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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sid
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
dreadful
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
If we kick a FG here, I’m gonna lose it.
vesaversa
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Why build a new billion dollar stadiums for this bunch of misfits.
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Falcons not only don’t look confident, they looked intimidated. Scared.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Anything for the refs to give the aint’s an edge.
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
What about the old-fashioned fade route to Julio??? Mabe get a pass interference? Any opinions???
nodefense
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Why is Snelling in the game
keith
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
WE NEED A WILDCAT FORMATION DOWN HERE, ANYTHING BUT THIS MESS!!!!
jo
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Wow…..we cant score even when they beg us to score….embarassment
mars=lifetime dawg
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
That was coaching. Or the lack thereof.
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November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Brees has given 3 picks to the defense and this game is still close. An elite qb at home would have put this team away.
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Why is Ryan always so skiddish vs. the Caints……………………come on man…………..need this 7 points here !
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:52 pm
Or chance….
Booooooo!
me
November 29th, 2012
10:52 pm
Where is Rodgers? Losing confidence in this offensive play caller. Saints continually dump the ball to Sproles underneath. Falcons should do the same with Rodgers. He is hard to tackle in space.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
10:52 pm
We need 7…
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
10:52 pm
I think the timeout was to remind the team that they are the Falcons and they cannot, under any circumstances, put the game away.
Al
November 29th, 2012
10:52 pm
Seriosuly 3 qb sneaks would have at least gotten to the 1!!!!
Mark
November 29th, 2012
10:52 pm
1st and goal and we call a timeout to run a toss sweep with the slowest back in the league.
2nd and goal – Penalty
2nd and longer – ugly looking dart throw
Sav FAN
November 29th, 2012
10:52 pm
FG-Makes it 20 -13-prolongs agony -briefly
MTSeats
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Ryan must have a clean pocket, always.
tyler
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Hey guys- don’t worry about it. Smitty’s gonna get that redzone offense “fixed” like he always does.
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
What a total waste.
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Bad play calling, bad decisions
Al
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Brilliant! 3rd and gol and run to the 4.
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
This is horrible!
Falcaints
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Wow, some Red Zone offense.
phil
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
I don’t get it….
Well, actually I do.
Jim
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Saints are giving us this game. They need to finish off these drives.
You believe now??
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
piece of crap
Sam
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Same ole bs
Saints Suck
November 29th, 2012
10:53 pm
Who is running this offense, Koetter or Smith? Why would they put Lard Butt Turner in there instead of Rodgers?
sid
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
where the hell is Rodgers….they are pathetic. Truly deserve to lose and likely will.
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November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Sorry folks but Matt Ryan is not close to elite.
Fishman
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
i just dont get it–throw the ball into the end zone
J.J.M.
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Freakin pathetic. No offensive plays whatsoever in the redzone
You believe now??
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
stupid morons
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Waste of a drive. Roddy drops balls, Julio runs the wrong routes, Ryan throws to invisible receivers, and our O-line is fat and can’t block. What gives? Give me a break! Can we finally get a team that knows how to win?!
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Need another pick & a sack or two of Brees.
MTSeats
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
I’m sorry, but this again, is team that will score 2 on the Giants.
jo
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Enter your comments here
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
I knew William Moore should have scored because I didn’t trust our offense tonight. They are making the Saints defense look like the 85 Bears.
80sFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Wasted turnover
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Falcons just never can put the pesky, nasty Caints away when they need to……………..
jbill
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
Falcons sick in RED ZONE! Not a Championship team.
Roy
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
This is why the Saints players are over there laughing even though they are down by 7. They know the Falcons don’t know how to put it away.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
10:54 pm
That false start penalty killed it and it was pure BS! Somebody check the refs facebook page. I betting aint’s fans.
me
November 29th, 2012
10:55 pm
what in the hell was that? Throw a 7 yard pass when you need 10 yards. I guess he was trying to get Bryant closer.
That was probably the worst 3 plays in a row of the year.
Fishman
November 29th, 2012
10:55 pm
i agree. where is Rodgers.
Falcons65
November 29th, 2012
10:55 pm
We are finding ever-new ways to ugly it up.
nodefense
November 29th, 2012
10:55 pm
Why don’t Mattie learn to run. I know Smitty we got to fix this.