The Atlanta Falcons today unveiled throwback uniforms that the team will wear twice this season to honor the inaugural 1966 team.
This week AtlantaFalcons.com reviews the final games of the 2008 season. The Birds went 3-1 over the last four games of the year, including three-straight victories in December. But a playoff loss in Arizona was a premature end to the inspiring, 11-5 season.
Over the next two weeks AtlantaFalcons.com will review the Falcons 2008 four games at a time. This week, we look at the first four contests which included the emergence of Michael Turner as one of the team's primary weapons on offense.
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Matt Ryan is the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played in Week 15.
Four Falcons players are up for awards on NFL.com, three for their performance in an overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Head Coach Mike Smith talked about Sunday's win over the Bucs and this week's game at Minnesota when he talked with Atlanta media on Monday.
The Falcons took an enormous step toward the postseason Sunday with an emotional, 13-10 overtime victory that featured Michael Turner's seventh 100-yard rushing day of the season and John Abraham's move to 15.5 sacks on the season.
Coach Smith reacts to the Falcons' 13-10 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 14, 2008 at the Georgia Dome.
Buccaneers' coach and player quotes from the Falcons' 13-10 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 14, 2008 at the Georgia Dome.