Saints’ photo op in Atlanta blown out of proportion

For those who clicked onto the Yahoo! front page on Wednesday, one of the revolving headlines featured at the top of the page read, “NFL team’s classless move” with a picture of a Saints player. The article went on to describe the situation after the Falcons game on Monday night when all of the Saints [...]

Saints fend off Falcons, clinch playoff berth

Even though the Saints game against the Falcons on Monday Night wasn’t what football pundits and fans predicted, the Saints were able to pull out a hard-earned 17-14 over their rivals, clinching a playoff berth in the process. Monday night’s game was not a shootout as many expected, but was surprisingly a heated defensive battle. [...]

Matt Ryan’s winning streak at home comes to an end after Falcons fall to Saints

When New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees found tight end Jimmy Graham for the go-ahead touchdown with 3:24 remaining in Monday’s game, everybody knew it was only a matter of time before Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan took over—or so we thought. Ryan usually thrives when the Falcons are trailing late in games, but the [...]

Studs, Duds and Fantasy Football–Week 16

A QB probably won you a championship this week or lost you one. Such is the disparity of life. Let’s review with a special QB-centric version of this week’s studs and duds. Best QB 34 points from Aaron Rodgers as he was returning from a concussion (bet you haven’t heard that line yet) and playing [...]

Start’em and Sit’em: Monday night and Tuesday (??) Night games

These Sunday night and Monday night games are so important to fantasy matchups every week. Even if you’ve built a big lead, your opponent can still have some huge games left in the National spotlight and your lead can suddenly evaporate. But, of course, it can go the other way, too. You can catch up [...]

Will Tony Gonzalez retire if the Falcons win Super Bowl XLV?

According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionW, it appears Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez is thinking about retiring—especially if his team ends up winning the Super Bowl in February. At 35, Gonzalez’s contract runs through next season, but if the Falcons end up hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, it wouldn’t come as a [...]

7 Fantasy Players on the Downswing

Even if you are playing in the consolation bracket, there is no excuse for failure. If you drafted Ryan Mathews in the second round, lost Jermichael Finley and drafted Kevin Kolb, there is no reason to give up now. So, these are the guys you should stay away from in these last weeks of fantasy [...]

Heads Up, 7 Up (Players, that is)

Value means everything in the playoffs and just your luck, we have a gift for you this holiday season–7 players who are on the up and up: Jon Kitna, QB, Dallas Cowboys–Kitna has excelled quietly after Tony Romo went down for the season in October. He’s put up pretty solid numbers against whichever team he’s [...]

Trent Dilfer doesn’t like Atlanta, thinks New Orleans Saints bounce them

ESPN’s Trent Dilfer doesn’t like the Atlanta falcons this season and he thinks that the new Orleans Saints will not only beat the Falcons this week, but will come back and bounce the Falcons out of the playoffs. You can watch his comments right here. The Atlanta Falcons are the winners of eight straight games [...]

Top 10 Rants From Week 15 of 2010 NFL Season

With just two weeks left, the NFL playoff race is beginning to heat up with teams from both conferences–leaving fans with plenty to talk about. Here are the top 10 rants from Week 15. 10. They may not be heading to the playoffs, but the Bengals and Panthers deserve some credit for ending their horrendous [...]

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