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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J.J.M.
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
Punt the ball
Roy
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
Can never just put it away can we? Can never make it official. Always gotta come down to the last few plays.
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
We can’t throw downfield at all tonight?
Wow.
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
Too conservative.
Section 212
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
If he misses….OT
Kissinger
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
Terrible O line play. Does not bode well for playoffs.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
Mr. Blank please buy us an offensive line.
Network
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
Pathetic… Need a new team….replace them all!
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
They are playing man with our high profile receivers and they can’t get open.
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
I would punt that ball
Mark
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
Another underneath throw short of the marker on 3rd down.
jo
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Not even in fg range..
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
If nothing else the Saints used a timeout.
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Mistake to try a FG here…..
Booooooo!
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Of course, if Bryant hits the kick, the checkdown is fine. Gonna be a tough kick to make, though. Real tough.
Scott
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Praying! Great time to run a fake FG! but..nahhh, just make it Bryant!
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Okay, we try long range FG miss it and give them a short field. Makes since to me.
ramblinwreck80
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Saints “D” sucks…except when playing the Falcons…
Falcons65
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Counting on Bryant’s need to redeem himself. Hope he nails it.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
11:11 pm
Yall thought I was kidding about the FG…Must have been the lol…
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
Punt the darn ball Smitty……..gggggggggggggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Al
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
Really? The guy misses a chip shot last week and another from medium distance. Has missed 5 inside 50 and you’re gonna try 55? Punt the ball and pin them in. The off chokes yet again with stupid play bland plays calls so at least give the d some room. No, he misses and brees will have them inside the falcons 20 in 3 plays,
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
Nothing at all downfield tonight? Bizarre.
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
Time to make another long clutch field goal, Matt Bryant!
B.. Thenet
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
You have two of the best WR in football and one of the best TE in football, and when you need a first down late in a game you run two straight RB screens?
Jaded
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
I think I’d just try to pin them deep. Too low percentage of a kick.
Pete
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
He makes this and the game is oiver-Like the POS Saints!!!
Dawgballer
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
Field goal here would surely ice this one….maybe 85% sure
Falcons65
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
Man, we started so strong and it’s like we ran into a bunch of swamp gas.
Wow.
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
This play calling show the complete lack of confidence in the OL. Smith knows Ryan can’t scramble and he also knows that Baker and co. can’t block a middle school team.
Mark
November 29th, 2012
11:12 pm
Ordinarily, I’d punt but I have more faith in a 55 yard FG to go up 2 scores than I do keeping the Saints out of the end zone with 5 minutes left.
jo
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Dont kick the fg here…punt!
mars=lifetime dawg
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Getting sick of this kind of excitement. I ready for some boredom, for Pete’s sake!
jbill
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Good
sid
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
guess the fool didn’t learn from last week…..you punt here….if they miss the Saints have it near midfield
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Okay. I stand corrected. Great kick.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
YES!!!
Wow.
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Gooooooooood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
I can’t believe that!!! Matt Bryant is a beast.
Jaded
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Now I like it.
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Wow……………….we are saved
Al
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Make a 55 miss a 22. Whatever
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
It’s GOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD…
Roy
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
I think that one did it.
keith
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
We have to get better passing the football!
Pete
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Who Dat Bitc*
me
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:10 pm
They are playing man with our high profile receivers and they can’t get open.
They are not open after 2-3 secs. But they are open after 4-5. But the horrible pass protection prevents Ryan from throwing the ball downfield.
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
I wish at least one team from Atlanta would, for just one season, just dominate and put people away when they are supposed to.
Nice job, Bryant.
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
11:13 pm
Big points. Still disappointed.