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Arizona Cardinals tight end Stephen Spach celebrates his first down catch with teammate teammate Ben Patrick as Atlanta Falcons safeties Erik Coleman and Lawyer Milloy react to the last first down of the game ...

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.

And now for the Tuesday Countdown: 10 - The roster makeover in Flowery Branch this off-season won't quite leave the smell of napalm that last year's did.

The future of Matty Ice is secured. He's Jim Kelly, maybe better, which is pretty darn good.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner is pressured by Atlanta Falcons' Lawyer Millory, left, during the first quarter of an NFC wild-card playoff football game Saturday, Jan.

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 ...

It was barely a year ago that the Falcons visited Arizona and returned home with a three-point overtime loss.

It seems appropriate to me that the Falcons are heading off to Phoenix to play the first game in their most improbable playoff run.

Flowery Branch --- In their first playoff game in four years, the Falcons will call on cornerbacks Chris Houston and Domonique Foxworth to defend the Arizona Cardinals ' passing game.

Louis on Sunday. After catching three passes for 48 yards, White finished the regular season with 1,382 yards.

No longer bothered by sore ribs, Jerious Norwood feels 100 percent for the Atlanta Falcons.

It was easy to lose track of the number of times John Abraham limped off the field last week in Minnesota, only to return moments later.

He could not have been more correct. Losses by Dallas, Tampa Bay and Carolina, coupled with Atlanta's win, left the Falcons with a chance to capture the NFC South title.

What was once viewed as an aberration has morphed into quite possibly the Minnesota Vikings' greatest concern as they chase a playoff bid: Star running back Adrian Peterson can't seem to hold on to the ball.

Here's a snippet of Falcons coach Mike Smith's postgame news conference after the Falcons clinched an NFC playoff berth with a 24-17 win at Minnesota.

They need to rename the Metrodome. Just call it the Georgia Dome North. The Falcons own the building.

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

The Falcons defensive coaches were looking for better play against the run after getting gashed for 184 yards rushing last week against New Orleans.

Of course it's absurd. A young offensive line, a rookie coach, a franchise coming off a season of complete chaos -- how can rookie quarterback Matt Ryan have the Falcons on the verge of the playoffs? "He's a ...

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