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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Billyho55
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
BALL NEVER LIES! WHO DAT B!TCHES!
Growler
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Hah! What a nutty game.
You believe now??
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
number 5
Scott
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Drew “INTERCEPTION KING” Brees!
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
FIVE INTERCEPTION (should be 6)
Flowery Branch Yellow Jacket
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Just need about two first downs, and this game is over!
mars=lifetime dawg
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Love me some Missouri Hammer!!!!!
Coach D
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Moore, Spoon, & Abe!!!
Big Crimson 75
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Bree’s owns 5 Picks tonight.
Raiderbeater
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
In all honesty these are horrible refs…I’m a falcons fan and that’s interference.
Saints season is over. Time to plan the summer batches!
2 > 7
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Running backs, if you’re hit, just fall back.
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Get a damn first down!
Please!
1990_Champs_GT
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Keep turner on the sideline!
Section 212
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Wow. We never have an easy game. Much due to our own doing. Dirk has called a bad game. None of the Falcons offense deserves to be on the post game stage. Abraham and Moore should be on the stage
chirp
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Now that was an athletic play! Five INTs. I want to hear Brees say they own the division just one more time.
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
HAHAHAHA take it, Saintsrefs. No playoffs or streak for you!
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
hahahahaha hehehehehehe……………there goes the Saints shot at a Super Bowl this year……………………………………………….lmao !
LOL at The Aints
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
And Drew SleeZe keeps on breaking records in the Georgia Dome, LOL
jbill
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Well the “D” has really earned their money tonight…………….
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:35 pm
Defense gets the game ball.
Manny
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Falcaints,
So the Saints isn’t a real team, right?
Thanks for the clarification!
chickenman
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
but its his division?!?
me
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Brees with 7 picks over last 2 games. But he is great QB because he won a super bowl that was just about given to the saints by the officials.
1990_Champs_GT
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
No rivalry, huh?
You believe now??
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Who Dat? HA HA!!!
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
5 picks is a record for Sleeze in the Dome……………………..hehehehe
80sFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Ball goes to the D. They pinned their ears back and took it to the saints
Growler
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
BALLGAME!
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
That helps….
Yes!
Scott
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
I have no more fingernails!…I’m going to make some scrambled eggs
kerryb
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Falcons D intercept Brees 5 times and end his TD pass streak.
1990_Champs_GT
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
No class, huh?
me
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Now I would love to see a crack back on Lofton by Roddy. hahahahahaahah
LOL at The Aints
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Phil, STFU Please!! LOL
Arthur
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Mr. Blank paid for an explosive offense but is not getting what he paid for, Thanks to Mike Smith.
playmeortrademe
November 29th, 2012
11:36 pm
Man, gotta luv Quizz.
UGA Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Best response to trash talking. “Look at the scoreboard, fool.”
Manny
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Hey Saints fans!!!!
WHO’S DIVISION IS THIS????
MenVsBoys
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Rodgers HAS to be our money back!
Michael M.
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
STB4 and hiramaint…………….knock knock?? Who dat ? its the dirty bird you fools !…………hehehehe
chickenman
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
if Ryan had a game like this, all yall would be killing him
Mark
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Better to be lucky than good sometimes anyway
Growler
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
If Tampa Bay loses (or ties) Sunday, Falcons clinch the division and home playoff game.
phil
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Hahahahahaha!
Goodbye, Aints.
SCFalcon
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Well I said it earlier this week, after tonight no more putting up with all the bayou butt heads on this blog.
Enjoy your long January at home!!!!!!!
Kiss off chumps!
me
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Falcons hold Saints to 13 points playing without our top 2 corners. HAHAHAHAHAH.
Scott
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Thank you Saints for owning the NFC South! You gave this game up for the Falcons!
Section 212
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Nice game fellas
AndrewRiggs
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
Who Dat? NOT Y’ALLLL!!!
Great Falconi
November 29th, 2012
11:37 pm
YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Survive,” eh?
Screw you, Nessler. We picked off Brees five times.