Location: Flowery Branch, Ga. | Stadium: Georgia Dome (71,250) | Owner/CEO: Arthur Blank | President/GM: Thomas Dimitroff Head Coach: Mike Smith | League Championships: 0
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POWER RANKINGS
Power Rankings
Date
Ranking
Previous
12/01/2009
14
15
Matt Ryan won't play this week, which means Chris Redman will have their playoff hopes on his right arm against the Eagles. Can he play as well as he did last week, now that they know he's coming?
11/24/2009
15
14
They have three consecutive homes games to turn their season back around. The defense just gives up too many big plays.
11/17/2009
14
11
With Michael Turner down with an ankle sprain, it's time Matt Ryan truly takes over the offense. He has been struggling, and that has to stop.
11/10/2009
11
15
They have to be thrilled with how their coach took up for them on the sideline last week. Mike Smith doesn't back down, and neither do his players. They have to be careful at Carolina this week.
11/03/2009
15
12
They played well at New Orleans, especially in the second half, and the schedule gets easier now. They are a good 4-3 team.
10/27/2009
12
5
Fresh off the Dallas loss, they head to New Orleans to play the Saints. A loss there, and they'll be thinking about the wild-card road.
10/20/2009
5
6
The next two weeks will be big for the Falcons. They go to Dallas and then play a Monday night game at New Orleans. Losing corner Brian Williams for the season will hurt.
10/13/2009
6
9
Matt Ryan and that passing game will be even better as the season moves along. Ryan is gaining more and more confidence and will get even more the rest of the way. They looked dominant at San Francisco.
10/06/2009
9
8
They better have worked on that run defense during the bye week. That will make or break the Falcons the rest of the way.
09/29/2009
8
3
They head to their bye off a bad loss at New England. They did nothing in the second half. The run defense has to play better.
Our season is over fellas it's time to pack it in and call it a year the curse will continue on! It's one thing to lose to the Saints, or the
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Antonio Pierce had an MRI taken yesterday that unexpectedly revealed a bulging disc in his neck. The risk of serious injury is too great to play him, so he goes directly to &q
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