With their backs against the wall, the Falcons will have to fend off an improved Carolina Panthers team if they hope to keep their playoff aspirations alive and kicking as the season winds down. The Panthers scored a big division win over struggling Tampa Bay last weekend and they’d certainly love nothing more than to play the role of spoiler as Atlanta tries to stay in the thick of the playoff race.

Falcons 31, Panthers 23

Sunday, December 11, 2011 – Bank of America Stadium

Pregame Coverage

• Your Falcons-Panthers Cheat Sheet: Download the one-page game primer
• Starters and Inactives for Sunday game
• Falcons producers on Twitter: Jay Adams | Dan Levak | Daniel Cox | More Falcons players, cheerleaders and personalities on Twitter
• The Atlanta Falcons official Facebook fan page
• Quick Hits: Video clips of the events and atmosphere surrounding gameday
• Monitor all of the ongoing updates

In-Game Coverage

• Join in the discussion about Sunday’s game on the official gameday thread on the FalconsLIFE Message Board
• Stats and Play-by-Play
• Ongoing Game Day Photo Stream

Postgame Coverage

• NFL Network: Falcons at Panthers Highlights
• Falcons postgame press conferences
• Blog Posts: Roddy, Tony Set Marks | Falcons Experiment at Right Guard | Rodgers Gets First NFL TD | Falcons Blaze Comeback in Second Half | Julio Goes to the House
• Falcons First Take: Mike Smith | Matt Ryan | Julio Jones | William Moore | Jacquizz Rodgers
• All Wrapped Up: Daniel Cox breaks down the important components of the game
• Notes & Milestones: Falcons at Panthers

Broadcast Information

• TV: The Falcons-Panthers game will be broadcast live on FOX beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
• RADIO: STAR 94 (FM) and 790 The Zone (AM) in Atlanta | Affiliate stations throughout the southeastern US

More Falcons-Panthers Coverage

• NFL Network: Falcons at Panthers Preview
• Sound Bytes: Mike Smith (Thursday) | Mike Smith (Wednesday) | Matt Ryan | Tony Gonzalez | Roddy White | Michael Turner | Curtis Lofton | Thomas DeCoud | William Moore | More Sound Bytes
• Opponent Sound Bytes: Ron Rivera
• Notebook: Carolina’s receivers, bouncing back, who to root for
• FalconCast Podcast: Jay Adams and Daniel Cox break down Sunday’s game at Carolina
• What’s Brewin’: AtlantaFalcons.com’s Lindsey Thiry catches up with LB Curtis Lofton
• Blog: Dominique Franks gets honored at home while continuing to improve in Atlanta
• Notebook: Julio moves past Texans loss, Carolina’s D-line, facing the Panthers’ triple threat
• Blog: Mike Peterson steps in and steps up
• Blog: Carolina’s offense has been an evolution since first meeting