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| Jaguars choose Mularkey as head coach |
NFL Football |
01/10/2012 |
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| rk) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have chosen Mike Mularkey as their next head coach. The team made the announcement Tuesday night saying a press conference will be held on Wednesday to introduce Mularkey, who has been the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons the last four seasons. The Falcons were eliminated from the playoffs with a 24-2 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. Under Mularkey, the Atlanta Falcons averaged a franchise- record 376.6 yards per game in 2011. The 50-year-old Mularkey has previ |
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| VanGorder takes defensive coordinator position with Auburn |
Division I College Football |
01/09/2012 |
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| Auburn, AL (Sportsbooks) - Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder is headed back to the college ranks, having accepted the same position with Auburn University. VanGorder spent four seasons with the Falcons, who lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Giants on Sunday. The Falcons' defense improved each season under VanGorder: ranked 24th in 2008, then 21st in 2009, 16th in 2010 and 12th this past season. VanGorder is not new to the Southeastern Conference, as he was the defe |
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| Have the Falcons reached their peak? |
NFL Football |
01/09/2012 |
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| the day with their Mile High miracle (more on that later), the most startling development of an otherwise stale and predictable opening weekend of these 2011 NFL Playoffs was how the curtain closed on one of this season's presumed headline acts. The Atlanta Falcons have come a long way from where they stood some four-plus years ago, when a series of scandals sabotaged an already star-crossed franchise, but Sunday's lopsided loss at the hands of the New York Giants was a sobering dose of hard reality that the e |
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| NFL Playoff Game Capsules |
NFL Football |
01/08/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbooks) - Eli Manning threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns to win his first postseason game at home, leading the New York Giants to a 24-2 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Hitting eight receivers and completing 23-of-32 passes, Manning pulled the NFC East champions out of an early-game funk and the Giants defense took care of the rest, stopping Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on two key 4th-and-inches plays. After the second one, Hakeem Nicks slashed through Atlanta's |
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| Manning, Giants too much for Falcons |
NFL Football |
01/08/2012 |
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| nd at home. Until Sunday, Eli Manning had done plenty of the former, but none of the latter. Manning threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns to win a postseason game at home for the first time, leading the New York Giants to a 24-2 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Manning hit eight receivers and completed 23-of-32 passes, pulling the NFC East champions out of an early-game funk. The Giants defense took care of the rest, stopping Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on two key 4th-and-inches plays. "Both i |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 8, 2012) |
NFL Football |
01/08/2012 |
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| Dennis Dixon, RB Mewelde Moore, CB Cortez Allen, LB Mortty Ivy, T Jamon Meredith, C Maurkice Pouncey, DE Al Woods Broncos - S Brian Dawkins, FB Austin Sylvester, FB Spencer Larsen, LB Mike Mohamed, T Ryan Harris, TE Julius Thomas, DE Derrick Harvey ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Falcons - QB John Parker Wilson, CB Brent Grimes, LB Stephen Nicholas, C Brett Romberg, T Kirk Chambers, WR Kerry Meier, DE Cliff Matthews Giants - WR Ramses Barden, RB Da'Rel Scott, LB Mark Herzlich, C Jim Cordle, |
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| Falcons CB Grimes out vs. Giants |
NFL Football |
01/08/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbooks) - Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes will miss Sunday's playoff game against the Giants because of a knee injury. Grimes was questionable for the game after missing practice for two days, then participating on a limited basis Friday. He started all 12 games he played during the regular season, but missed four of the last five. He had 49 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and 14 passes defensed. Falcons linebacker Stephen Nicholas (toe) was also sitting out a |
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| Falcons' Jones and Turner probable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
01/06/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbooks) - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Michael Turner are among 18 players listed as probable for Sunday's playoff clash with the New York Giants. Jones, who has battled several injuries through his impressive rookie season, was a full participant in Friday's practice despite a thumb injury, while Turner was limited in practice with a groin ailment. Also listed as probable for the NFC wild card game are back-up running back Jason Snelling (knee), wide |
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| Giants' Tuck probable after missing Friday's practice |
NFL Football |
01/06/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbooks) - New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck missed Friday's practice with a shoulder injury, but is listed as probable for Sunday's NFC wild card game against the Atlanta Falcons. Tuck aggravated a shoulder injury against the Cowboys in the final week of the regular season. Linebacker Mark Herzlich (ankle) is the lone Giants player to be ruled out for Sunday's game. Tight end Jake Ballard (knee) and defensive end Osi Umenyiora (ankle/knee) are both probable after being lim |
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| Tensions high as Giants host Falcons in NFC First-Round tilt |
NFL Football |
01/06/2012 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Calling somebody a "dirtbag" isn't a very flattering annotation, even if it may be entitled. New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck didn't seem to mind when he used the unfavorable remark to describe the Atlanta Falcons' offensive line. "Yeah, we've seen it. We know they have that quote-unquote 'reputation,'" Tuck was quoted as saying in the New York Daily News when asked about the Falcons' style of play. "Most people, you would call them dirtbags. "But it is what it is. We've got to mak |
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