6 January 2009, 9:14 am
The Tangipahoa Parish area's two remaining teams in the prep football playoffs saw their postseason rides come to an end Friday night.... Read More »
6 January 2009, 5:26 am
The Atlanta Falcons have turned their focus to the 2009 season following their playoff disappointment.... Read More »
6 January 2009, 4:21 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Smith won’t let his Atlanta Falcons forget all the great things they achieved this season.... Read More »
5 January 2009, 9:36 pm
FLOWERY BRANCH — Mike Smith says Matt Ryan’s rookie honors grow more prestigious all the time.Pro Bowl alternate? Smith was impressed.NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year? A huge accomplishment, said the coach.Then, after the Falcons’ surprising 11-win season ended with a wild-card loss at Arizona... Read More »
5 January 2009, 5:13 pm
Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Mike Smith are done with "The Process." Those were buzz words the two used all season long as the team was being rebuilt and came together to win 11 games and end the franchise's four-year playoff drought. With the process complete, it's time f... Read More »
5 January 2009, 4:03 pm
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank paces the sidelines in the closing moments of his team's loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter of an NFL wild-card playoff football game on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals defeated the Falcons 30-24.... Read More »
4 January 2009, 8:59 pm
"I'm disappointed. Our whole football team is disappointed." - Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith. It was an unhappy ending to a Cinderella story. The Falcons were no way expected to reach the playoffs this season after their woeful 4-12 performance the previous year.... Read More »
4 January 2009, 12:01 am
Veteran Kurt Warner threw a pair of long touchdown passes and Arizona capitalized on costly mistakes by Atlanta rookie Matt Ryan as the Cardinals downed the Falcons 30-24 in the National Football League playoffs.... Read More »
3 January 2009, 9:07 pm
GLENDALE, Arizona : Veteran Kurt Warner threw a pair of long touchdown passes and Arizona capitalized on costly mistakes by Atlanta rookie Matt Ryan Saturday as the Cardinals downed the Falcons 30-24 in the National Football League playoffs.... Read More »
3 January 2009, 4:54 pm
Glendale, Ariz. — The Falcons' improbable climb from NFL doormat to the playoff penthouse suite ended here in the desert Saturday. Arizona's small but quick defense throttled Atlanta's offense in a 30-24 victory in the wild card round of the NFC playoffs at University of Phoenix Stadium. "I'm disa... Read More »