Falcons kick off Preseason after Green Bay/Lambeau Field mishap

The Green Bay Packers dropped the proverbial ‘Hall of Fame’ ball after the league cancelled the Hall of Fame Game due to “poor field conditions.”

“Due to safety concerns with the condition of the playing surface in Canton, tonight’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers has been cancelled. We are very disappointed for our fans, but player safety is our primary concern, and as a result, we could not play an NFL game on this field tonight.”

So now your Atlanta Falcons against the Washington Redskins becomes the game to kick off the preseasonFalcons 2

and Quarterback Matt Ryan for one, is looking to get off to a fast start this year.

“Well, I think you always want to start fast,” Ryan said. “I mean, anytime you play a game, you want to compete and you want to win, so that’s important. But offensively, I think you want to get off to a fast start, set the tempo, set the tone for what you want to be as an offense, and hopefully execute really well.”

Don’t expect first round pick Keanu Neal to take the field against the Redskins as was reported to be nursing a trunk, (torso) injury.

“I’m not going to say if he’ll play yet,” Head Coach Dan Quinn said. “He just saw the doc today. He had a trunk injury, and we’ll determine [his status] later in the week. Honestly, I don’t have enough information to tell you if he will or won’t. I think it could go 50/50 either way. I’ll let you know during the week.”

Plenty of great seats and affordable tickets are still available so be sure to grab yours today and be a part of Atlanta Falcons History!

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Falcons end skid, face undefeated Panthers

The Atlanta Falcons finally overcame themselves and ended their six game losing streak against the Jacksonville Jaguars last weekend and now face the still undefeated Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday.

Although they were two point underdogs against the Jaguars, the Falcons managed to hold on to their lead with their best performance in recent memory.  For the Falcons this week, this is a must win in order to stay in the playoff hunt and Head Coach Dan Quinn will continue to push his team.

“As far as I know, when you’ve got a shot, you’ve got a shot,” Quinn said. “We’ve got an awesome challenge ahead this week, and it’s one we’re absolutely jacked for. And we will be ready to rock.”

Tickets are still available for this pivotal match up so be sure to get yours today and help cheer on your Atlanta Falcons!!

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Falcons prepared for Colts

The Atlanta Falcons have used their bye week to recharge and individually address where each man stands on the merits of their work thus far.

“As a running back group we talked about finishing,” said FB Patrick DiMarco, who added that cleaning up small mistakes is an important objective, as well. “You don’t get that many (opportunities), especially in San Francisco when they limited us. You got to have some explosive plays. We just need to finish better, I need to finish my blocks better, (Devonta Freeman) needs to finish his runs a little harder.”

The team will be facing the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday.  The Colts are coming off an upset win over the Denver Broncos.  Plenty of great seats and affordable tickets are still available so be sure to get yours today and help cheer on your Atlanta Falcons!

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