Tag: Mike Smith

  • Pittsburgh Steelers & Atlanta Falcons in Similar Bad Situation

    Pittsburgh Steelers & Atlanta Falcons in Similar Bad Situation

    The Pittsburgh Steelers have been trying to step up from mediocrity for quite some time. The Atlanta Falcons have been failing getting back to the place they were in two seasons ago. For both Mike Tomlin and Mike Smith, the opportunities to save their jobs and make sure they stay on for more than just the rest of this season are running out.

  • Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan Making a Case for MVP

    Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan Making a Case for MVP

    It’s hard to put a finger on what made the Atlanta Falcons so successful this season, because there isn’t one definitive answer. There never is in the NFL. But where’s the first place to look? Matt Ryan, who is having an MVP-type season, just without the hype that usually follows the best quarterbacks in the game.

  • Atlanta Falcons – Michael Turner Keeps Them Undefeated

    Atlanta Falcons – Michael Turner Keeps Them Undefeated

    The only real headlines Michael Turner has gotten this season was after being arrested for a DUI. In their Sunday Night Football win over the Dallas Cowboys (19-13), Turner probably had his second noteworthy moment of the season, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown, keeping the Atlanta Falcons as the only undefeated team in the NFL.

  • Michael Turner Celebrated Falcons Win over Broncos With DUI

    It wasn’t the best of games for Michael Turner, as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Denver Broncos 27-21; it hasn’t been the best of starts for the running back in 2012. What happened after the game was even worse, with Turner being arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Gwinnett County, Georgia.