| Hot and healthy' flies out the playoff window (Yahoo! Sports |
| The Cardinals and Chargers proved that regular-season marks and what we think we know can be irrelevant
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| Falcons' Smith edges Sparano for AP Coach of Year (AP |
| Mike Smith won't let his Atlanta Falcons forget all the great things they achieved this season. Even after their first-round playoff loss to Arizona, Smith urged the Falcons to concentrate on the positive -- which, of course, included his earning The Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award. "This
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| NFC playoffs: Eagles, Cardinals face familiar road (SportingNews.com |
| AFC second-round playoff breakdowns They say that familiarity breeds contempt, and it couldn't be a truer
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| Wild card weekend's five most valuable people (Yahoo! Sports |
| Honorable Mention: Matt Millen . I don't know that Matt Millen actually deserves an award, but it's got to be a
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| Wild card weekend's five least valuable people (Yahoo! Sports |
| Honorable Mention: 3conomics . I don't get the commercials, Wendy's. I know that you have three sandwiches that
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| Milloy one of decisions facing Falcons with season over (Yahoo! Sports |
| Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith acknowledged that the franchise has some issues to address in the offseason
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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| Arizona makes its case: 'We ain't no pushovers' (Yahoo! Sports |
| Do the Arizona Cardinals a favor this week: Don't say a nice thing about them. Tell them they were lucky to beat
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 04 2009 |
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| Turnover battle crucial in Cards' first-round win (Yahoo! Sports |
| The Arizona defense came up big when it counted, creating three turnovers and causing a safety vs. the Falcons
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| Warner, defense, lead Arizona past Atlanta 30-24 (AP |
| The Arizona Cardinals have consecutive home playoff victories -- 61 years apart. Kurt Warner opened with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald and connected with Anquan Boldin on a 71-yard scoring play as the Cardinals beat Atlanta 30-24 Saturday before a raucous, towel-waving crowd. It was the franchise's first
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| Cardinals advance with toughness, aggressiveness (SportingNews.com |
| Everyone points to the somewhat surprising success the Arizona Cardinals had running the ball Saturday as the
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 03 2009 |
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| Ryan throws 2 INTs in 30-24 loss to Arizona (AP |
| Atlanta's Matt Ryan opened the regular season by throwing for a touchdown on his first pass. He opened the playoffs with an interception. For the first time this season, Ryan looked like a rookie. And it came at the worst possible time for the Falcons in a 30-24 loss to
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| Antrel Rolle mocks Falcons with 'dirty bird' celebration (Yahoo! Sports |
| After scoring on a fumble return in the third quarter of today's wild card playoff game, Arizona Cardinals
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| Lions ex-president Millen takes rap for 0-16 mark (AP |
| Fired Detroit Lions president Matt Millen, the architect of the NFL's first 0-16 team, says he's responsible for its historic encounter with failure. Appearing Saturday on NBC's "Football Night in America," Millen said he would have fired himself after the 2008 season. He said that being sacked after the third
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 03 2009 |
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| Don Cheadle welcomes you to the playoffs (Yahoo! Sports |
| If it feels at all weird to you to be getting fired up for NFL Playoff football on a Saturday afternoon
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| DEs Anderson, LaBoy inactive for wild card game (AP |
| The Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals each were without a starting defensive end in their wild card playoff game on Saturday. Atlanta's Jamaal Anderson and Arizona's Travis LaBoy were inactive because of injuries. Anderson did not practice all week and missed his second game in a row with a high
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| Five things that have me curious on Saturday (Yahoo! Sports |
| 5. If Edgerrin James can make himself a factor . I like how Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin match
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| Falcons expect Ryan to deliver his 'A game' (Yahoo! Sports |
| Matt Ryan hears the whispers.With the Atlanta Falcons about to play their first playoff game in four seasons
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| Falcons DE Anderson misses practice, listed as questionable (PA SportsTicker |
| Atlanta Falcons defensive end Jamaal Anderson missed Friday's practice due to an ankle injury and has been listed as questionable for Saturday's NFC wild card round playoff game with the Arizona Cardinals
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jan, 02 2009 |
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| Falcons, Cardinals unlikely playoff participants (AP |
| One staged a remarkable one-season turnaround with a smooth, efficient rookie at the controls. The other emerged from a legacy of losing behind the ageless arm of a gunslinging veteran. The Atlanta Falcons vs. the Arizona Cardinals was not exactly a predictable playoff pairing when the season began. Their wild
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