FULL SCHEDULE: Falcons have four national TV games
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes, left, and safety William Moore, right, tackle Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones during 2nd quarter action at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
The Atlanta Falcons, the defending NFC South champions will make four prime time appearances next season.
The Falcons will host Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles in their home opener on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, Sept. 18. Three weeks later, the Falcons will host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football.
The Falcons will host Jacksonville on Thursday night, Dec. 15 and then travel to NFC South rival New Orleans for a Dec. 26 Monday Night Football.
The Falcons played three national televised game in 2007, but had been somewhat shunned by the league’s TV partners in wake of Vick going to federal prison.
The NFL is locked in a legal battle with the players basically over the distribution of revenues. The league’s owners locked the players out on March 11, after the players decertified their union. The two sides are currently in federal court-ordered mediation.
Negotiations will likely have to pick up steam if the season is to start as scheduled.
After winning the NFC South and being eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs by the Packers, the Falcons will be attempting to post their fourth consecutive winning season. The Packers pummeled the Falcons 48-21 on Jan. 15 and went on to capture Super Bowl XLV.
The Falcons 2011 NFL Schedule
Week 1 –- Sept. 11 at Chicago, 1 P.M. (FOX)
Week 2 – Sept. 18 PHILADELPHIA, 8:20 P.M. P.m. (NBC)
Week 3 – Sept. 25 at Tampa Bay, 4:15 P.M. (FOX)
Week 4 – Oct. 2 at Seattle, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)
Week 5 – Oct. 9 GREEN BAY, 8:20 Green Bay P.M. (NBC)
Week 6 – Oct. 16 CAROLINA 1 P.M.. (FOX)
Week 7 – Oct. 23 at Detroit 1 P.M. (FOX)
Week 8 – BYE WEEK
Week 9 – Nov. 6 at Indianapolis 1 P.M. (FOX)
Week 10 – Nov. 13 NEW ORLEANS 1 P.M. (FOX)
Week 11 – Nov. 20 TENNESSEE 1 P.M. (CBS)
Week 12 – Nov. 27 MINNESOTA 1 P.M. (FOX)
Week 13 – Dec. 4 at Houston 1 P.M. (FOX)
Week 14 – Dec. 11 at Carolina 1 P.M.. (FOX)
Week 15 – Dec. 15 (Thur) JACKSONVILLE 8:20 P.M. (NFLN)
Week 16 – Dec. 26 (Mon) at New Orleans 8:20 P.M. (ESPN)
Week 17 – Jan. 1 TAMPA BAY 1 P.M. (FOX)
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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This Gets Old!
April 19th, 2011
6:42 pm
This sounds like a good Monday Night game, but it won’t be one.
FalconFan
April 19th, 2011
6:49 pm
Good! At least we know we won’t have to travel there in the winter when there’s like 10 inches of snow on the ground and we’re in danger. It’ll be nice and warm. Just like I like it. Go Falcons!
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
6:50 pm
i watched the game and there was no MATCH to begin with. it was a lopsided spanking that was over in qtr. 1 . calling it a rematch makes no sense.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
6:51 pm
failcon fan- it was nice and warm last time
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
6:54 pm
it seems as if the real game will be sept.8 as the saints and packers open the season on thurs night. looks like we upstaged you yet again!!!!!!!!
FalconFan
April 19th, 2011
7:03 pm
Whatever. Get a job. Low life.
Realist
April 19th, 2011
7:22 pm
Hey, hiramsaint, last we saw ya’ll, you were being upstaged by a bad Seahawks team with a losing record. And you will be upstaged (again) by the Pack to start another failed campaign 0-1. Welcome back to reality.
Wat Wat Wat
April 19th, 2011
7:23 pm
i love the saint fans that come on here. seems like a fine way to spend your time, bad trolling.
Is this the only way the wacko saints fans can feel better after loosing to 7-9?
i guess it ain’t that easy in the big easy. huh.
Wat Wat Wat
April 19th, 2011
7:25 pm
I’m glad we have more national games this year, though. I’m thinking this team is going to come out angry, hungry and better organized than most other teams.
Let’s go birds!
N.O. is another name for the abyss
April 19th, 2011
7:26 pm
“i watched the game and there was no MATCH to begin with. it was a lopsided spanking that was over in qtr. 1 . calling it a rematch makes no sense.”
Says the clown that was spanked by Seattle
Anointed champs/NOT
April 19th, 2011
7:30 pm
At least the saints have a super bowl ring, what does the falcants have, oh I know a 2010 NFC south banner. You guys are content with that NFC south banner, what a bunch of losers.
