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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Mark
November 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Falcons would have more if they had not quit running it.
treaddawg
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
cushion
Falcons65
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
Game is 60 minutes, Falcons. If you think you can slide with a quarter and a half, you lose.
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
This is just pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
QUIT THE STUPID BLITZ
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
Too easy.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
Dang!
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
Brees just has our number.
Dude is mentally tough.
jo
November 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
Falcons will be trying to come from behind to win this game…there is no defense…and the offense has stalled out…
The Hitman
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Is BVG back coaching us on 3rd down?
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Our offense better get moving
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Falcons defense is keeping em in the game but getting tired………….Ryan and the offense HAS got to score some points
Mark
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Looks like we’d start being aware of where Sproles is.
Jay Dubu
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Defense gets the Saints in 3rd and long, but fail to get them off the field.
sid
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
cannot remember a worse 3rd down defense…ever.
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Same ol Falcons. Fool you into thinking they are going to dominate the game, but then run out of gas in the 2nd-4th quarters.
Never First, Just the Best!
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Did the color guy go down to the locker room and stick his head up DB A** at thalf time?
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Falcons defense sucks
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Saints players literally have to run directly into us for a Falcon player to make a play.
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Falcons D is never ready
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
So depressing, even when you know it’s coming.
me
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Falcons have no pass rush and blitzes don’t work. But our linebackers are good at running downfield with their back to the line of scrimmage.
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Saints can convert 3rd downs with ease, yet the Falcons are 0/5 on 3rd down. What gives?
sid
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
fans at the dome know what’s coming.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
We are looking sloppy right now.
We are in trouble.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
HA!
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Falcons Defense looks completely lost.
Falcaints
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Picking p where they left off, the hapless Falcons defense.
me
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Saints can convert 3rd downs with ease, yet the Falcons are 0/5 on 3rd down. What gives?
Because you hear Sproles. And you never here Rodgers….
treaddawg
November 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
pwnage… guess the falcons aren’t aware that the guys running down the field might have a pass thrown to them…let’s just watch and see…
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
D making a stand!!!
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
TD right here….
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Saints had it. Lucky play.
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
I’ll be surprised if they don’t score
J.J.M.
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Saints are just running better plays
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Saints have to kick. They’re getting a lot of yards but not many points.
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Oh give me a break. I do like how Willy Mo hits though.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Only 3, that’s a break
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Offense is going to have to wake up now.
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Or there, Phil????
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Well the offense better do something.
Jay Dubu
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Offense has to come out and go straight down the field and put 7 on the board.
me
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Falcons have absolutely no pressure up the middle. That is the major difference between Atlanta’s D and San Frans D.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
That is two TD’s they have dropped.
Falcaints
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Just a matter of time. Look for a 3 and out for Matty choke.
Jaded
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Offense can’t afford another pitiful series here. Got to re-establish control of this game.
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Falcons need to get a touchdown on this next series to push that dagger on in the Caint’s hopes……………..
me
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Lets see if any adjustments are made to stop the Saints pash rush right up the middle.
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Saints should have lead….
Succesful playoff team? Us?
How?
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
We may be winning 17-10 but if we don’t pull away in the game and let’s say we win 24-17 or something like that…the media will not give the Falcons the credit at all. It’ll be the mistakes the Saints made (as always).