Falcons eye northern games in good weather for 2010
By Bud L. Ellis
The bad news for the Atlanta Falcons is there are several road games against tough competition from the north in 2010.
The good news: all of those games are early in the season, before the weather can become a negative factor for a Dome-based team from the south.
The National Football League has released game times and dates for the upcoming season. For the Falcons, who won nine games last season in posting consecutive winning campaigns for the first time in franchise history, the schedule is tough, but it could be worse.
It begins at Pittsburgh on opening day, Sept. 12. The home opener is a week later, against Arizona, followed by a trip to Super Bowl champion and big rival New Orleans. After a home game against San Francisco comes two more trips north: to Cleveland and to Philadelphia. A home game at Cincinnati Oct. 24 leads the Falcons into the bye week Oct. 31.
Three home games out of the next four start November. Atlanta plays host to Tampa Bay, then has a quick turnaround to face Baltimore at home four days later on Thursday Night Football on Nov. 11. Following a trip to St. Louis on Nov. 21, the Falcons return home to play Green Bay.
Three consecutive road games open December: at Tampa Bay, at Carolina and at Seattle. The season ends with two big NFC South home games, starting with a Monday Night Football matchup with the Saints on Dec. 27. The regular season concludes Jan. 2 at home against Carolina.
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Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:22 pm by bud · No Comments
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