Anointed champs/NOT
April 19th, 2011
7:33 pm
We had injuries, which is part of the game, so we lost to Seattle, what’s the falcants excuse for getting stomped at home to green bay. I’ve never seen a stadium that empty in the third quarter. Fair weather falcants fans.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
7:35 pm
lets see- last year the nation wanted to see the saints open the season and this year the nation just can’t enough and wants to see them open the season on thurs. night again. looks like theres a new americas team and it ain’t in gawga!
Kevin
April 19th, 2011
7:37 pm
This is an absolutely brutal schedule.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
7:38 pm
we may have lost to a division winner by 5 pts. with a banged up team but at least we didn’t concede a playoff game in the 1st qtr. to the #6 seed wildcard team. RISE UP has become choked again
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
7:39 pm
i knew it- kevins a falcons fan ’cause he’s startin’ the year off with excuses already
GA ALL THE WAY
April 19th, 2011
7:42 pm
@hiramsaint….. You are a nut job! Don’t make excuses!
Wat Wat Wat
April 19th, 2011
7:43 pm
@hiramsaint
you do know that 6 seed won the super bowl, right?
Did you not see that?
Or did they start rolling blackouts in NO after the lynch trampled the saint’s D?
I’m going w/ the later.
all trash talking aside, neither team lived up to expectations. And the NFC south is going through a gauntlet this year.
Brutal stuff. Wish we had the west again.
Realist
April 19th, 2011
7:46 pm
Hiramsaint, you were humiliated by the worst team to ever make the playoffs… and you say Kevin is making excuses right after you claim yall were ‘banged up’ when you got thumped by a lousy Seahawks team. Who Day making excuses? Aren’t yall the only team to ever lose a playoff game to a team with a losing record? You must be so proud!
Too Legit to Quit
April 19th, 2011
7:49 pm
Nice 11-day rest leading up to New Orleans in Week #16
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
7:54 pm
the saints being banged up is not an excuse- just a simple fact. facts are hard for the falcons fans to understand which is why they automatically relate everything to excuses. wat wat wat- agreed- it was a disappointing season but if you knew you were gonna win it all every year then there would be no point. good luck to you this year but don’t tell anyone on your side i said it.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
7:55 pm
tltq- man thats so 90’s
Too Legit to Quit
April 19th, 2011
7:57 pm
How about let’s look forward to an exciting 2011 season rather than rehashing old news. Unless your life requires anguishing in the past.
HiramAINT
April 19th, 2011
8:04 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GD5EUVIvWo
Brian
April 19th, 2011
8:06 pm
How many teams will be coming off of bye weeks?
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
8:12 pm
man that was an awesome run- now watch the ENTIRE failcon/packer game. both are facts
Connecticut Falcons Fan
April 19th, 2011
8:13 pm
I think this schedule works well for us. Bye week in the middle of the season is good. @ Chicago in Sept. is good. Only west coast trip (@ SEA) early in the schedule. as someone else noted, bye week prior to Colts game. All good. I see us going 4-2 in the division, 3-1 vs the AFC, 3-1 vs NFC North, 1-1 vs Sea/Philly. 11 wins will get us in the tournament, then Matty @ co. need to win a playoff game or two.
ToccoaBird
April 19th, 2011
8:17 pm
I hope there is a lock out all year. This looks like it could be a tough schedule.
HiramAINT
April 19th, 2011
8:19 pm
When is tom benson going to finally move the Aints to San Aintonio where they belong?
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
8:24 pm
sounds like your afraid of new orleans and rightly so. look into failcon history and check out when they almost moved. as it turns out they are both non-issues because where we are is where we are but 1 city has a lombardi and 1 doesn’t
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
8:25 pm
sorry- i know that hurts
Not a falcon fan
April 19th, 2011
8:27 pm
Does it really matter what the schedule is for the falcons? They will choke again, just like last year. When will falcon fans learn. In the end it’s the same old falcons. All the bandwagon fans from last year will jump off the wagon.
Connecticut Falcons Fan
April 19th, 2011
8:30 pm
It doesn’t hurt me. Despite being a loyal Falcon fan, I rooted for the Saints in the Super Bowl 2 years ago. Where I live, all you hear about are the Jets and Patriots and the overrated AFC. I will always support the NFC in the Super Bowl and wish the national media would focus on the fact that the NFC has won 3 of the last 4 Super Bowls. I salute the Saints and their title. And that title has no bearing on this season coming up–it’s a brand new day.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
8:42 pm
thanks for your support but i think that the title does have a lttle bit of bearing on the season . it’s a glimpse of what was and what could possibly be again. the packers , steelers , cowboys and patriots all carry a llittle extra ooomph because of their multiple titles and it does carry over. the main thing is one helps lead to another hopefully and it’s an attitude that a team can build on.
This Gets Old!
April 19th, 2011
8:42 pm
Hiramsaint is lonely and probably mentally ill. Ignore the trolls
Reality Check
April 19th, 2011
8:49 pm
How long has been since the Falcons last won a playoff game?
Well the qb at the time has gone to prison, joined a new team and won a division title.
Just sayin.
Connecticut Falcons Fan
April 19th, 2011
8:49 pm
I agree, the fact that a team has already won it can be a huge boost to morale. Still, so much has to go right to win a title–everything has to fall in to place, especially in the NFL w/ all the parity. I don’t know–again, living up here, it’s brutal, I get to hear the Yankee fans and all their “27 rings” crap every time…those 27 rings aren’t helping Derek Jeter bat over .200…anyway, yes, the knoweldge that they’ve won a title can help the Saints, but it takes a lot more than that, especially in a league with so much parity.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
April 19th, 2011
9:01 pm
Reality check — Last playoff win was a bombastic beatdown of the St. Louis Rams (47-17) at the Georgia Dome after the 2004 regular season (on Jan. 15, 2005)
clay
April 19th, 2011
9:01 pm
Like the overall look of the schedule. Love the fact we got 4 primetime games. Lets be honest though….against Jacksonville on the NFL Network, not really national worthy. Ill take it though. GO FALCONS.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
9:02 pm
i’ll have to agree with you again. well like i said before goodluck but don’t tell anyone on your side i said it
J.J.M.
April 19th, 2011
9:05 pm
ok this is just not making it fun to watch
UGA fans are so ....
April 19th, 2011
9:15 pm
Well, I see that the Lions host the Falcons. Too bad we don’t get to see Matt (China Doll) Stafford in street clothes.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
9:19 pm
but will we see matt [ magicalyy healing 2 week turf toe ] ryan against the eagles?
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
9:29 pm
falcons 1-3 on primetime this year and i’m giving the jacksonville game to you ’cause it’s really a toss up
The word of truth
April 19th, 2011
9:56 pm
what the falcons need is that play maker defender that just has a nose for the ball. I don’t care what position on defense because frankly we are not perfect anywhere or even close. But that one player that is just a pure difference maker will change our season around. I’m thinking a more high energy guy with versatility such as akeem ayers, brooks reed, or possibly kerrigan. TD needs to evaluate the defensive group in this draft and decide who the most explosive players are on the defensive side and take the top one. But think abut lofton weatherspoon and ayers as the backers. All studs and potential future pro bowlers and all under 25 years old. WOW
The word of truth
April 19th, 2011
10:01 pm
Also i think if we took any of those guys with the first and then go offense in the next 3 rounds in the forms of jerrnigan, then demarco murray, then virgil green. then in the 5-7th rounds draft lineman. We should also try to acquire someone at LB, DE, and CB in the off season. We will probably get one of these positions in the draft and we should get the other two in free agency.
Ted
April 19th, 2011
10:06 pm
With the exception of games vs. Green Bay and Indianapolis, this is a joke of a schedule.
Ueeediot
April 19th, 2011
10:09 pm
There are 10 wins in this schedule. Go get them.
This team is at the point where I dont think it is unreasonable to have expectations.
I expect a 2nd NFC South Championship at the absolute least.
CT Falcons fan is dead on. 4-2 in the division, 3-1 against AFC South and 2-2 against NFC north and 1-1 against SEA and PHI and we can get in.
Win the games youre supposed to win, and grab a couple youre not.
Brian
April 19th, 2011
10:19 pm
After researching it a little (feel free to correct me), our Falcons will not face a team coming off of their bye week. That is a positive. Those first three outta four on the road is tough. HiramSaint – The Aint’s will have to face the Colts this year…..I will be watching intently to see Dwight Freeney plant Brees six foot under the Superdome and laugh when it happens.
SeenThisB4
April 19th, 2011
10:37 pm
Looks to me like the falcan’ts will be hard pressed to stay at .500 the entire year. You’ll be 8-8. You may win the opener, maybe, but then your ex-QB will slice and dice your slow defense to death.
