Falcons Favorable Schedule

by danielduello on Aug 24, 2010 3:08 PM EDT

I don't know if this has been covered before on this site, but I saw this in the comments on the AJC. Of the 16 games the Falcons play this season, 12 come against opponents who were on the road the previous week. 5-6 (depending on if you count Arizona) were on the road on the west coast. Further, only one team is coming off their bye.

Falcons Vs………………………………who opp. played the previous week
@ Steelers……………………………………………..
Arizona……………………………………..@ Rams
@ Saints……………………………………@ 49ers (MNF)
San Francisco……………………………..@ KC
@ Cleveland………………………………..Bengals
@ Eagles……………………………………@ 49ers
Bengals…………………………………….. Bye Week
Falcons Bye Week………………………..
Tampa…………………………………………@ Cardinals
Baltimore …………………………………….Miami
@ Rams………………………………………@ 49ers
Packers……………………………………….@ Minnesota
@ Tampa……………………………………..@ Baltimore
@ Carolina……………………………………@ Seahawks
@ Seahawks…………………………………@ 49ers
Saints (MNF)……………………………….@ Ravens
Carolina………………………………………..@ Steelers

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This is a nice little tidbit

by orion12 on Aug 24, 2010 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed. Very nice.

I like the fact we are getting Green Bay the week after they play in Minnesota, which say what you want about Favre, but that team WILL beat the ever-living snot out of you.Even if they lose.

by thisistherevolt on Aug 24, 2010 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

Same with the 49ers

And we play 4 teams who will have just finished playing them. Gonna have to cheer for Patrick Willis to hit some people!

by danielduello on Aug 25, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

My favorite is Saints at home after they just played Ravens.

C’mon Ray.

by ChickenLay on Aug 26, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Good to see you back here, my friend

Very interesting, to say the least. I’m a little more encouraged by our schedule now.

by Dave Choate on Aug 24, 2010 6:14 PM EDT reply actions

Been Around

Just too busy to write much these days. Have the Falcoholic on the daily website list though.

by danielduello on Aug 25, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

sure beats the hell out of 5 teams coming off bye weeks last year!

at least we get the bengals at home after their bye week as well

by TheBierTruck on Aug 24, 2010 11:36 PM EDT reply actions

the schedulers were stupid last year

and they still are this year

"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season

by southman on Aug 28, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

yep

pretty much the opposite of last season. And dont think that the Falcons front office wasnt bringing that up to the NFL as often as possible before the schedules were done.

Life is a garden. Dig it!

by Hardcore Falcon on Aug 25, 2010 12:57 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds like we are getting Sloppy Seconds

Perhaps, I must go through Hell to get to Heaven......................if there is one.

by brotherbrown on Aug 26, 2010 3:11 AM EDT reply actions

I like these sloppy seconds.

Unlike the kind I would get Hooters’ if I was interested in (insert favorite slut joke here).

by thisistherevolt on Aug 26, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

It has it’s ups and downs
High Risk High Reward kinda of thing
In this case you could have a wounded team willing to lay down after a brutal beating.
Or you could have an Angry Team on the Rebound for revenge,
Interesting enough the four teams we face not coming from a road game is all four AFC teams. Bengals from a Bye and Ravens from a home game against Miami (Wildcats) so they might be geared up against gadget plays.

Perhaps, I must go through Hell to get to Heaven......................if there is one.

by brotherbrown on Aug 27, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I know … finally we catch a break with a good schedule! Hope it works to our favor…

by falconfanz on Sep 1, 2010 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

Here is another positive note for the birds schedule ....

Anyone else notice that we play all the COLD WEATHER/OUTDOOR teams in the early part of the season … We get road games @Pittsburgh, @Cleveland, & @Philly way before the start of the winter wonderland snow season …. our late season COLD WEATHER foes are all either at the GA DOME … or in some cases (Seattle) they have a DOME of their very own!

So unless we end up a wild card having to play in bone chilling cold & not in DOME SWEET DOME …. we should be set IF we can win the division with a good record.

Im just sayin’ … surprised no one else has pointed this out …. :) :) :)

by Chuck U. Farley on Sep 6, 2010 2:59 AM EDT reply actions

Anyone else notice that we play all the COLD WEATHER/OUTDOOR teams in the early part of the season

Yes dear, that was noted as soon as it came out in April.
Seattle being the only exception
I initially didn’t like it because we didn’t get the Saints first and don’t face Carolina until late, but I got used to it.

The Seahawks DO NOT HAVE A DOME, only for the audience, but not on the field.

Feeding the Monster since 1984

by brotherbrown on Sep 6, 2010 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions