Your 2011 Best Game Of The Year Voting
In your humble opinion, what was the best Falcons' game of 2011?
That's our question of the day, with a handful of nominees to consider.
For those of you who hated everything about this season and are frothing at the mouth at the mere suggestion that there might have been a best game...relax. The worst game of the year is up next.
Now, on to the nominees. Hope you'll find one you agree with.
- Week 14 versus Carolina, 31-23. Also known as the day we put a nail in this team's coffin and watched them rise again.
- Week 2 against Philadelphia, 35-31. The game where the Falcons stunned us by beating what looked to be a superior Eagles team. We would later find out that impression wasn't quite correct, but still.
- Week 17 against Tampa Bay, 45-24. Because beating the crap out of a division rival is fun!
- Week 7 against Detroit, 23-16. A tough, hard-fought game that I watched on my phone because I was in Disney World. True story.
- Week 15 against Jacksonville, 41-14. A brutal beatdown and easily the most fun I had watching the Falcons in 2011.
- That's it. I've done all the in-jest nominations thus far, but I'm not putting the Saints or Giants up here. I hate rioting.
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The DET game has my vote
We struggled against teams with winning records so the win in DET was nice.
Week 10 V The Saints
By far the best performance by the team this season.The Falcons kicked the crap out of the Saints for 60 minutes.Then,after dominating them in regulation,we choked at the idea of punting the ball to them for a second time in overtime.
Just a refresher on the game:
ATL NO
First Downs 30 18
Total Yards 481 363
Total Plays 85 59
Rushing Yards 138 41
Passing Yards 343 322
Time of Possession 36:32 30:03
by dawg1060 on Feb 14, 2012 12:19 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
honestly
I got insanely hyped for the eagles game early in the season. something about beating Vick in the dome was so poetic.
by mlcasper on Feb 14, 2012 12:30 PM EST via Android app reply actions
I was tempted to select the Eagles game...
But it wasn’t a great game, the Eagles were dreadful at the beginning of the season, and I still feel we lose if Vick isn’t injured.
Thus, I chose the Detroit game. It was our only victory over a playoff team all season, and we did it on the road.
GATA!
I'm not so sure PHI wins if Vick was in the game
He was very sloppy with the ball and our D was getting good pressure. They had a double digit lead when he left and Kafka played very well. They lost because their D sucked and the WR’s were dropping balls.
Fair enough...
The uncertainty of the effect of the Vick injury is why this win should not be #1. I want a definitive victory to be #1, not one potentially marred due an injury.
GATA!
I vote the Detroit game
A win on the road against a team comparable to ours. It didn’t really get any better than that for us this season. The Tampa and Jax games were great first halves, but there wasn’t much to see when we let off/pulled starters.
by ChardeeMacDennis on Feb 14, 2012 12:41 PM EST reply actions
Eagles
Not only did tricky v leave game hurt. Then Falcons comeback and win. Got two munkeys off back that day, beatings philly and ghost of tricky v.
by DesertFalcon on Feb 14, 2012 12:55 PM EST via Android app reply actions
How Can I vote None of Them...
… Seriously… even though we won against Carolina, that first half was horrible… Let us not forget how horrible that offensive line was against the Eagles too, i hated seeing our Franchise QB on the ground the whole game… kicking dead dogs and cats in the BUC and Jags isnt fun… we looked dead at times versus Detroit too…
by AlexanderTheFalcoholic on Feb 14, 2012 1:39 PM EST reply actions
I Chose
The Jags game because the whole day was a great day. I had to DVR the game because I was at my daughter’s school Christmas program. Had help from fellow Falcoholics, Kash and Aces, plus my android phone with texting and updates. Just loved a total buttkicking of someone for once, and to relax the whole game. Didn’t really bother looking at updates the second half. It was a lot of fun, especially when we had ten days off between games to celebrate a relaxing holidays. The other games were okay, but they just had “moments” and nothing else.