Bad schedule
April 19th, 2011
10:37 pm
What a boring home schedule. Maybe strike will erase TN, MN, and JX games.
eddiedawg
April 19th, 2011
10:40 pm
Do good teams whine about schedules?? I think not. Play it and don’t be scared Falcons fans. And screw the Saints. They will have a losing record this yr-their def blows-and they are gettin old.
Falcons play in NFC Champ game. Mark it.
Rise up.
Tripple Lindy
April 19th, 2011
10:55 pm
wha? NFL Football on New Years Day? The Rose Bowl is not amused.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
10:59 pm
RISE UP turned into CHOKED AGAIN !
SeenThisB4
April 19th, 2011
11:00 pm
On New Year’s Day, the week after a Monday night road trip whipping by New Orleans!
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
11:01 pm
@ brian- guess you’ll have to hope for the colts to do it cause the cons have no one who can unless you counting on abraham who is as old as abraham or sean tenderspoon
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
11:06 pm
het seen – why do you think the failcans fan are so hung up on the saints ? could it be a lust for a winning organization or is it because our colors are better
DrJ
April 19th, 2011
11:09 pm
Looks like a lot of good tough games, so I guess the players will be happy if they miss the pre-season games, even if the coaches won’t.
SeenThisB4
April 19th, 2011
11:15 pm
I wouldn’t call it lust, but there is certainly a big shade of green involved! LOL!
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hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
11:19 pm
oh man – thats cold- but then so were most of the seats in the ga. dome after the 2nd qtr of the pummeling by the packers
CPat16
April 19th, 2011
11:28 pm
12-4…..possible division champions. I only say that bc we have the easier schedule in the division.
SeenThisB4
April 19th, 2011
11:29 pm
The Saints schedule is much more palatable, open the season up at GB, but then home games against the Bears and Houston, only tough part is a 3 game road junket in October, get the bye in week 11, and then 4 of six at home to finish the season against fairly weak teams, the only strong team we play in the last six is New York in Week 12. I think the Saints will have the NFC South locked up by week 15, coast to the playoffs and a second Super Bowl appearance.
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
11:30 pm
who are the 4 losses to? i see 9-7 max but 8-8 realistically.
CPat16
April 19th, 2011
11:34 pm
Of course u do hiramsaint since obviously not a falcons fan….only 4 teams i see losses to are: Indy, Philly, NO (@NO) & GB.
The Joker
April 19th, 2011
11:41 pm
CHEESEHEAD WHO???? BRING THEM ON!!!!!!
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
11:43 pm
what about the bears , bucs[1game] and the texans. i think your being a bit optimistic
hiramsaint
April 19th, 2011
11:45 pm
the vikes won’t be a pushover either
Ted
April 19th, 2011
11:52 pm
The Falcants may do well in the regular season but then they’ll be exposed for who and what they are (not a very good team who just happened to have an easy schedule) in the postseason. They’ll get shellacked in the playoffs just like they did last season.
Didtheyendthelockout?
April 20th, 2011
12:01 am
Will the games be played with the regular starters and subs? Or will we watch “scrubs” play? I did read the letter from Blank and he said there would be football this fall. He didn’t say who would be playing, just that there would be football.
CPat16
April 20th, 2011
12:06 am
Da Bears dont have an offensive line & Cutler will get sacked or throw ints on the run, Vikes dont have a qb so stopping the run game is key, TB is def not the team 2 yrs ago but they wont have Talib and secondary will need major repairs, Texans wont surprise anyone with their run game this year & D Rob will want to get back against his old team….so no, no optimism here. Just reality.
MurfHOF1
April 20th, 2011
12:44 am
sad folks arguing nfl football in april..LOL
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Najeh Davenpoop
April 20th, 2011
1:49 am
September 18 is my birthday. That is one hell of a birthday present. Thanks NFL.
Najeh Davenpoop
April 20th, 2011
1:52 am
Also, analyzing next season’s strength of schedule before the draft and free agency have occurred is pointless.
Antroy
April 20th, 2011
2:08 am
Falcons vs. Saints on November 13th…MY BIRTHDAY!!!!! I’M ALREADY THERE!!!
saintsux
April 20th, 2011
4:22 am
The sux real bad why don’t all y’all saints fans get some ajax and try to remove the crap in your pants that lynch put in all your pants
@
rudy
April 20th, 2011
5:11 am
one thing at a time, will there be a season?
