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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Never First, Just the Best!
November 29th, 2012
11:20 pm
Take a hike Jaded, You are pulling for seasons pass. Saints are done.
Falcons65
November 29th, 2012
11:20 pm
Eggscellent.
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Owens…..whew.
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Great play by Owens.
Jaded
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
DAM!!!!!!!!!
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Play Chris Owens!!!
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Shuttem down
Mark
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
After 1st game with Saints Roddy and crew were saying how they didn’t win but we gave it to them – That was debateable
Nothing to debate this game. After the 1st quarter they have dominated this game as much as any you’ll see.
Maybe we can hold on!
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Section 212
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Yessssss
Falcons65
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
YES!!!!
AndrewRiggs
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
GAME!!!!
jbill
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Falcons ball…
Al
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Look at that loser woman with a baby at the game. WTF!
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
HAHAHA.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Owens coming up big. Another INT…
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Defense wins championships!
Martin
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
There’s the int
Pigskin
November 29th, 2012
11:21 pm
Ho – Lee…..
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
YES SIR!!!
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Ballgame boys…………………………………………hehe
80sFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
BABS!!!
we steal ruin this state
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Egg nog.
Sam
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Defense wins one. Just like the broncos game
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Pressure baby! And that’s how you win in the NFL!
mars=lifetime dawg
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
I take back everything I have ever said about Owens!
falconsrus
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Suc k eggs caints
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Another pick!!!!! DId you say you needed a tooth pick, Mr. Brees?!??!??!!!!
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!
Draggin Fly
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Ball Game…back to the FEMA dome little brothers.
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Ball + Game
DILLIGAF
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
GAME!!
Go Dawgs!
GATA!
UGA/85′
Jaded
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Feels so good to put the nail in the Saints’ coffin.
Pigskin
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Game ball to the defense!
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Everyone talk about Matt Ice all you want against the Cardinals. Drew Brees just threw 4 INT’s
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
We’re gonna snap Bree’s record TD streak!!!!
It will be a special night.
Jay Dubu
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Four turnovers!!! The O’Fense has close out the game here.
me
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
hahahahahahahaha.
Falcons hold one of the top offenses in the league to 13 points and listen to the bitch’s on this site.
Too funny.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Beirman make the play…
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Baby steps Turner.
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:22 pm
Zero blocking…
Boooooooooooooo!!
Section 212
November 29th, 2012
11:23 pm
We need a TD
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:23 pm
Turner hit the hole
Sam
November 29th, 2012
11:23 pm
The refs are idiots
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:23 pm
Are they ever going to blow a whistle when forward progress stops!!!!!!
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
11:24 pm
Touchdown Saints? I don’t like this.
AndrewRiggs
November 29th, 2012
11:24 pm
W…T…F!?
Al
November 29th, 2012
11:24 pm
Hahaha are u kidding? The same thing uga did to ga tech! Fall to the ground you dolt
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
11:24 pm
WHAT A CROCK!!!! FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED!!!!
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:24 pm
Oops