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
Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1,815 comments Add your comment
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2012
8:41 pm
That was a great throw by Brees. He is really good.
FalconFan
November 29th, 2012
8:41 pm
DECOUD!!!
Draggin Fly
November 29th, 2012
8:41 pm
DeCoud grabs the egg.
Never First, Just the Best!
November 29th, 2012
8:42 pm
Starting just like last time. WoW
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2012
8:42 pm
Thomas DeCould with a hurtling interception. Helped the way a free safety is supposed to help.
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
8:42 pm
Stomp Em!!!
Sonny Clusters
November 29th, 2012
8:42 pm
Mr Blank must be giddy about now. Can you see him, Mark?
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
8:42 pm
In your face Brees
Todd grantham
November 29th, 2012
8:42 pm
If the Falcons lose tonight I’m gonna be boiling mad!!
DawgNole
November 29th, 2012
8:43 pm
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
8:37 pm
Once again, reference my post @ 8:16!!
The Falcons are gonna play their best Game of the Season!!
We’re stomping the Saints.
_________________
Now don’t go puttin’ that jinx on ‘em, BC–you and Mark. Just be quietly optimistic.
LOL at The Aints
November 29th, 2012
8:43 pm
Drew Brees throws like a woman, LOL
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
8:43 pm
Thats eggcatly what I’m talking about…
Never First, Just the Best!
November 29th, 2012
8:43 pm
OK *0 Yards Turner /Rodgers Boom Boom Boom!
Mr C
November 29th, 2012
8:44 pm
Bradley, was that McClain or Decoud with the INT
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
8:44 pm
Good name Mark…………..but you better change it to ” Massacre at the Georgia Dome “…………………………………Atlanta is going to destroy the Saints tonight !
Todd grantham
November 29th, 2012
8:44 pm
McClain saved our bacon
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
8:45 pm
You think Atlanta isn’t fired up ?…………………………hehehehe
godless heathen
November 29th, 2012
8:45 pm
I’m eggstatic about the opening drives.
Draggin Fly
November 29th, 2012
8:46 pm
Katrina call
godless heathen
November 29th, 2012
8:46 pm
C’mon refs. Katrina was a long time ago.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2012
8:46 pm
It was DeCoud. Sorry. I mis-typed and, because our blog platform is working at half-speed, it took me a half-hour to correct myself.
Roy
November 29th, 2012
8:47 pm
That was pass interference. Had that happened to the Saints, refs would have thrown a flag.
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
8:47 pm
The Saints are going to need the officials help to compete with Atlanta tonight, but don’t the Saints always get help from the officials ?………………..ha
JK
November 29th, 2012
8:48 pm
Ridiculous. Blatant pass interference.
The Ceiling Fan
November 29th, 2012
8:48 pm
Hey Mark, is Darth Goodell at the game?
The Ceiling Fan
bnakka
November 29th, 2012
8:48 pm
No refs don’t call PI’s for the Saints…..Didn’t you see the last game?
godless heathen
November 29th, 2012
8:48 pm
At least the NFL Network guys don’t worship the Saints like Fox, NBC, CBS, and ESPN do.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
8:49 pm
That had to hurt…
Black Reality(The Hardest of All)
November 29th, 2012
8:49 pm
Can you smell the fear of elimination in the air tonight????????????
LOL at The Aints
November 29th, 2012
8:49 pm
I like that McClain fella,, he’s the real deal.
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
8:49 pm
Thats what pressssure does…
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
8:50 pm
Don’t be scared Chris Owens
godless heathen
November 29th, 2012
8:50 pm
I’d put somebody on Colston.
Todd grantham
November 29th, 2012
8:50 pm
Looks like Smitty and company have hatched a pretty good game plan.
phil
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
Booooooooo!
falconsrus
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
willy Mo
Jimmy
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
Whoa! Nice hit
Roy
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
BOOM! Damn Willy Mo! lol!
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
Good lick…
lees
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
Moore just gave some more!
J.J.M.
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
Who’s calling plays on 3rd down defense my goodness
Black Reality(The Hardest of All)
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
The Fans brought the Eggs, but the Falcons bringing the Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!
godless heathen
November 29th, 2012
8:51 pm
Birds are hitting hard. I hope they can maintain the intensity.
LOL at The Aints
November 29th, 2012
8:52 pm
Some serious hittin goin on
kingdaddy
November 29th, 2012
8:52 pm
Finally stopped em…
phil
November 29th, 2012
8:52 pm
Better…
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
8:53 pm
Let’s go 94 yards.
Sonny Clusters
November 29th, 2012
8:53 pm
Hey, the moon is not orange tonight. That’s a television trick.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2012
8:53 pm
This is the hardest I’ve seen the Falcons play in a while. But sometimes you wonder if emotion will burn out.
DawgNole
November 29th, 2012
8:53 pm
Filter’s eatin’ stuff. Trying again:
Ga Dome looks like it’s rockin’. Falcons sure do need to reward that enthusiasm tonight.