TrishaDishaWarEagle
April 20th, 2011
6:21 am
Nice of the league to let the Falcons take their whipping from the Eagles early in the season…go ahead, get that out the way so they can try to get back on track.
JSS
April 20th, 2011
6:22 am
Two things that just don’t go together: humble and Falcons Fans…
Y’all better pray that the lockout lasts until mid October. Those first 5 games are brutal. That is especially harsh if you lose your UFA tackle and have to break in a new one against Peppers and concluding against Matthews…
The Real Falcon
April 20th, 2011
6:49 am
Well, even if the Falcons go 1-15 we can be grateful we don’t live in a place below sea level that is so filthy, grossly aromatic, and plagued by such pervasive degeneracy that even their Head Football coach has relocated his family hundreds of mile away to the next state.
Think about that for a moment…the New Orleans fans are funding the salary for their HC to live in Texas! Now that’s funny right there!
The Real Falcon
April 20th, 2011
6:53 am
rudy,
Yes, there will!
The females mating with these animals that cumulatively represent about 10,000 illegitimate offspring will pressure them to get back to the woods so they can support their unabashed gluttony.
in A
April 20th, 2011
7:25 am
hiramsaint
we , really we, another loser that uses we when a team wins a game, thats so sad, go back to you section 8 city
in A
April 20th, 2011
7:28 am
hiramsaint
oh do stop talking about teh Aints and thd the Seahawks game,
April 19th, 2011
6:50 pm
i watched the game and there was no MATCH to begin with. it was a lopsided spanking that was over in qtr. 1 . calling it a rematch makes no sense.
HJones
April 20th, 2011
7:50 am
I had a nightmare last night about the Falcons. Mike Mularkey was calling plays exactly as he called them last year.
Tez
April 20th, 2011
8:12 am
This has got to be the toughest schedule in the league. I’m a little worried
james
April 20th, 2011
8:29 am
Judging from this brutal schedule, especially at the beginning of the season, I think we’re looking at 1-4 heading into the Green Bay game.
james
April 20th, 2011
8:29 am
Correction, 1-3 heading into the G.B. game.
Mr. J
April 20th, 2011
8:59 am
I wish the Falcpns played on Christmas…. Christmas is a Sunday and Sundays are 4 football. Guess i gotta wait 7 more years!!!!!
hiramsaint
April 20th, 2011
9:27 am
i’ve never seen a 13-3 team cry and worry about the schedule so much. thats because deep down you know the refs gave you 3 games and another 3 were pure luck that very rarely repeats itself. i do see that mediocrity has you celebrating [prematurely] another winning season and nothing more
BigEasySaintsFan
April 20th, 2011
9:35 am
I love my Saints but I don’t see them doing well this year. Maybe 7-9. I think the Falcons will win the division again.
rabiddawgfan
April 20th, 2011
9:40 am
No way we lose more than 5. 11-5 at worst next season. Go 6-0 in our division and then worry about the rest. Focus on beating the division foes first. 2-0 vs. New Orleans, 2-0 vs. Carolina, then 2-0 vs. Tampa and then go out and win 5 or 6 more games and that’ll leave you with 11-12 wins. 13-3 is going to be very hard to beat, or match and we most likely won’t get a chance to do that too quick. Double digit wins should be what we shoot for. 10 wins should get you in the tournament, after that all bets are off.
The Faithful
April 20th, 2011
9:54 am
Saying the strike may work in the Falcons favor makes it seem the Falcons and their fans are scared.
If you are scared, say you’re scared,
Otherwise…let’s settle this thing and bring on the season.
Great teams rise to the level of competition. So-So teams shrink at it.
Let’s test the Falcons mettle and see where this team is really going.
Are we headed for greatness or just living on the cusp of hoping for greatness?
Let’s play the games…all of the games and see where the season takes us.
I can tell you…I’m not scared!
eric butler
April 20th, 2011
10:33 am
all i here are people talking about the upcoming season but know one talking about this lockout. as a season ticket holder i was told by my sales person that the only guarantee was that they will continue to take our money but could not guarantee me that the season will start on time. so as a fan and a season ticket holder we need to take a stand. i suggest a lockout of the first half of each team season opener no one in stadiums would send a serious message. lets go fans our voice need to be heard. any supporters email me at bericb1222@yahoo.com
PMC
April 20th, 2011
10:41 am
Oh injuries are excuses now for the Saints that’s why a running back on his second team and last chance embarassed that defense…..but Brian Williams being hurt and awful Chris Owens being abused by Aaron Rodgers…that doesn’t count.
