Falcons Still Fighting

The baddest kicker in the land

The Falcons were eliminated from the playoffs two weeks ago. The expectation for this team was that we probably wouldn't have as good of a record as last year but that we would be a better team. The team has been hurt by injuries and the defense has not been as good as we hoped it might be. One thing we can hang our hat on is that this team is gonna fight until their final breath (unlike the teams in the past led by Jim Mora Jr and Mike Vick said point blank that they quit. Look at the Seattle score this week and you can tell Mora's team has quit on him). The Falcons have the longest current streak in pro sports of not having back to back winning seasons. To put this in perspective the Clippers have the longest streak in the NBA and it's not as long as the Falcons. With their demolition of Buffalo on Sunday we have moved within 1 game of having back to back winning seasons and building on something for next year.

Falcon Victory Bullets

• Welcome back Roddy White. 8 catches for 139 yards and 2 TDs. I'll take it.
  
• Nice to see the rookies mixing it up on defense. CB Christopher Owens caught a long INT that was meant for TO (TO gave up on the play and left Owens to play it like a WR) and Lawrence Sidbury got a strip and took it in to the end zone for a TD.
• Brent Grimes has really rebounded these last two games with 3 picks. He had a beautiful diving step in front of a wide receiver late in the game today.
• Punter Michael Koenen and Kicker Matt Bryant both got injured today which left DE Kroy Biermann to kick off and Matt Ryan as the place holder on extra points (Bryant punted once and was able to kick extra points). Biermann nailed his first kick down to the two yard line. Back-up QB was the back-up punter, luckily he wasn't needed. On Sports Talk Radio they said that when Biermann was warming up he missed the net and shanked one into the stands.
• The first offensive play of the game was a beauty. A 42 yard bomb from Matt Ryan to Roddy White for a TD.
• Eric Weems continues to be solid in the kick return game on punts and kick offs