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Mike Smith says Matt Ryan's rookie honors grow more prestigious all the time. Pro Bowl alternate? Smith was impressed.

The clock struck midnight on the Atlanta Falcons' Cinderella season with this past Saturday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the Wild Card round of the NFC Playoffs.

Give or take a tight end, that platoon is set. And now the general manager who aced his first offseason can muster all resources in the effort to fix his defense.

The Falcons ' improbable climb from NFL doormat to the playoff penthouse suite ended in the Arizona desert Saturday.

This was the team you expected in September. The team before the unlikely metamorphosis, the one before the rookie quarterback and the unassuming coach and the beleaguered owner who really would've settled for ...

Journal-Constitution Pro Sports Editor Chris Vivlamore asked the same eight questions of several prominent Falcons.

Putting pressure on Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner, who was sacked only 26 times this season, is key for the Falcons' defense Saturday in their NFC playoff game.

Instead of making vows to lose weight, save money or get fit, a U.S. charity is challenging people to log on to the Internet to make New Year resolutions to help others.

Matt Ryan is more than the face of the sensational turnaround by the Atlanta Falcons.

The Bucs' late-season defensive breakdown has highlighted one of the team's top needs of the offseason, we hear.

At some point, they started to gather tangible evidence that they could contend for the division title and make the playoffs.

Keith Brooking will be in the Georgia Dome several hours before the Falcons' 1 p.m. kickoff with St.

The first-year head coach wants his players satisfied only with improving each week and taking incremental steps toward accomplishing the goal of winning Atlanta's first Super Bowl.

December 23, 2008 3:00 PM Our next stop in the team-by-team mailbag tour is Atlanta.

Beneath the scrum, Justin Blalock held onto his redemption. Matt Ryan had just tumbled through the air, searching for the end zone but losing the ball as he flew end over end.

Ten seasons ago, the Falcons did the impossible in Minneapolis. They won their only NFC championship.

There are few members of the Falcons who haven't flourished with the installation of a new regime in Atlanta, but sources say SLB Michael Boley is one of them.

In addition to being a hard-hitting linebacker and special teams player for the Falcons , Coy Wire is also a thinker.

The Falcons representation at the Pro Bowl could double. Quarterback Matt Ryan and defensive end John Abraham are first alternates and would be added to the NFC team if a player at their position gets injured ...

ATLANTA : John Abraham just kept coming at the Bucs. First, he shoved an offensive lineman into the quarterback.