Ok. Whatever. Times Picayune page is off to the west folks.
Barry
April 20th, 2011
11:02 am
Hey Y’all:
I LOVE THIS SCHEDULE. This is a Super Bowl schedule designed for our Falcons to be a power in the Super Bowl. We do not want nothing given to us. This schedule has some good teams that our Falcons can build on in marching to the Super Bowl. I know teams see us on this schedule sayin “GOD!! WE HAVE TO PLAY THEM!!!”. THAT’s RIGHT!! They got to play THE FALCON in “ONE HEARTBEAT!!”. Can you hear it “THUMP!!!!!” It’s getting “LOUDER!!!!!!!” THUMP!!!! THUMP!!!!!! THUMP!!!!!!……….. WE AIN’T TAKING NO PRISONERS!!!!!!
“THE PROCESS CONTINUES!!” THE “PROCESS” CONTINUES TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!
LET’S DO THIS!!!! LET DO THIS IN “ONE HEARTBEAT”.
THE OWNERS, THE COACHES, THE TEAM, THE FANS, THE MEDIA, THE COMMUNITY, THE STATE OG GEORGIA: WE ARE “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!!!!”
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thisis a SECRET from a FALCON FAN!!! TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!
………………….”ONE HEARTBEAT, BABY!!!!!……………….
Sid
April 20th, 2011
11:08 am
It’s a tough start, even could be 3-4 by the bye week. The Falcons will clean up the NFC South this year going undefeated. …….! They will win vs Tennessee, Minnesota, Indianapolis, and Jacksonville. Houston is only a player or two away from being a real contender. I see them finishing 12-4, 11-5 easily.
bigeasy830
April 20th, 2011
11:11 am
That looks to be a tough schedule the first 5 games are very tough.
hiramsaint
April 20th, 2011
11:11 am
but then the qb choked and the heartbeat stopped…as usual
headley lamar
April 20th, 2011
11:36 am
There arent going to be any games folks.
J-ROD
April 20th, 2011
12:00 pm
Last home game is new years day @ 1pm? ouch
DJ Sniper
April 20th, 2011
12:52 pm
I have no issues with our schedule at all. People who complain about their team’s schedule need to realize that the schedules are predetermined years in advance. The only thing left to do is determine the order that the games are played in.
As for the Falcons, I’m quite confident that we can repeat as division champs. We don’t have any major major holes to fill; just a couple of missing pieces here and there. Also, our HC and OC have to be more aggressive on offense.
I see that SeenThisB4 is smoking that stuff again. This is the same person who predicted an 8-8 or worse finish last season, and we know how that turned out. As for the playoffs, I agree that it’s time for Matt Ryan to win a postseason game, but there are plenty of QB’s who struggled for a bit before taking that next step in the postseason. Peyton Manning comes to mind.
Damage Inc.
April 20th, 2011
12:57 pm
hiramain’t – you do realize that the team that beat the ain’ts last year was so bad that there was talk of changing the rules regarding home field right? By the way, leave Hiram off your handle. I don’t want people thinking your from there.
The Dogkiller Returns
April 20th, 2011
1:23 pm
I’m ready for an 18-game season already. Pay the mercenaries their money and get this show started. Hopefully, the officiating isn’t as corrupt as in the NBA.
SeenThisB4
April 20th, 2011
1:42 pm
@DJ Sniper:
Payton Manning comes to mind?! More like Dan Marino comes to mind!
DJ Sniper
April 20th, 2011
1:47 pm
Marino didn’t win a SB, but he did win playoff games. I know it pains you to realize this, but Matt Ryan will win his share of playoff games and he will end up winning at least one Lombardi trophy.
SeenThisB4
April 20th, 2011
1:57 pm
Well, till he does, he fits in more in Marino’s company, than Peyton Manning’s.
And just between you and me, and the rest of the falcan’t fan nation, Matt Ryan is not an elite QB. You may all think he is, but he is not.
Never changes
April 20th, 2011
2:46 pm
I see poor aints fan haven’t accepted brees’ SHORTcomings and are dreaming of 2 years ago.
Never changes
April 20th, 2011
2:55 pm
Lots of false confidence early on then…poof, no joy in hiram.
Damage Inc.
