Atlanta Falcons: Birds Steamroll Giants
Wow!
What a Game! (AJC)
Fans have been waiting a long time for a statement game, and boy was it worth the wait. The Falcons utterly dominated every aspect of the game against the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. It was one of the best and most complete games in the 5 years that Mike Smith has been head coach and likely one of the best in franchise history. Wanted to go ahead and get a new thread up and let you all discuss the great game that was. Rest of post will be finished soon. Enjoy………..
One of the Best Wins in the Smith Era
Last week was one of the worst losses in the Smith Era, but he followed it up with one of the best wins not only in his tenure, but likely in franchise history. The Falcons utterly dominated pretty much every aspect of the game. They moved down the field with ease on offense, getting almost every playmaker involved. The offensive line had one of it’s best game in years versus one of the best defensive fronts in all of football. The defense not only intercepted two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning twice, but also held the Giants on three 4th down conversions in the Falcons territory. The special teams stepped up to the plate and held David Wilson in check and the planning and preparation on the coaches part has to be one of the best in years. If fans were waiting for a complete game, they finally got it and then some.
Ryan’s Great Day
JJ with Two TDs (AJC)
AJC columnist Jeff Schultz wrote an article about Matt Ryan asking every player for an extra 30 minutes this week and promising an hour of his own time for every 30 minutes the players gave. The leadership off the field translated to an excellent day on the field. After a bad trend started to emerge the last few games, Ryan bounced back in superb fashion and led the team to one of it’s best offensive outputs of the season. Ryan was efficient (23/28), checked in to correct plays throughout the game, threw the deep ball, and came away with 3 touchdown passes. He did one of his best jobs distributing the ball in a long while. He found a way to include almost every offensive playmaker in some form or fashion. Here’s to hoping that Ryan is hitting his stride at just the right time and that turns out to be true, he’s going to a tough out for almost every defense.
Great Coaching Effort
Many of us here in The Bird Cage have been guilty of heaping criticism on the Falcons head coach (this author as guilty as anyone), but it’s only fair to give effusive praise when warranted as well. Coach Smith seemed to take the embarrassing loss to the Panthers personal and it “heightened their focus” while planning and preparing for the Giants. The scheme on offense, defense, and special teams was magnificent. They confused and harassed Manning on defense. The offensive scheme was one of the best in a long while, making a point to getting as many playmakers involved as possible and making it virtually impossible for the Giants to focus in on one or two players. The special teams held one of the most explosive returners in the game in check as well. A huge kudos to Coach Smith and the entire coaching staff on a near-flawless gameplan, preparation, and execution. Here’s to hoping that Smith can find a way to bottle that special week of practice for the playoffs coming up soon.
Excellent Tackling, Defense
Falcons D Stands Tough (AJC)
The Falcons found a way to fix one of their biggest issues on defense all year long: tackling. They wrapped up well throughout the game, which was a big factor in stopping the Giants 3 times on 4th down conversions. They carried a gameplan that did wonders to confuse and harass Eli Manning throughout the game. Only a few times did the Birds have issues stopping the Giants. They were able to shut down one of the more talented receiving corps in the NFL with Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz, and Dominik Hixon. It also was a total team effort. Chris Hope did an excellent job filling in for the injured William Moore. Stephen Nicholas had one of the better games he’s had in awhile, adding to the already stellar play of Sean Weatherspoon and rapidly improving Akeem Dent. The defensive line generated pressure and held firm against the run, one of the weakest areas through the season. Asante Samuel has brought a swagger to this defense and his presence was readily felt early in the game. Hats off to one of the best defensive efforts in recent memory.
Nice Run Mix
Michael Turner led the way and Jacquizz Rodgers and Jason Snelling added in some nice balance and formed a very complementary trio in the backfield. Turner saw most of the carries and ran as hard and well as he did all season. Rodgers may not have had the best final stat sheet (11 carries for 25 yards), but he injected some needed versatility and shiftiness in the backfield to Turner’s hard charging style. One of the most pleasant surprises was seeing Jason Snelling rack up 39 yards on 6 carries, running with drive and toughness. Snelling hasn’t gotten many touches this season, but he may have earned himself some more with his play on Sunday. Some will say that it was only a product of mop-up time, but there didn’t seem to be any wholesale changes on the Giants defense. Snelling basically ended the game all by himself, running for several first downs to end the game kneeling down inside the Giants own 10 yard line. It will always be a struggle getting all the backs involved with markedly less carries than the past due to the emergence of the passing game, but Dirk Koetter did a darn fine job of it on Sunday.
