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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FALKONFAN13
November 29th, 2012
10:47 pm
Lets GO Tony G! Ok Roddy! Lets put this one in the end zone now!
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
10:47 pm
ANOTHER FIRST DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!
me
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
Go with Quiz on the edge….
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
Our defense is good enough, IMO, to win a Super bowl. Our offense needs to find a killer instinct. They are not good enough to win the Superbowl. If they develop a killer instinct, and a mentality to score everytime they touch it like it’s their last drive, then the Falcons can win it all..but not until.
Sam
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
I don’t trust turner scoring from 4
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
1st and goal. How about it O-Line?
Prognosticator
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
I’ll be in Alpharetta EARLY tomorrow morning to collect my “Christmas” gift and the nit’s to the bank, then to the beach in S. Florida for a few days. Tolja so!!!
Al
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
3 qb sneaks.
Mark
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
Make a statement and mash it in there!!
falconsrus
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
Willy Mo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
We called TO there?
Good grief.
jo
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
We need a td since we cant win on our account we must score when the saints are being so generous
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November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
No Kerryb, Ryan threw a catchable ball.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
Did I just step into a parallel diminsion???
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:48 pm
If they run this ball up the middle and gets stopped I’m going to puke.
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
My dad had surgery today. It was 14-0 when I left the hospital. I got home as Spoon was picking off Brees. I hadn’t seen them get a first down until this drive. Crazy.
Seymour Scagnetti
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
This is where the O line needs to be nasty and strong…that’s where games are decided
vesaversa
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Still waiting for the elite QB Matt Rayan to show up in this game . The Falcons have put so much time and money in this kid who will never win a Super Bowl ring in his entire career .It might be time Draft a real QB who can move in then pocket.
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Stupid…..
Damn fools.
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
SMDH!
Al
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Hes tooooo effing slow omg idiots
keith
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Give it to Jaquizz on a sweep please!!!
keith
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Give it to Jaquizz on a sweep please!!!
Sam
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Are u freaking serious. Running a toss with turner
Mark
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Toss sweep to slow back
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Why is Harry Douglas in there blocking and not White or Jones? Stupid
david t
November 29th, 2012
10:49 pm
Great defense Willie Nice few plays after the INT.Come on guys punch this in.And no matter what.You Ryan haters go fuck yourselfs.Your a disgrace to us loyal Falcons fans….
Dawgballer
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Why would u sweep with turner and not quizz?
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
TG flinched
jo
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Now we are in trouble..1st and goal….they have us where they want us now…a FG is not goodenough here!
J.J.M.
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Here we go again
FALKONFAN13
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Now we IMPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Inept offense. Going backward
keith
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Not the time to implode fellas!!!!
vesaversa
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Falcons are a pathetic team
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Bull crap call.
Al
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
OMG same bs every time. Get inside the 5 and do this crap. Now time for a pic
dennis
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Somebody needs to slap the stew out of the play caller!
nodefense
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Harry D needs to go.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Pass the ball dummy. The penalty will help. Give them room…
Mark
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Throw it to Gonzales now
me
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
Ref saw that twitch that we couldn’t see on TV. But he hasn’t seen Saints holding.
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
This is just getting comical
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Some great playcalls down here. Yeesh.
FALKONFAN13
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Who was he throwing the ball to on that play?
Sam
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Even my wife was calling that toss a stupid call
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Zero chane we score now….
Booooooooooo!
80sFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Seriously?
J.J.M.
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Why not use julio like calvin johnson
Growler
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Just remember, though: in the playoffs this year — it could be all about turnovers, play selection and clock management. Teams that are +3 in the turnover battle almost always win, no matter how many yards they give up. We’ll see what happens in the last 15 minutes.