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The New Orleans Saints will be looking to continue their good play over the last month on Sunday, when they play host to the undefeated Atlanta Falcons, in an NFC South match-up, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This is video of Oakland Radiers' return man Philip Harris getting leveled on a punt return by Coye Francies, who just happens to be his teammate.

Matt Ryan passed for 219 yards and two touchdowns, as the Atlanta Falcons took advantage of three first-quarter interceptions by Peyton Manning to beat the Denver Broncos, 27-21, in the Georgia Dome on Monday night.

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The New Orleans Saints 2012 schedule was released a few minutes ago. It includes 4 primetime matchups, two at home and two on the road. Read more for the entire 2012 schedule.

The Atlanta Falcons visit the New York Giants in the first round of the NFL Playoffs this Sunday and already the rhetoric is flying.

New Orleans 45 – Atlanta 16 Drew Brees set a new NFL record for yards passing in a season, and the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 45-16 on Monday night to clinch the NFC South title. Brees passed for 307 yards and four touchdowns, the last of which was a 9-yard completion to Darren Sproles that set the NFL record with 2:51 to play. The toss ...

The New Orleans Saints will be looking to clinch the NFC south title on Monday night, when the play host to the Atlanta Falcons, a a critical divisional match-up.

The rivalry between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons is an intense one that dates back to the 1960's.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons – 8:30 PM Atlanta (8-5) needs to win this game to keep its current position as one of two NFC wild card teams. The Falcons trail the Saints in the NFC South by two games, but play at New Orleans on Dec. 26. ...

Some of the first-round draft choices from the 2011 NFL Draft have made immediate impacts in their rookie season. Linebacker Von Miller of the Broncos, cornerback Patrick Peterson of the Cardinals, and quarterback Cam Newton of the Panthers are just a few of the rookies who were drafted in the first-round that have their current employers optimistic about the future. There are others, who while it

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar has filled in admirably in the middle for injured pro bowler Jonathan Vilma the last two weeks. He's fast, he's young, and he's third on the team in tackles. In Sunday's win over the Atlanta Falcons, he made the biggest play of his career.

New Orleans Saints strong safety Roman Harper was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week today. Harper was outstanding against the rival Atlanta Falcons, finishing with 16 tackles.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith still says if he had to do it over again, he'd still make the call on fourth and one that cost his team the game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Smith opted to keep his offense on the field on fourth and inches at the Falcons 29 on their second possession of overtime...

The New Orleans Saints will go into the bye week at 7-3, sitting atop the NFC South after their overtime victory on the road against their arch rivals, the Atlanta Falcons. Saints kicker John Kasay nailed a 26 yard FG in sudden death. A short field was set-up for the offense after Atlanta elected to go for in on 4th and inches and werer stuffed by the New Orleans defense.

First-place in the NFC South will be on the line on Sunday when the New Orleans Saints travel to Atlanta, Ga., to take on the Atlanta Falcons. The Saints defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, 27-16, but haven't won consecutive games in a month. what they have done is win in the month of November, as they take a nine-game winning streak in the month into the game, dating back to 2009. The Sa

When you ask NFL fans to name the best rivalries in the league, you'll get a number of different answers. Some will say Cowboys/Redskins, while others will say Packers/Bears, and others might say Steelers/Ravens. But probably only fans of the New Orleans Saints, and the Atlanta Falcons, probably know how heated the rivalry between these two teams has been since they first joined the NFC West toget

It's finally here...the opening week of the 2011 NFL season. How would you rank the teams, heading into their season-openers?

Who is going to be named the MVP in the NFL this year?

There are four teams that stand tall over all others heading into the 2011 NFL season.