Brian Williams News

The Falcons playoffs hopes are fading fast after a gritty loss in New York on Sunday.

While it might be too early to flush the season, a loss would hamper the Giantsa TM chances of making the postseason, especially considering the fact that in four days they have to play on the road against a Denver team they really dona TMt know.

I would imagine that bus ride home was not a pretty sight. The Falcons went into Carolina with an opportunity to sweep the division series and laid an egg.

Carolina's Richard Marshall came down with Matt Ryan's high pass that was intended for Michael Jenkins in the fourth quarter.

The Falcons 31-17 victory of Washington this weekend capped of their first half of the regular season with a 5-3 record.

Chris Houston expects Carolina receiver Steve Smith to do anything he can to rile the Atlanta secondary this weekend.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Power Rankings: Preseason: 8. This week: 9. 2009 Schedule/Results Where they stand: The Falcons are 5-3, but we're still trying to figure out who they really are.

Are the long-suffering Hawks the flagship of Atlanta sports? I'm fairly certain they'll never play a game against one another, but it's one of those rainy-day topics - and today is a rainy day - I find irresistible.

Here's D-Hall, trying not to call attention to himself. He was overrated and overstated, but he still made the Pro Bowl and made some plays.

Despite consecutive losses and a 4-3 record, Thomas Dimitroff says he has a good feeling about the Falcons.

The one thread that runs through the last three performances by Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is that the oppositionA - Chicago, Dallas and New Orleans - " brought the noise up front.

Drew Brees and the Saints will look to exploit Atlanta's struggling secondary. Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas On paper, it might be the biggest mismatch of the NFL season.

A visit from the Atlanta Falcons stirs emotions with the New Orleans Saints even when both teams struggle.

Nico Rosberg has confirmed that this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be his last with the Williams team in Formula One.

He could be out "more than a couple weeks," Norwood said. Norwood is the Falcons ' backup behind Michael Turner .

Miles Austin will make the second start of his career Sunday vs. Atlanta and it will be difficult to duplicate his first start when he caught 10 passes for a franchise-record 250 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas City two weeks ago.

Here's a familiar scene: Falcons running back Michael Turner getting hammered by the Dallas defense in Sunday's 37-21 loss.

Posted by Anthony Stalter NFL.com is reporting that Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins is out for the season with a left knee injury, while FOX Sports reports that Falcons cornerback Brian Williams is done for year after tearing his ACL in Sunday nighta TMs win over the Bears.

ORCHIDS to Brian Williams, who brought his "Think Kindness" campaign to local schools this week.

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