Coming into the 2009 season, fans and sports enthusiasts alike had high hopes for the Atlanta Falcons.
Quarterback Matt Ryan was coming off a prolific rookie season and the team had added a new offensive weapon in tight end Anthony Gonzalez. The team was

Atlanta Falcons’ Tony Gonzalez is so intent on achieving and maintaining greatness that he makes a study of it. He is a voracious …

Rewind to exactly a year ago, and you would find yourself looking at the Atlanta Falcons. 
Potential Super Bowl candidates at the time, the team that had amazed everyone in the NFC South got knocked out early in the playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is not interested in comparing his stats.
Last year, as a rookie, he threw just 11 interceptions, three fewer than this year.
Last year, he completed 61.1 percent of his passes, but he dropped to 58.3 this year.
“As far as

Michael Turner is sitting out Atlanta's season finale against Tampa Bay, finishing 129 yards shy of his second 1,000-yard season. Turner missed five of the Falcons' last seven games and carried just 13 times after a Week 10 loss to Carolina. He

The Falcons were not holding a pity party for themselves after none of their players—not even tight end Tony Gonzalez – was selected to the Pro Bowl.
After last season’s improbable rise to an 11-5 record and a playoff berth, the Falcons have

Matt Ryan doesn't consider himself an expert on Falcons history. The 2008 Offensive Rookie of the Year understands, however, that part of his job description as the quarterback is serving occasionally as a team spokesman. The 24-year-old Ryan grew up

Roddy White etched his name is Falcons lore, right next to Andre Rison as perhaps the best receiver in team history.
With a stellar showing against Buffalo, White became just the second Falcons receive to eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark three