is. This team has beat some very good football teams this year. Some that no one thought they could beat. For example, Greenbay, Baltimore, aints, the bucs(twice), seagulls….and all of those team will or will have a chance to be in the playoffs.
Falcon Fanatic
December 31st, 2010
5:05 pm
GO FALCONS!!! Take care of Business on Sunday and we control the NFC!!! I have a feeling that we might see the Packers on our first game in the divisional round, What a great season this has been so far. After the Draft in april we were 25-1 odds of winning it all. Now the Vegas odds have us at 5-1 to be Super Bowl Champions. Maybe dreams really do come true, just look at last years winner.
One game at a time, One play at a time, Please DEAR LORD Let us win it all this season!!!
Big A
December 31st, 2010
7:44 pm
A missed glorified extra point that was so automatic, it was attempted on 1st down is the only reason the Falcons were not swept by New Orleans AGAIN! The game at our home where we are supposed to be unbeatable had our Offense limited to ONE SCORING DRIVE that was HALF penaty yards! We cant keep hoping for mistakes or penalties to win us a game!
We have one game to fix our Offense against the worst team in NFL which will not help much, a week off, then see the Saints again, except this time they have Ivory and a running game! Say your prayers for more helps from refs and for them to make big mistakes because otherwise, WE ARE ONE AND DONE in PLAYOFFS! Just a fact, look at the game stats and lie to yourselves all you want, we tried our best to win and got COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN! Gotta love the Atlanta sports team DNA that always chokes in end!
Big A
December 31st, 2010
7:54 pm
The offensive play callin looked vanilla because the Sants D was taking everything away and did a spectacular job. They were able to take away Turner, White, and Gonzalez….that is 95% of the playbook! Listen to the post gam interviews, plays were called deep, intermidiate, etc, they just werent available without throwing into double or triple coverage and Brees is the only one that dares to make those throws! He might have a lot of interceptions because of it, but he also leads the league in TD’s and most of the other stats.
Really upsetting that Brees has the gaul to grab Abraham after interception and tackle him to save the game, yet when the center misnaps the ball, Ryan looks at it and jumps back like a scared little girl! Most QB’s would have dove on top of it! ANGRY!!
SawThat1nce
December 31st, 2010
9:07 pm
Big DA……Are you talking about the saints missed FG? Or do you have any idea of what you are talking about?
Ryan or no one else on the Falcons had time to react to the bad snap.
Jump off the bandwagon, get back on if they win the SB.
SawThat1nce
December 31st, 2010
9:09 pm
These crybaby fair weather fans are sickening.
Gordon
December 31st, 2010
10:53 pm
Go Saints!
Bird Droppings IV
December 31st, 2010
11:01 pm
If the sorry Aints can win a Super Bowl, any team can. Go Falcons.
Bird Droppings IV
December 31st, 2010
11:04 pm
Aint Fans,
Do you clowns have an Aints blog? Stop flooding ocurs with your crap!
You must be the most classless fans in the NFL.
falconfan 24-7
December 31st, 2010
11:07 pm
The Aint fans only jumped on the Aints bandwagon when they were given the Super Bowl because of the hurricane.
falconfan 24-7
December 31st, 2010
11:16 pm
It’s amazing that when the Aints lose, their trolls are no where to be found.
I suspect that after Sunday, once again they will be no where to be found.
SawThat1nce
January 1st, 2011
1:28 am
The odds of the Falcons making it to the SB in 2008, were set at 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, to 1, they finish 11-5 in the regular season. Lost in the 1st round to the eventual NFC Champs.
And some of the so-called “fans” still complained about it, and continue to complain about it.
Old White Man
January 1st, 2011
10:24 am
we need a good win over carolina just to overcome that crap UGA did yesterday…
pork the one you love
January 1st, 2011
12:48 pm
Bowl update: yech and jawja both played like sh!t. I just want the Falcons to get to a bowl game haha.
dan
January 1st, 2011
7:58 pm
Hey fan since Nobis,
Vagisil will clear you problem right up!
Get on the train or get off it man. The Falcons are 12-3 for Godsakes! There have been PLENTY of teams that have lost to division rivals in the last few weeks of the season and won Super Bowls! In fact there is a very good chance that we will play play the Saints again the playoffs and when we do, we will beat them! Losses happen in the NFL, especially to division opponents. We beat them at their place, and they beat us at ours. The Falcons are 19-2 at home under Ryan. The probability of the Saints beating us TWICE at home( especially with the Falcons coming off a bye) is not high. Which would you rather have: Beating the Saints twice in the regular season and losing to them in the playoffs? Or splitting the series 1-1 in the regular season when you already have a 2 game lead in the division, and then playing the rubber match after a bye in the playoffs in a play where you hardly ever lose? Scenario 2 sounds a LOT better wouldn’t you agree?
dan
January 1st, 2011
7:59 pm
Hey fan since Nobis,
Vagisil will clear you problem right up!
Get on the train or get off it man. The Falcons are 12-3 for Godsakes! There have been PLENTY of teams that have lost to division rivals in the last few weeks of the season and won Super Bowls! In fact there is a very good chance that we will play the Saints again in the playoffs and when we do, we will beat them! Losses happen in the NFL, especially to division opponents. We beat them at their place, and they beat us at ours. The Falcons are 19-2 at home under Ryan. The probability of the Saints beating us TWICE at home( especially with the Falcons coming off a bye) is not high. Which would you rather have: Beating the Saints twice in the regular season and losing to them in the playoffs? Or splitting the series 1-1 in the regular season when you already have a 2 game lead in the division, and then playing the rubber match after a bye in the playoffs in a play where you hardly ever lose? Scenario 2 sounds a LOT better wouldn’t you agree?
LOS-GRID IRON
January 1st, 2011
9:02 pm
defense win 99 percent of the time get out of that old scheme 4/3 step into the big boy league 3/4 hybrid, we could match up better w/ those 4 & 5 wide receiver sets the pressure would not allow the receivers time to get out on there routes. You see what happens when you blitz you create more miss matches the saints kept the backs in to block instead out in there routes.
Roy Munson
January 1st, 2011
10:16 pm
Its amazing to me how fast the “fair weather fans” jump off the bandwagon. Yall make me and the real fans sick. Rise Up Atlanta.
CJ
January 1st, 2011
11:00 pm
Take away the turn-overs,, Monday and Falsons wins period. Atlanta simply has a better team than NO. NO’s sucess last year was built on a easy schedule and this years partly due to luck and them believing in themselfs. They have no running game. You know which NO players to take out and you MUST put presure on Brees.
CJ
January 1st, 2011
11:08 pm
Brees demonstrats time after time that he comes apart with presure. Actually he’s amussing to watch under persure when he is throwing under-handed wildly, come on… have you ever seen Ice do that? You Must presure brees to whip NO.
CJ
January 1st, 2011
11:10 pm
I bet TB does it and slips in as a wild-card, Would’nt that be something for the NFC south. the number 1 seed and both Wild cards.
Me
January 2nd, 2011
1:16 am
falcons got everyone’s hope up but they laid many eggs on Monday. falcons are looking more and more like 2010 braves. they keep saying that they can get better but we have not seen it then again, that is as good as they can only get.
Daniel
January 2nd, 2011
3:30 am
The Saints had Lady Luck on their side..let’s not forget that. It was a fluke. Their first touchdown was on a fluke dropped snap. Falcons probably would’ve scored but Turner fumbled it for the first time in over 400 touches (it was the longest active streak in the NFL)…obviously a fluke. They had two punts that went about 15 yards, followed by a 35 yard bounce. Should the Falcons have played better? Without a doubt. With a little less luck going towards the Saints, the Falcons win that game. Anyways, it won’t matter provided we win tomorrow.
Jeff
January 2nd, 2011
10:55 am
The offense was atrocious on Monday. I expect it to be better when they get a rematch after the wild card game. The defense kept the game close. I can wait for the Falcons to put together a game when Offense, Defense and Special Teams have great games. As for not winning the big games, the winning tradition has begun under the Mike Smith era. Three winning seasons in a row, top 3 record over the last three years. Exciting Stuff!
Me
January 2nd, 2011
11:07 am
If the falcons cashed in all opportunities, they would be 29-0 in a 16 games season. falcons had over 3 minutes to score and go ahead. they did not because they are not that good. Other words, falcons should have been 4-11 going to the final game:
Lost Pittsburgh 0-1
Won Arizona 1-1
*Lost New Orleans 1-2
*Lost San Francisco 1-3
*Lost Cleveland 1-4
Lost Philadelphia 1-5
*Lost Cincinnati 1-6
*Lost Tampa Bay 1-7
*Lost Baltimore 1-8
Won St. Louis 2-8
Lost Green Bay 2-9
*Lost Tampa Bay 2-10
Won Carolina 3-10
Won Seattle 4-10
Lost New Orleans 4-11
* Should have been.
falcons are not going to the Superbowl because they are super chumps. Any questions.
Me
January 2nd, 2011
11:10 am
they lose today, they are the wild card team and playing in Seattle then lose just like the braves. Agree?
Trey
January 2nd, 2011
11:32 am
‘Me’ is a very ignorant individual. He knows nothing about the Falcons; he must be a Saints fan.
Roy Munson
January 2nd, 2011
12:32 pm
I have a question for you me. What’s it feel like to be the worlds biggest dumba$$? Me is the type of person who quits every tough challenge life has to offer. The Falcons dont quit thats why their 13-3 instead of the 4-11 you would like them t be. Rise up Atlanta.