April 20th, 2011
3:10 pm
seen- the seahawks? c’mon man…
DJ Sniper
April 20th, 2011
3:12 pm
A lot of people didn’t think Peyton Manning would ever be an elite QB. It took him 4 tries to win his first playoff game, but he did it. Ryan will accomplish the same thing. Accept that fact.
aints fan with a small fleur de lis
April 20th, 2011
3:48 pm
HiramAint’s _____ is as short as Brees is tall.
SawThat1nce
April 20th, 2011
5:01 pm
The saints will wind up 3rd in the NFCS, if the NFL has a 2011 season.
They are has-beens, but they have a SB trophy.
Their fans will still be saying the same thing 20 years from now, “we got the SB in the 2009 season”.
SawThat1nce
April 20th, 2011
5:03 pm
correction, I should have said “we were given the SB in the 2009 season.”
DJ Sniper
April 20th, 2011
5:53 pm
I won’t go as far to say that the Saints were given the SB, but it does amuse me to hear Saints fans talk about how the Falcons got lucky in some of their games last season. Luck played a part in quite a few of the Saints games during their SB run.
ln29576
April 20th, 2011
7:57 pm
Falaints aint never won a super bowl, enough said
MetaKnowledge
April 20th, 2011
8:37 pm
I have studied our team carefully. Extracting emotion from logic, reasoning, circumstance, experience, results and reality, below is how I rank today the top ten NFL teams entering the 2011 season:
1. Green Bay
2. New England
3. Pittsburgh
4. New Orleans
5. Baltimore
6. New York Jets
7. Chicago
8. Atlanta
9. Indianapolis
10. Philadelphia
Closing in on the Top Ten: Dallas, Tampa, New York Giants and Detroit…yes, Detroit!
Why, Falcon Fans is our team not higher? One that understands the definition of metaknowledge will know this answer: defense!
The final four Super Bowl contestants were playing the best defense in the NFL in the playoffs last season…we were not then, and are not now, even close to this level.
Van Brocklin
April 20th, 2011
8:38 pm
The Saints will share the cellar with Carolina at 5-11.
SeenThisB4
April 20th, 2011
8:44 pm
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SeenThisB4
April 20th, 2011
8:48 pm
Metaknowledge:
I agree with your assessment for the most part, though I would say the Saints are at #6 for now, behind the Ravens and Jets, because the Saints weren’t playing defense at the end of the season either.
Up North
April 20th, 2011
10:14 pm
Ahh, hiramsaint, my good buddy. Hey Dude, It’s been awhile…didn’t hear much from ya when we winning last season. We did meltdown in the playoffs, but Falcon history kinda shows that, and it’s too bad because I’ve been a fan since 1966 growing up in ND. To others here— the ’saint’ is not lonely and mentally ill. He’s actually pretty entertaining and inspiring. He’s good at pushing buttons but he does know football stats. Stay in touch man, and we’ll check out the first Atlanta SB win this season. That is if they have one.
Mikey
April 20th, 2011
11:08 pm
realistically, i see another 13-3 season and possibly home field again….im giving wins to TB, NO, and GB…we should be good enough to take the rest…NFC south games are always ultra competitive, so you almost have to split those (except carolina)…GB, obviously, SB champs…only other game i see a ? on is the Indy game…i pick us to win, but it could swing the other way also…although 12-4 would still be a solid record, 13-3 is my vote….que the Aint’s fans
mrzizzle
April 21st, 2011
8:47 am
hiramsaint, two words for you “Marshawn” and “Lynch” Boo-Yeah!
Sid
April 21st, 2011
8:57 am
I do like that the Birds play on a Thursday against Jax then are off 10 days until they meet NO on Monday night.
Sid
April 21st, 2011
8:58 am
The Falcons will be like a buzz saw mowing down the NFC South this year.
Clay Matthews
April 21st, 2011
12:57 pm
You know you have to feel bad for Saints fans for so long they were the laughing stock of the NFL and they win one Super Bowl and they act like they are the only ones to ever win it.But you can’t blame them that’s all they have is the Saints,I mean as soon as CP3 leaves New Orleans Hornets the NBA will disband the franchise and the Saints will be the only “pro team” left.Here in Atlanta we get spoiled with every pro franchise you can have,so we don’t get so obsessed with just the Falcons and have other options.And Saint fans you don’t see Pittsburgh fans on here and they have won 7 super bowls.
