Live from Falcons versus Saints: Welcome to the Egg Bowl!
Borrowing a Mississippi custom, the winner of tonight's game gets a handsome egg trophy. (AP photo)
By now, you’ve heard that some workers at Hartsfield-Jackson greeted the arrival of the New Orleans Saints by pelting a team bus with eggs. What the humorless Saints apparently failed to grasp was that the throwing of eggs is an Atlanta welcoming tradition. Like draping a lei around an arriving tourist is in Hawaii. Or like tossing beads is during Mardi Gras.
Wait a second. Scratch that last one.
As if this rivalry of Big Ben Right and Drew Brees rubbing it in needed more fuel, the egg toss surely supplied it. These teams, as you know, despise one another. The Falcons hate the Saints because the Saints keep beating them and laughing about it. The Saints hate the Falcons because the Falcons never seem to get the yolk … er, joke. (And also because of Roddy White. Don’t forget Roddy White.)
Cold numbers in a heated series: The Saints have won 11 of the past 13 games against the Falcons and seven of nine since the advent of Dimitroff/Smith/Ryan. Yes, it’s getting old. Yes, it’s time for the Falcons to beat this team, which on the record isn’t all that good. Yes, I believe it will happen tonight.
And with that, the figurative floor is again open. I’ll be here to watch, comment and toss out the ceremonial first egg. I invite you to join me, and I promise to do my best to see that all of y’all have an eggcellent time.
By Mark Bradley
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Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
excellent
tyler
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
wow
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Big Break!!
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
How lucky can you get?
Roy
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Well that was great.
80sFalcon
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Clock saved us on that one
Draggin Fly
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Brees needs an egg timer.
MFranklin
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Brees is a primadonna…
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
I told you 17 – 7 at the half you dufus…………………………
Jaded
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
What. A. Break.
DawgNole
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Now that’s HUGE right there. MB was right; shouldn’t have burned that last TO.
phil
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Wow.
I don’t know what to say….
An all time boneheaded screwup by the Katrinas.
chirp
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
A tale of two quarters. Graham’s penalty kept it a two score game. This is fun.
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Defense has to be gassed. This is the result of the three and outs early after short Saints possessions. Falcons got lucky since Saints get the ball to start the half.
Tn Dawg
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Where is Rogers. Why is Snelling in the game. What is the deal Falcons?
AndrewRiggs
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Whew!!!
Sam
November 29th, 2012
9:57 pm
Hahahahaha
Roy
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
That was pure luck. We dodged a bullet there. But I’m still sick to my stomach about how we continually let teams hang around. Teams like the 49ers, Giants, Bears, Packers, etc will BURY us in the playoffs if we don’t step on their throats first.
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
Does the phrase “Saved by the Bell” apply to football as well?
Jay Dubu
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
Saints get the ball 1st out of the half. D has to stop them, and the offense has to put some points on the board.
falconsrus
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
Time bandits “we’re Pirates we take what we want and we want what we take”
me
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
No flag on NO on the last play, only had 6 men on the Line of scrimmage.
Mr C
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
Bradley was right, they needed that time out
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
Can’t believe the Saints huddled before the last snap. Awful on their part
Ivan
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
What a huge break
we steal ruin this state
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
With apologies to Mick Jagger “Time is on my side”
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
That half ended ugly. Hope we make some adjustments on offense…
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
hehehehe
Growler
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
See how important clock/game management is, peoples?
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
Brees is not that big how does he keep getting out of what should be sure tackles?
keith
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
We need to wrap Brees up when we blitz him, just poor tackling on our part, missed opportunities!!!
Dennis
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
No doubt the Birds still lead the league in allowing 20 – 30 yard pass completions over the middle.
Tn Dawg
November 29th, 2012
9:59 pm
The Falcon’s coaching staff is not getting it done on Offense.
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November 29th, 2012
9:59 pm
That was the dumbess decision I have ever seen Brees make.
phil
November 29th, 2012
9:59 pm
Saved by the clock….
But only for now.
Brees will throw for 400 in the second half alone.
bnakka
November 29th, 2012
9:59 pm
Ha ha Falcons and their fans just got saved from getting a heart attack and a conniption
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
10:00 pm
The Saints are desperate for this win and making errors and mental mistakes that is going to be an Atlanta plus and a New Orleans downfall…………………………Falcons will end the Caints season tonight…………………………
me
November 29th, 2012
10:00 pm
@MTSeats “Wonder why the Falcons aren’t respected”
Yeah. But I know why you aren’t. Dumb as dirt.
mars=lifetime dawg
November 29th, 2012
10:00 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Starting the second half at 17-7. Whew!!
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:00 pm
Ok Smitty, gett’em jackedup at half time. Get the D back in the game.
DawgNole
November 29th, 2012
10:00 pm
Gotta go. Y’all pull ‘em through.
matty
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
How many YEARS will it take for Falcons defense to realize Brees always moves at the last minute. We have watched elude sacks forever
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
Ever think we’re just not good enough to step on throats?
Clearly we aren’t.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
We have got to come out and stop them in that first drive of the second half.
Draggin Fly
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
9:58 pm
Brees is not that big how does he keep getting out of what should be sure tackles?
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It’s those magic black ballet tights he wears.
bnakka
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
Saints get the ball back lets see where this game is heading..
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
Check back later…
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
Falcons need to get back to the defense they were playing in the 1st quarter. Offense needs to put points on the board. It should be at least 28-7 right now. No doubt about it. Tired of it. Mike Smith must have a fetish with close games or something.
Wow.
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
Falcons should be moving the ball better than this. Which team REALLY has the worst defense?
Roger
November 29th, 2012
10:01 pm
like mike smith was managing the saints play clock