Most Memorable Falcons Games Ever???

to post this exact same thing to every single team’s blog? I can understand being a fan of multiple teams, but jeez…

My favorite Falcons memory was when country singer Johnny Paycheck forgot the words while singing the National Anthem before a home game in the early ’70s. Now, he belongs to the ages…

As a fan since 1970, I’ve seen a lot of high-, and low, lights, mostly on TV since I live in KY…a lot of them tend to run together. But one game I’ll never forget, and probably the greatest sporting event I personally have ever attended, was also from that great ’97‘98 year: the regular season home game in which the Falcons beat the 49ers to clinch the division, and also got a little payback for about a decades’ worth of humiliation. The only way that game could have been greater was if it had been on Monday Night, which has always been a horrorshow for the Birds. Anyway, packed Georgia Dome, the atmosphere was electric, we got up on them early thanks to that sweet Chandler play-action to Terance Mathis, and held off a furious Niner comeback late. We clamped down on Garrison Hearst, who left injured if I recall correctly. Best of all, from our seats on the 15-yard line I got to see Jerry Rice let a sure TD pass from Young go right through his hands, only to get laid flat on his ass a split-second later by Eugene (the Solicitor) Robinson. Everyone around me jumped up at least two feet in the air when that happened. It was especially sweet to me as I couldn’t stand Rice, thanks to years of running up the score on us with Montana and Young.