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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Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
10:10 pm
Roger — Bama 17 UGA 16
mars=lifetime dawg
November 29th, 2012
10:10 pm
Okay… second half, NO MORE BOBO BALL!!!!!!!!!
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Atlanta will kill those zombie aints in the second half……………hehehehe
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Phil, Bama is not capable of beating UGA 40-0. It will be a 10 point game Georgia 27 Bama 17
Roger
November 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
I say this cause sooner or later the tide has a let down in SECCG
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Skeeterleg!
And down goes the collective IQ a few more clicks…..sigh.
falconsrus
November 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Where is LSU playin this saturday the Toilet bowl Go Dogs
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Gotta improve thrid down conversions. O of 5
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
0-5 on 3rd downs. I thought it was bad, but not that bad. Reverting to some bad habits against these guys. But we usually do.
MTSeats
November 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
If the Saint’s D (near the bottom) adjusted that quickly, then, this is the product of coaching!
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
Nah…
Dawgs 24-21.
MFranklin
November 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
To:
Mr Cox of the AJC
From:
Mike Franklin
I have tried to publish this about two dozen times now. This is my last attempt. I will not be returning here to the AJC so… if that was the intent, you win. If not, I genuinely hope you find a way to unscrew the comment policy.
My comment follows, once again:
Ref crew really horrible tonight.
No pass rush and no, we didn’t need babin.
Something tells me that MB is gonna celebrate tonight if we lose.
The ground game was working while they have our passing routes nailed. Why not run more?
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
Would have been a little different if the Saints had gotten points out of the last drive.
LHarding Dawg
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Hey, I’ll take 17-7 on any game at halftime. We’ll find out on this drive if Atlanta came to play.
You will also see a lot more of Turner this half.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Let’s go D
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Okay. Don’t let them start running the ball
Mark
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
UGA 27 BAMA 20
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Ryan and our D…..
Awful tonight.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Not looking good.
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Lets go Falcons.
Take this half & take this Game.
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Brees is just looking too comfortable against us.
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Alright guys come on
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Not a good start
MFranklin
November 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Ref crew really bad this evening
No pass rush and no, we didn’t need Babin.
Something tells me that MB is gonna celebrate tonight if we lose.
The ground game was working while they have our passing routes nailed. Why not run more?
Jay Dubu
November 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Defense picking up where they left off.
bowfan
November 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
headlines Friday: NO loses when THEY can’t punch it in from the 1 yard line.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Big John’s second deflection.
DawgFanFromAL
November 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Where’d the ATL run game go?
techmule
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Here we go again. play one good quarter ,thats right 1 qt and quit and 2nd qt and the entire 2nd half and still get about $116.000 for each player thats rite $116.000 just 4 this game.Ticket buyers go buy you some more tickets and get the same ole same ole a game they -should -could -would have won (IF)they had this or that happen in the game.
Roger
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
come on falcs
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
We can’t stop em now….
We’re in big trouble.
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Too comfortable. Too easy.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
How are these guys getting so wide open.
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
This is getting too easy. Now we have to start listening to the Drew Brees love fest.
AndrewRiggs
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Why are they so open?!
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Phil — Bree’s is on his way to 400
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Saints or Falcons will end up with more rushing yards???
techmule
November 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
BIGGEST LOSERS IS THE FALCONS FANS.
DawgNation2010
November 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
The Atlanta corners are playing to soft.
treaddawg
November 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
As always, opposing teams get a huge cusion while falcon receivers look like a bunch of linus’s wearing saints blankets
mars=lifetime dawg
November 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
Middle LB not important, huh?
techmule
November 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
STUPID STUPID
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Defense playing softer and softer. I’m sick to my stomach watching this team week after week. Conservative ball.
Jay Dubu
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
I thought the defense tailed off in the 1st half because the offense was 3 and out on a few series, but they are getting shredded.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Who does Joe Vitt remind you of?
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Yep.
JSS
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
SMDH…
Nothing beats SEC fans, it will always end in jail time or violating normal human behavior at a Krystal at 4:30 in the morning!!!
Pro football is on, Saturday will be here soon enough, then you harass poor Jeff Schultz!
sid
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
how many times have we seen this movie before….nothing ever changes with the Falcons.
UGABrave
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Looks like the D is gassed already..getting gashed
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
4 down territory.