Huge Game by the Offensive Line
Great Day by Ryan (AJC)
No other unit has been so beleaguered and criticized as the Falcons offensive line. They may not be a more maligned unit on any team in the entire NFL. With their backs to the wall and facing one of the best fronts in the league (ones who owned them in last year’s postseason nonetheless), they gave Matt Ryan plenty of time and opened plenty of big holes for the running backs. It was by far one of the best played games by the Falcons OL in a long time. Like Smith with the Giants gameplan and preparation, only if they can figure out a way to bottle that scheme and execution for the playoffs.
HD’s Big Day
Sure, it was only 3 catches for 83 yards, but fans finally saw what they’ve been waiting so long for, which was to see the extremely talented slot receiver make an impact in a game in a big way. The thought was always that Douglas would start to get a ton of looks with defenses focusing on Julio Jones, Roddy White, and Tony Gonzalez first, but that hasn’t really come to fruition this year as expected. There’s only so many touches to go around and the Falcons already have two 1,000 receivers and a tight end that is well over 800 yards himself. However, Douglas had two huge receptions for long gains that helped change the face of the game. The catches added an element of versatility not seen to this extent in 2012 where defenders found themselves in an impossible position of trying to cover all the Falcons weapons. In fact, if Ryan had hit Douglas in stride on the first long reception, he may have taken it to the house. It was a beautiful sight to behold seeing essentially all of the Falcons weapons get in on the action, including HD, and much of the credit goes directly to Dirk Koetter for his superb gameplan and scheme.
Keep It Going……
Smitty Gets Huge Kudos! (AJC)
The Falcons have a 2 game lead in the NFC for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and seemingly only need to win one of the two final games to lock up the home-field advantage. However, if history has told us anything in the NFL lately, the team that’s playing the best football as the playoffs approach are usually the ones that go the deepest in the postseason. They couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the final drive towards the playoffs, but they will have their focus tested as they travel to the Detroit Lions who are 4-10 on the year and host the Bucs who sit at 6-8 after being 6-4 only a month ago. They talked about keeping the pedal to the metal before their clunker of the year in Charlotte. They also will not have the luxury of getting up for the defending Super Bowl Champions and also the team that knocked them out of the playoffs. With so many goals right in front of them, an issue of focus and motivation shouldn’t be a problem.
Bird Cage Victors Turn
1) Simple Steamroll – where does this game rank for you?
2) Is this the best game in the Mike Smith Era?
3) How does the coaching rank for you?
4) Is Ryan taking that final, next step?
5) Is the defense peaking for the playoffs?
6) Just a one game surge, or are the Falcons finally clicking?
7) Your thoughts on the running back mix?
8.) Can Smith and Co. bottle that preparation and practice for the playoffs?
9) Most importantly, can the Falcons keep it going?
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688 comments Add your comment
Wabe
December 20th, 2012
10:00 pm
check out this article…it’s basically a freakin’ film session on our defense.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/21428153/after-further-review-fleet-falcons-excel-at-confusing-elite-qbs
falcon21
December 20th, 2012
10:21 pm
JB @ 9:19, agree man, dude seems to have talent, problem is we seem to have many talented players on the bench. Maybe Smith is finally starting to see it and hopefully we can finally change that label.
darrell starks
December 21st, 2012
2:34 am
Pro bowl players
Defense
Decoud, Spoon, Samuel
Offense
Tony, Matt, White, JJ, Blalock
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
darrell starks
December 21st, 2012
2:37 am
Quizz and Snelling Playing in Saturday game.
Turner might sit.
It would be a good idea.
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
D3
December 21st, 2012
6:16 am
And who says many higher ups don’t read The Cage?
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2012/12/20/atlanta-falcons-could-douglas-takeover-for-fair-catch-franks-in-the-playoffs/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_falcons_blog
Honestly, at this point in the season, I would try guys like Antone Smith or Tim Toone rather than put HD at risk. We saw what a lethal combination HD was when he was finally and intentionally involved.
