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

Matt Ryan's biggest mistake of the day turned into a touchdown in Sunday's win over the Minnesota Vikings.

The Atlanta Falcons are becoming more than a feel-good comeback story. With wins in six of their last eight games, the Falcons are an unlikely playoff contender one year after their 4-12 finish.

Wayne Gandy had a piercing thought when the cart came to take him off the field in Nashville last season.

Jonathan Babineaux doesn't always get noticed. The Falcons defensive tackle doesn't have gaudy stats.

As usual, Monday night's 11th annual Dining By Design fund-raiser for DIFFA, or Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, was a senses-saturating gala filled with fascinating table concepts.

The Falcons spent the offseason cleaning. They hired a new coach to mask the skunk left by Pepe le pewtrino They drafted a rookie quarterback to distract from the odor of dog carcasses.

The Atlanta Falcons were supposed to be the worst team in the league this season, according to "experts" from Sports Illustrated, ESPN and pundits from all over.

He reached for the book. The moment John Abraham heard the news on July 17 - he was in the Falcons' facility when his Treo buzzed with this text: "Mike and his friends have been indicted" - he was torn.

ATLANTA : The question seemed to stump John Abraham. What's that? The Kansas City Chiefs are the youngest team in the NFL? Abraham just shook his head as he stood at his locker, looking around at all the new ...

One week after Matt Ryan introduced himself with a touchdown pass, Michael Turner broke a rushing record and Mike Smith won a game and gave the world a game ball, some joker had to go plug in an old videotape.

This wasn't a victory. It was a cleansing breath. The cowardly coach who scrambled to Arkansas.

YAHOO! Story published at magicvalley.com on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Last modified on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:45 PM MDT In this May 12, 2007 file photo, Atlanta Falcons receiver Joe Horn runs after making a ...

Atlanta Falcons players are giving new coach Mike Smith credit when they say they already feel they're back on top.

Much as so many people try, the idea of trying to predict a team's future is impossible to do with any great accuracy, particularly when that team has a new head coach, new systems on offense and defense, and - ...

Jamaal Anderson is willing to talk about his expectations for 2008. Ask him what happened in his rookie season, and the Atlanta Falcons' defensive end changes the subject.

The Carolina Panthers survived a scare Wednesday after tests revealed that a knee injury to backup defensive tackle Ian Scott wasn't serious.

Michael Vick was busted. Bobby Petrino was a bust. The Atlanta Falcons needed a new start, and so they've cleaned house.

OPEN CAMP: Saturday, July 26, Flowery Branch, Ga. LAST YEAR: Falcons lost their quarterback, Michael Vick, to dogfighting charges before season and lost their coach, Bobby Petrino, who quit with 3-10 record and ...

CAMP OBJECTIVES: The first training camp of the Mike Smith era is likely to include a great deal of focus on revamping the league's 29th-ranked scoring defense of a year ago.