phil
April 21st, 2011
2:42 pm
Last I checked there wasn’t gonna be a season…we’re that schedule to actually be played, we’ll be lucky to win 7 games…
phil
April 21st, 2011
2:43 pm
were*
The Dogkiller Returns
April 21st, 2011
2:47 pm
We beat Baltimore head-to-head last season, so this ranking is a joke. And ask Marshawn Lynch about that Aints defense…
chc4
April 21st, 2011
7:18 pm
Fredi has cost us at least 3-4 games this year. Leaving Sherrill in to face 2 righties the other day. Batting McLouth 2nd for way too long and now leaving Venters in the pen. This guy is a complete dope.
hiramsaint
April 21st, 2011
11:12 pm
jealousy sure is raising it’s ugly head with the falcon village lately. sorry , but theres no trophy in your future with smitty and matty meltdown at the helm. the monumental beatdown by the pack plus the fact that you conceded the game in the 2nd qtr. should be the crystal ball that shows your future with the present regime but then mediocrity has always been good enough. but heres to another winning season,,,,,weeeeee- lets celebrate
hiramsaint
April 21st, 2011
11:18 pm
damage ink-or what? —-up north- i was here , just got banned ’cause dol couldn’t handle the truth and he knew their fans couldn’t either. good to hear from you – hope all is well up there!
Who Dat
April 22nd, 2011
1:50 am
Falcants might win 9 or 10. We’ll split the series again but Matty Ice will be thawed by a Cool Brees!!!! Falcants choke in the playoffs if they make it. Same story as always.
Who Dat
April 22nd, 2011
1:51 am
man, I hadn’t said Falcants in a couple of months. That felt good.
SawThat1nce
April 22nd, 2011
10:10 am
MetaNoledge………Placing the saints at #4 on your list, kind of proves that you don’t no what you are talking about.
The saints will no longer be a top 15 team in the NFL, if they ever play again.
GO PACK GO!
April 22nd, 2011
10:13 am
Falcons look like a 12-4 team. See you in the playoffs.
SawThat1nce
April 22nd, 2011
10:19 am
phil, phil, phil,@2:42pm……Come on man, do you really know anything about what you are talking about.
I can see a 13-3 season for the Falcons in that schedule, 12-4 at the very least.
Weren’t you one of the people predicting a 7-9 season last year for the Falcons.
SawThat1nce
April 22nd, 2011
10:21 am
@10:10am…..should read—–you don’t know what you are talking about.
hiramsaint
April 22nd, 2011
12:30 pm
13-3 no way-arty can’t afford to pay the refs again this year and the 3 games you won by shear luck in the closing seconds aren’t very likely to happen again which is why you are realistically slated for a 9-7 year at best
SawThat1nce
April 22nd, 2011
8:33 pm
hiramsaint…….where were you last season when your saints were losing?
Were you using another one of your names, or you just didn’t have enough backbone to post?
Saints R.E.A.M.
April 23rd, 2011
9:46 am
After looking at the Falcons schedule & the unbelievable amount good fortune the Falcons had last year…in respect to injuries. I see about 9 wins maximum for the Falcons. Unfortunately it will be a long season of listening to the Who Dats!!!
hiramsaint
April 23rd, 2011
4:34 pm
it’s been 5yrs. of whodat ownership in atl and i must agree about their good luck last year but we all know how that goes. i see atl losin 2 to the saints , 1 to the bucs and. that , coupled with losses to philly , chicago , green bay , indy , houston and possibly minn. makes for a 8-8 or if good luck does hold out , a 9-7 season. i believe thats good for the city of mediocrity to have another one of those WINNING SEASON celebrations that you’ve become famous for and laughed about in cities that have gone a bit further and won a championship. you know , cities like dallas , pittsburgh ,new orleans , oakland and the region of new england.
To Hiram Saint
April 23rd, 2011
6:24 pm
What you see is delusional, of course, just like last year.
hiramsaint
April 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
last year was not delusional-the pack showed your reality
NorthStarr
April 24th, 2011
3:14 am
I’ve gotta say that the Saints fans trolling this site are almost as bad as the Viqueens fans that troll the Packers sites!
Just my not-so-humble opinion.
To Hiram saint
April 24th, 2011
12:32 pm
Right, last year was not delusional. You are delusional and your aints came in second in their division and were drubbed in the playoffs.
hiramsaint
April 26th, 2011
5:23 pm
and your” invincible in the dome” failcans went as a #1 seed against a #6 seed wildcard team and got pummeled while conceding in the 2nd qtr. both of our teams had embarassing losses but a #5 seed wildcard team losing to a div. champ vs. a #1 seed getting annihilated by a #6 seed wildcard team , well we all know which one was a wee bit worse.