Birdman
December 21st, 2012
6:57 am
Morning Cage
Hilton Head Is a beautiful place but there is no place like home . I love our Georgia and I love our Falcons. Man its good to be home at least for a couple of weeks
SO FAR I AM STILL HERE !!!!!! NOT THE END OF TIME YET !!!
was hoping it would not end until after the game Saturday night . LOL
Birdman
December 21st, 2012
7:17 am
D3
This thing ant over yet. As far as the no 1 seed
I sure wan’t our Birds to take care of business at get things over and done this week as far as that goes .They need to go to Detroit with the same fire they had Sunday and get things done .No time to let up now
Wings
December 21st, 2012
7:32 am
Falcons 31 Lions 13!!!!
Think WINS!!!
Wings
December 21st, 2012
7:41 am
Wabe that was a good “film session”. I have watched the Falcons-Giants game at least three times, and the linebackers had one hellatious game. Darrell Johnson has always been a very good analyst and he pointed out all of the great plays by Spoon as no other analyst has.
snacktastic
December 21st, 2012
9:17 am
Wings, those numbers sound good. Falcons won’t be screwing around these last couple of games.
LRD
December 21st, 2012
9:49 am
Oh, the hours I’ve spent inside the Coliseum
Dodging lions and wastin’ time
Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see ’em
Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb
D3
December 21st, 2012
10:53 am
Holiday Greetings Cage Family! — The time is getting close both for our Birds hitting the playoffs and also the Holiday season. It’s hard to manufacture stuff to talk about when you have such a dominating performance like we did vs. the Giants, so I’ll go with a few topics here…….
Talking about the Pro Bowl a little yesterday and we know that Ryan, Gonzo, and at least one of our WRs are locks. The defense gets a little trickier, because like I said yesterday, who knows what criteria goes into it. I will say that the trend has been to reward the teams with the best records with many considerations when push comes to shove. That being said……….
Looking at the safeties, believe it or not, it appears that Thomas DeCoud is almost a lock to go. In terms of stats, here’s the list for the NFC
Stevie Brown – Giants – 69 tackles – 8 passes defensed – 7 INTs- 2 forced fumbles
Thomas DeCoud – 64 tackles – 1 sack – 8 passes defensed – 6 INTs – 0 forced fumbles
Kerry Rhodes – Cardinals – 54 tackles – 1 sack – 11 passes defensed – 4 INT – 2 FF
William Moore – 75 tackles – 1 sack – 8 passes defensed – 4 INTs – 2 FF
That’s right, and those numbers for Willy Mo are including him missing 2-3 games. The next two down the list really aren’t even close in terms of sacks, tackles, or INTs. Unless they intentionally go out of their way to not include both Falcons safeties, it looks like both DeCoud and Willy Mo will be nominated for the Pro Bowl. Rightly so. They’ve been the biggest turnaround for our defense, IMO.
In terms of pure defensive ends, not including OLB/DE hybrids in a 3-4, it also appears that Abe should be getting the nod for Pro Bowl as well. Only Greg Hardy and Charles Johnson have more sacks then him and in terms of being valuable to a team, there’s probably not as many as valuable as Abe is to our defense. Hard to imagine him not being picked to be honest.
Even though I think Spoon should get the nod because he’s the heart and soul of our D, I don’t think he will because he’s WAY down the list on things that matter to voters, like tackles and sacks. My assumption is that they care mostly about sacks and Spoon only has 3, to go along with 1 interception and around 80 tackles or so. I think he should go, but I think Aldon Smith, Clay Matthews, and Demarcus Ware will take that. They do take 5 I think, and I think one slot should be reserved for the more traditional OLB in a 4-3, rather than the OLB’s in a 3-4 that get all the gaudy numbers.
Asante Samuel? I think he’s made a huge difference this year, but in terms of interceptions and pure stats, it doesn’t look that way.
In terms of OL, the only two I could see making it would be Justin Blalock or Sam Baker (kind of ironic isn’t it?). I have no clue whatsoever what criteria they use to take OL. I would think they would go with either who is the most successful in terms of run-blocking, which would sure as the Hades not be any of ours.
