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The top two seeds in the NFC meet up in this year’s championship game. The 49ers find themselves in the NFC Championship game for the second year in a row, this time with Colin Kaepernick as their quarterback. They will take on the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons who barely made it to this game.
The Atlanta Falcons come into this game as the top seed in the NFC. But that may not be enough to peg them as favorites one day after the Broncos, who were the top seed in the AFC, lost to Baltimore. And with the Broncos’ loss, Seattle is now the hottest team in the NFL.
Eight teams, four games. Who will emerge from the NFL Divisional Playoff Round to the Championship? Kurt Allen provides one version of what may happen.
The final Monday Night Football game of the season will take place on Saturday when the Falcons head into Detroit with a chance to clinch the top spot in the NFC.
With three weeks remaining, 24 teams remain in the hunt for the NFL postseason. Do teams like the New York Jets and St. Louis Rams have a realistic chance?
With the fantasy football playoffs approaching, I know team owners are reading this in one of two situations: you are almost assured of a playoff spot and need to think long-term or you’re fighting like heck to get one and need to think short term. Well, I’ve got some advice for both situations.
The last remaining undefeated team in the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons, is looking to complete a perfect first half as they take on the 3-4 Dallas Cowboys.
Why, when fans and media are asked to name the league’s best, do so many of them confidently pronounce the 5-1 Houston Texans, or the 5-2 New York Giants, or someone else NOT the Falcons as the top dog?
In this post for Week 6 of the fantasy football season, I will point you toward the guys on the waiver wires, or deep on your benches, who should be piquing your interest for various different reasons. So grab a snack, settle down, and without further ado let’s get into the fantasy football sleepers of week 6.
Liven up your MNF viewing experience with the sensation that’s sweeping the nation: Keith Mullett’s Monday Night Football Drinking game. You’ll be waiting on pins and needles for the next “National Football League” reference.
Both the Broncos and Falcons are coming off of double-digit wins in Week 1, albeit against much different teams. This game will be very evenly matched and will feature two explosive offenses.
For this Sunday’s slate, we’ll give you a take on one of the two strongest projections The Ole Computer is making and some basic analysis as to why it may be so.
The 2008-11 mini-era under Mike Smith marks the first time Atlanta has done as much as record consecutive winning seasons, so there isn’t a long lineage of great players in Falcon franchise history. Kurt highlights the best of the best and then makes his selection for the Falcon’s Ultimate Franchise Player.
The second set of games on Wild Card Weekend starts off with a great matchup, as the Atlanta Falcons are going on the road to face the New York Giants. The Saints easily defeated the Lions yesterday, so the winner of this game is heading into Lambeau to take on the 15-1 Packers.
Postpone taking down that Christmas tree and cleaning up the mess left behind by relatives and enjoy your weekly dose of Monday Night Football. Watch the New Orleans Saints (11-3) host the Atlanta Falcons (9-5) to wrap up the last of the Christmas weekend games.
