That said, I probably can’t compare them, because I was only 16 when the Dome opened. I do know, though, that I prefer outdoor football, and am glad Mr. Blank apparently shares my opinion.

My favorite gameday memories aren’t actually of any games, but postgame at Atlanta Fulton-County. The team, as we know, wasn’t exactly a world-beater, and the players would tailgate in the parking lot afterward. You could just walk up to their cars, ask for autographs, etc. – a dream for a 10-year-old. I still have a picture of me and Dave Archer, one of his arms in a sling, the other holding a beer, taken in the parking lot.

Somehow I don’t see the 2009 Falcons doing this.

….the only falcons game that I have ever been to. This past season when we played the Broncos. When they came out to “In the Air tonight” remake by Nonpoint, i had chills going thru me. At halftime, they celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the 98 team. Listening as the crowd went ape shit when they started calling names out like Morten Anderson, Chris Chandler, Bob Christian, Jamal Anderson, Jessee Tuggle, O.J. Santiago, Chuck Smith, Bob Whitfield, Terrance Mathis, Ray Buchannan, Travis Hall, …..and those are just the ones I can think of off top. They absolutely brought the house down when they called Morten’s name. I was trying to tell my brother ( who was 2 feet away from me) something and he couldn’t understand a word. It was a four way tie for second between Jamal, Jessee, Chris, and Terrance. The hammer gets my vote.
 I remeber watching Denvers fullback bust us up more than once and thinkin back to the previous years draft telling my boy Ricky how I wished Atlanta would catch him in the secoond or third round. Jay Cutler was throwing darts the entire time.
 It was the only game I went to see and even after they lost , I left there with a good feeling and a smile on my face because i saw how Matt and the team kept answering and was in position to win the game at the end. I saw they way they played all four quaters hard and I knew that the pieces are falling into place. i cannot wait for this season to get here. Burner Turner, Matty Ice, Norwood, Roddy, Tony Gonzalez?? I am not sure too many teams want them problems……

Just got confirmation that I’m headed to Boston for the Pats game this fall. A buddy up there says tickets are almost in hand.

I’ll be the guy in the Shockley jersey. Safe to say, the only guy in a Shockley jersey.

1. The playoff game against the Rams because it was my first playoff game and we blew them off the face of the earth and I was sure we were super bowl bound after that game. At the time it was the loudest game I’d ever been too.

2. The Bears game this year for obvious reasons but also because on the way in there were so many Bears fans all over while we were walking in and our section was filled with them. As a STH in section 302 I’m begging my falcons fans to get season tickets for that section cause it seemed like every game it was rival fan section. It wasn’t too bad though since we won 7 out of 8. Anyway seeing the Bears fans faces at the end of the game was quite possibly the best thing ever and I’ll never forget it.

3. The Rams game this year simply because of the end of game drama. We were behind the Rams almost the whole game while NO was being blown out by Carolina but suddenly NO came back and took the lead at almost the exact same time we took the lead over the Rams. They didn’t show the NO score the entire game until they took the lead which was during the celebration for our touchdown and you could feel the anticipation and hope in the air. We all know NO screwed us over after that but that moment was incredible. Also I remember the ref made a terrible call on a Turner fumble and we booed him for the entire Ram drive after that.

Only been to two Falcons games, but in my first I was able to see Vick’s first pro TD. Chris Chandler was still starting as Vick was a rookie, but they brought him in once they got close (within the 10 yard line). Vick ran it in for the score.

I was at the other end of the Dome, but it was pretty memorable.

I have been a falcons fan for about the last 6-7 years, but I never got a chance to go to a game since I live on the west coast.

last season I went to the chargers falcons game in san diego…the one where we absolutely demolished them on the stats board and they just got lucky with a few scores off turnovers. I went completely decked out in my atl attire, including my matt ryan jersey and sideline hat. turner torched the chargers defense and put up 5 times as many yards as LT, and matty ice threw for two touchdowns.

As you may know, chargers fans are very prideful and I took a lot of heckling, especially because I was carrying a large sign that read: “YOU GOT RID OF THE WRONG TURNER” in reference to their coach…that really pissed them off lol, but I got the last laugh

I’m going to try to fly up this october to SF to see matty ice and co. show shaun hill how to throw the ball