Another criteria I would assume would be going with whoever the best passing team is, and that would be us. The only two that would even be considered would be Sam Baker or Justin Blalock. Honestly, I’d have to say that Baker probably deserves more than Blalock. By and large, Baker has done a pretty darn good job this year. Blalock has been the rock for awhile, but he’s had his own clunkers too up the middle.
Some inside the Falcons organization are lobbying McClure for Pro Bowl. Ummm NO! Yes, he’s the veteran and the guy who “leads” the line and held them all together, but he’s also one of the biggest weaknesses on the OL overall, right next to Clabo. Clabo’s probably been the weakest link, but McClure’s not far behind.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL THE TRUTH
December 21st, 2012
10:54 am
Very interseting to see the Falcons starting to incoperate Harry Douglas, Antoine Smith and fullback Cox into the offense…albeit, Antoine/Cox to a very mininmal degree. Could it be Smith/Koetter are beginning to show a bit of pre-playoff chess. Smith/Koetter, IMO, are beginning to expand the offensive arsenal to include H. Douglas, Antoine Smith and M. Cox, If my thought process (guessing) is close to accurate, they are putting players on film, for other teams to game-plan for, rather focus all resources (game plan) so excessively on our bread & butter, ie., JJ, Roddy, Gonzo…and to a lesser extent, Turner.
Any amount of time not focused on our core players, keeps them (opponents) guessing with certain personnel packages, IMO, bodes well for us. IMHO.
D3
December 21st, 2012
11:07 am
SOMEBODY — If they are in fact doing that and playing the pre-playoff chess you talked about, than I would be immensely impressed and also have to eat a ton of crow. Maybe they really have been “saving” some stuff for the playoffs. Maybe that was the lessons that Smitty talked about learning from the previous 3 playoff losses. I still have my doubts on that, but if that’s what they’re up to, than they are way more advanced than I thought. Perhaps that’s why we stormed out of the gate, got a sizeable lead in the NFC for home-field, and they started throttling some of their play calls and designs to be more vanilla, having the luxury of having a little lead in the NFC. Again, I still have my doubts, but it would be awesome to see that be the truth. Would really love to see us go with minimal Turner and Quizz get 50% of the carries, Snelling get 30% of the carries, and Antone get the other 20%. Quizz – 16 touches; Snelling 11 touches; A-Smith – 6 touches. I would LOVE to see that. We can use the excuse of “saving Turner for the playoffs!”
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL THE TRUTH
December 21st, 2012
11:24 am
D3, one can only hope.
Coop
December 21st, 2012
12:34 pm
Happy Firday Cage! Here’s to wrapping things up tomorrow. I have a feeling we’ll see the Seahawks for our first game in the playoffs.
The Time is NOW
December 21st, 2012
12:38 pm
JB Falcon (9:19 pm) – Obviously, I agree. The time is NOW!
Big Ray
December 21st, 2012
2:05 pm
If the Falcons CS is playing possum with play calls, then we’re not supposed to know. I finally got to the point where I just don’t care. It’s useless speculation to me. All that matters is whether or not they are truly prepared and have what it takes to get us some postseason success.
It’s really not even worth the inevitable “I told you so” refrain that is going to happen whether we succeed or fail. Because either way, somebody will be able to say “I told you so” as if they’re saying it actually made it true, or validated it, or made it happen.
Anyway, here’s to the Mayans being wrong and the Lions (and Suh) getting their arses kicked.
I say put Lamar Holmes in the game if we get an early lead or and let Suh have a taste of that big boy. Holmes could uses some seasoning.
Arno
December 21st, 2012
2:24 pm
At least check the expiration date on your jar of Mayonnaise.
Paddy O
December 21st, 2012
2:29 pm
DeCoud has played very well – except for possibly 3 to 5 games ago where he disappeared, started body tackling and again taking bad routes. but, the last 3 games, he cleaned that up – making nice leg tackles and being productive. I meant to comment on this earlier – for anybody who remembers Bo Jackson, and was watching the Raider game where he injured his hip, they were saying right after he would be back in 2 weeks – which at the time, considering how oddly his hip/pelvis had buckled, I doubted. I relate this to RB3’s injury. That was one terrible knee movement. He may come back, but I would not be surprised if his mobility is hampered or he leaves the game after reinjuring that knee. RB3 needs to learn to avoid contact. The bigger defensive guys like to haul off and hammer guys like him. Especially if he had made them look bad earlier in the game. Cam can get away with it – he’s a mountain.