Evil Falcon
Got to be beating the eagles
I hated them before they shoved vick down our throat in his first game back in the dome. Philly is my least favorite professional franchise in any sport and they ALWAYS BEAT US. Vick getting hurt late in the game just made it all that much sweeter! Matty finally crucified those demons…now just time to win a playoff game!!!!
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by 84BiRdSfLyInHiGh11 on Feb 14, 2012 2:04 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I'm kind of surprised the Panthers game didn't get more votes
The way they came back surprised me because I was sitting at the bar thinking to myself at halftime, there goes the playoffs, and a lot of the other falcons fans in there agreed with me. But then after half time they came out and played with intensity, I gladly ate crow after that game.
If Halladay, Lee, and Hamels all break their arms while playing tag in the clubhouse, We'll be set
by suicide bunting is a sin on Feb 14, 2012 2:25 PM EST reply actions
Tough choice between the Eagles and the Panthers
But I went with the Eagles since that was a hyped early season game with Vick coming back and us finally beating them
I Say
The Panthers game. “Super Cam” was getting so cocky in the first half, and when he did the Dirty Bird, I was about to throw the remote at my TV. But that comeback in the second half was the greatest thing I saw all season. Especially being able to see JJ step up, and that INSANE catch by Quizz. I nearly jumped out of my seat when I saw that
Panthers game easily.
I would say that none of the blowouts would qualify as great games. Yeah its fun to watch your team destroy an opponent, but by the 3rd quarter its boring. The defense relaxes and the offense doesnt seem to care about scoring anymore. Id still rather watch the Falcons blowout opponents every week, but watching the falcons win a nailbiter is amazing. The Panthers game has to be the best game of 2011 because of the huge emotional roller coaster is was for every Falcons fan. We went from realizing the season was over to jumping off the couch in excitment. 2nd and 3rd best would be PHI and DET. Both were close wins against respectable opponents.
by dirtybird in ak on Feb 14, 2012 5:28 PM EST reply actions
Carolina
The first half of that game was dreadful, but the second half was unbelievable. It was such emotional day for Falcons’ fans, I had to vote it as the best game of the year. The win against Philly was solid, but with Vick getting hurt there were always questions about who should have won. As for Detroit, that game came close, it just didn’t have the same feel for me.
Least We Have A
few to choose from, i’d hate to see what this post would look like on the Bucs blog or the Colts im kidding, but seriously, its hard to say the comeback against Carolina would probly be number 1 for me, I was at my girlfriends house durin the first half and i left at halftime and let me stress I DO NOT leave from the tv when the Falcons play but I did that day thinkin it was over, and i got home later and watched the comeback and it got me pretty hyped up. Seein the eagles get beat was such a good feeling, regardless of how much they stunk at the start of the season it was Vick, and whether he got hurt or not, I still remember watchin him point toward the scoreboard when he was walkin off the field and it was felt like karma when that game was over, and last this wasnt my favorite game but the game against Indy, that was Julio’s coming out party and I got so hype when he scored on that diving touchdown i spilled mountain dew all over me screamin and whoo hooing at the top of my lungs, he had a great game and showed the rest of the league what to expect from him
It's the Eagles game for me by far.
Anytime you can beat Vick and send him off spitting blood is a great game, especially since he is the reason I became a Falcons fan.
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Tossup between first Saints game and the Lions game...
I had to go with the game we WON. While the Saints game was a statistical marvel and victory, the way it ended left a horrid taste in my mouth. The Detroit game was far from perfect – but it also reminded us that the Falcons were going to be a gritty team who sometimes were going to have to do JUST ENOUGh to win the game. Whether that was against the likes of Seattle and Tampa Bay, or against playoff teams like the Saints and Lions.
Even the Green Bay game started with TD drives of 80 and 60 yards. In the first half we hold the SB Champs to 2 field goals… and then the wheels came off. Second half we start with 3 out of 4 drives being 3 & outs; followed by 2 straight interceptions. The first half of this game may have been my favorite.

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