Paddy O
December 21st, 2012
2:30 pm
It would be nice to see the offense run without Turner. I seriously doubt Mike is back next year.
Big Lou
December 21st, 2012
3:07 pm
http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/1446496-atlanta-falcons-robert-mcclain-has-shocked-fans-seized-his-opportunity
Nice article on McClain
The Time is NOW
December 21st, 2012
5:01 pm
Thanks, Big Lou. Good read.
Big Lou
December 21st, 2012
6:40 pm
Thinking ahead to the playoffs, I am starting to think of match-ups and what teams we would fair better against.
Believe it or not, I feel that Greenbay would be great pull for us, just because they are horrible at running the ball and rely heavily in passing. ATL defense is first in the league in not allowing passing touchdowns and top three in interceptions.
Redskins have a mobile QB and a good running back, but I would rather them come out of the east for the rookie factor. Not to mention their defense is horrid.
I wouldn’t mind the Bears squeaking in either. Their offense is seriously bad… and their defense is old/on the decline.
Seahawks seem like a more likely pull, but we have advantages in that they have a rookie QB(Mike Nolan would have a field day). They have a dominant defense, and would help ATL better prepare for the 49ers. I am not too sure if they can play in ATL well, and I would be confident in the Falcons getting the W. They still haven’t proved they can beat the very good teams(refs helped them versus Greenbay, and Patriots gave them the game earlier in the year).
The only team that a worry about is the 49ers, which the Falcons will not see until the NFC championship. Now that team is the complete package. They can do the long plays, run the ball, play on the road, play hard hitting defense, great special teams and control the line of scrimmage.
It seems to me that the only way to beat them is to go no huddle right off the bat to negate the pass rush, since their secondary is extremely suspect. Turner should be used as pass protector ONLY. Mike Nolan will have something drawn up for Kap, but it’s always been an issue for our defense to stop the run. I feel Kap is more of a threat than Wilson due to his size/strength, though.
You have to beat the best to be the best, so it really doesn’t matter. If the Falcons can get the running game going, then they will be hard to stop in the playoffs.
Birdman
December 21st, 2012
6:59 pm
Big Lou
The way I see it is The Birds will probably start with Seattle or Washington . That is if the Falcons win one of these last 2 games and get the first round
Unca' Bob
December 21st, 2012
7:22 pm
Why is it I still have a hard time moving past the Lions?
Big Lou
December 21st, 2012
7:37 pm
Birdman
They should not have a hard time beating the Lions, unless they sleepwalk the game like the one versus the Panthers.
We match up very well with them. They have zero run game, below-average run defense, and are very turnover/penalty prone.
All signs point to a blowout.
Only way it’s not is if they don’t give effort.
Arno
December 21st, 2012
7:41 pm
Of course you’re right, Unca’ Bob. I only look beyond because the Falcons HAVE to beat the Lions. Unthinkable that we would squander this opportunity to build on last Sunday’s statement game. The significance of that game — THE GAME — reverberates through Falcons history. We HAVE to beat Detroit.
Unca' Bob
December 21st, 2012
7:42 pm
One more example?
Unca' Bob
December 21st, 2012
7:43 pm
Not you Arno.
Arno
December 21st, 2012
7:48 pm
Sorry, Unca’ Bob– not me what?
Arno
December 21st, 2012
8:22 pm
So Calvin Johnson needs 182 yards to break Rice’s single season record. Will there be even more pressure to get CJ the ball? Will Schwartz use breaking the record as a decoy? Seems unlikely since they have no other proven receivers. Maybe it gets into Stafford’s head and becomes a distraction. One thing’s sure– the TV guys will go on and on about it.
Birdman
December 21st, 2012
8:50 pm
we all have seen it before Unca Bob bit’s time to take note and see if this team is for real. Time to quit playing around and actually see if this is really the year for us .
BEAT the Lions and be ready for the playoffs
Birdman
December 21st, 2012
8:57 pm
Falcons don’t need to wait until the last game to clinch the no 1 seed . The time is now with the lions.If we lose this game then to me it proves we ant ready yet for the SB
Rocky
December 21st, 2012
9:08 pm
UB, cant leave you hangin:
why?
-9/30-carolina 30-28
-10/7-washingtom 24-17
-10/14-oakland 23-20
-11/18-arizona 23-19
-11/25-tampa 24-23
-12/9-carolina 30-20
BAD PERFORMANCES: 42.86 % (6/14)
So why may you have a tough time looking past the lions?
Consistency is the answer!
Big Lou
December 21st, 2012
9:12 pm
We also got to remember that this is the same Lions team that reportedly told the refs to get the cart when Matt Ryan was knocked out of the game for a couple plays.
I doubt they are taking this team lightly.
Big Lou
December 21st, 2012
9:14 pm
Tampa and Washington were not bad performances. Those were just hard-nosed battles.
And no nfl team is blowing out teams every game. They just make sure to beat the good teams on the schedule, and ATL has done that.
falcon21
December 21st, 2012
9:23 pm
Suh is my only worry, they have nothing to play for except getting the CJ the record, we all know what Suh is out to do!
Rocky
December 21st, 2012
9:25 pm
Blowout games:
- KC
- San Diego
- P
Rocky
December 21st, 2012
9:36 pm
- Philly
- Giants
Good Performances: 28.57% (4/14)
Leaves 4 games as soso: 28.57%
JMHO, Were not as bad as we played against CAR 2 weeks ago and history shows us were not as good as last week against the Giants. So where is this team? We all hope the latter and tomm. night will help shape the future for this team heading into the playoffs.
But as Unca’ Bob and myself and many others, this team has been wildly inconsistent and we all hope they turned the corner last week. Hope is good but some may need to rewatch some games this yr.
falcon21
December 21st, 2012
9:38 pm
We had many close games this season and yes we were lucky to win the Carolina game but unlike the past, we have found a way to win the close games. That is what a good team does. Detroit may be a hard fought game but they are an NFL team, nothing comes easy!
The Time is NOW
December 21st, 2012
11:07 pm
falcon21 – well said.
Unca' Bob
December 22nd, 2012
8:15 am
JJ and Rocky,
That pretty much sums it up for me. I need to be shown which team shows up every game.
Unca' Bob
December 22nd, 2012
8:24 am
falcon21,
We have won close games this season and we show a great tenacity. It just seems to me the “D” shows up one game and the “O” stays home and vice-versa. Tonight should/could be a statement game. The lions are no slouch.
Birdman
December 22nd, 2012
8:27 am
I will assume that the Falcons no how much this game is needed . They will be in the spot light for the Saturday night show. I think they are now head strong after such a big win last Sunday
One thing that concerns me is how the dirty play that the Lions are known for . I hope all our guys have a safe game with these guy’s . Falcons win
31 to 14
GO FALCONS !!!!!!!!
Birdman
December 22nd, 2012
8:32 am
Unca’ Bob
I hope that they are getting it together now . What a great time in the season for this team to get real hot . I think tonight will answer that question
falcon21
December 22nd, 2012
11:44 am
Unca’ Bob, I was just eating a little crow with my last comment, I have been negative about this team all season. I wish the O and D would show up every week also but they just keep winning, I guess I got to give them a little credit for that.
Wings
December 22nd, 2012
11:59 am
falcon21,
How are you doing as now a little time has passed? I lost my grandmother who lived next door on Christmas Eve when I was a kid, and I always think of her at Christmas.
I think we have to give the players a lot of credit for the wins. Sometimes, I think the players have won in despite of not having a full array of tools by the coaching staff – mainly HC.
Big Lou
December 22nd, 2012
12:04 pm
You had a team(the lions) who knocked our starting QB out the game and reportedly said get the cart/get this guy off the field.
If you think ATL is going to take this team lightly… you’re crazy.
They are going to whip the sh!t out of this team. Book it.
Also, all the Lions have is Calvin Johnson and Mike Nolan has done a great job at taking their(opposing QBs) best option all season.
Why will it change now?
Lions suck. The only thing they have going for them is their defensive line.
ATL would have to go into the game half-dead to lose to them.
falcon21
December 22nd, 2012
12:24 pm
Wings, doing well my friend, thank you for asking. Had the same thing happen to me many years ago on Christmas Eve. Also agree with your last paragraph.