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The Bernstein Brief: Decide Now On Your Super Bowl Prediction

By Dan Bernstein– CBSChicago.com senior columnist (CBS) If you are the type who enjoys predicting outcomes of sporting events for whatever possible purpose, heed my annual advice to make your call on...

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Keidel: Brady And Ryan, A Contrast In QBs

By Jason Keidel All Super Bowls have their own stories, plots and subplots. The more — or the more intense — the merrier. From the tete-a-tete between Ray Buchanan and Shannon Sharpe to the worldwide...

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Root For The New England Patriots In Super Bowl LI

By Danny Cox A lot of NFL fans consider the season over because their team did not make it to the Super Bowl—or even to the playoffs—in some cases. Hardcore football fans will be happy to watch any...

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Root For The Falcons In Super Bowl LI

By Shawn Lealos The Atlanta Falcons have made it to the Super Bowl and will battle the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 5. This is a battle between two great offensive teams, but the big story...

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Building A Champion: Roster Moves That Got The Falcons To The Super Bowl

By Shawn Lealos The Atlanta Falcons drafted Matt Ryan back in 2008 and he led them straight to the playoffs. However, something happened in the years that followed and the Falcons lost their momentum....

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Building A Champion: Roster Moves That Got The Patriots To The Super Bowl

By Danny Cox Many people believe that teams need to go out and sign the most established veterans and draft only the absolutely top-rated players out of college. In order to do that, a lot of money is...

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QB Legacy Tracker: Tom Brady Only Gets Better With Age

By Danny Cox Super Bowl LI will have the New England Patriots taking on the Atlanta Falcons in a match-up of the two best teams from the 2016 NFL season. That is what happens every season, but teams...

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QB Legacy Tracker: Can Matt Ryan Lead Falcons To First Super Bowl Win...

By Shawn Lealos When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Matt Ryan with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, they hoped he would be their savior after losing Michael Vick. While he started out on...

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Atlanta Falcons: Road To The Super Bowl

By Shawn Lealos When the 2016 NFL season started, the Atlanta Falcons were coming off an 8-8 season and only made some cosmetic improvements to their team. However, in a twist that surprised many...

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Keidel: Will Offense Or Defense Win Super Bowl LI?

By Jason Keidel Alas, Super Bowl LI is here. So as we wind down the fortnight of football hype, it’s time to shift the focus from how these teams got here to what they’ll do now that they are here....

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Keidel: Will Offense Or Defense Win Super Bowl LI?

By Jason Keidel Alas, Super Bowl LI is here. So as we wind down the fortnight of football hype, it’s time to shift the focus from how these teams got here to what they’ll do now that they are here....

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Top Plays From First Half Of Super Bowl LI

Ryan Mayer Super Bowl LI in Houston pitted two impressive offenses against each other with the Falcons bringing the highest scoring offense in the league into the game. However, in the early part of...

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Brady Leads Biggest Super Bowl Comeback, Patriots Win 34-28 In OT

HOUSTON (AP) — They looked old and outmanned. Their star quarterback was frazzled, their stingy defense was a sieve. So what? Tom Brady and the New England Patriots shrugged and did what they always...

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Keidel: Patriots Dynasty In The Age Of Free Agency

By Jason Keidel With their fifth Super Bowl since Y2K, the New England Patriots — a corporate euphemism for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick — have made the most remarkable run in NFL history. The Patriots...

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Keidel: Falcons’ Super Bowl Win Next Season Unlikely

By Jason Keidel With the ADD nature of the world these days, the machine-gun clatter of clicks and double-clicks and the entire galaxy summoned to your mobile phone, it’s now natural that we’ve already...

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Falcons Wide Receiver Mohamed Sanu Shares Heartwarming Note From Fans

Ryan Mayer Professional athletes are often seen as role models and their actions are closely watched both on the playing field and off. For Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, that meant his...

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Joniak’s Journal: Quick Takes On Bears-Falcons

By Jeff Joniak– (CBS) The Bears the the defending NFC champion Falcons on Sunday in their season opener. Here are my — Give it up for Bears starting inside linebacker Danny Trevathan, who has made a...

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Joniak: Keys To Bears-Falcons

By Jeff Joniak — CHICAGO (CBS) — The Bears host the Falcons in their season opener Sunday. Here are my keys to the game: — Controlling the clock, possessing the ball, avoiding turnovers and finishing...

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Bears’ Kyle Long, Markus Wheaton, Prince Amukamara Inactive For Opener

By Chris Emma– CHICAGO (CBS) — The Bears will play with a shuffled offensive line after officially ruling out guard Kyle Long for Sunday’s season opener with the Falcons. Long was unable to recover in...

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Falcons Beat Bears, 23-17

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Ryan threw an 88-yard touchdown to Austin Hooper and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, and the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Chicago Bears, 23-17, in the...

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Emma: Bears Feed Off Fox’s Message, Come Out Looking Better For 2017

By Chris Emma— CHICAGO (CBS) – His Bears gathered around with another defeat at their hands, coach John Fox set a different tone for this new season. Sunday saw the Bears come up just short to the...

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Bernstein: Bears Display What They Are (And What They’re Not)

By Dan Bernstein– CBSChicago.com senior columnist (CBS) In an authoritative announcement of their sheer mediocrity, the Bears on Sunday showed they could try to stay out of their own way just long...

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Bears’ Akiem Hicks After Season-Opening Loss: ‘There’s No Moral Victories Here’

(CBS) Bears defensive lineman Akiem Hicks doesn’t have any time to hear an old cliche after his team’s 23-17 loss to the Falcons in their season opener at Soldier Field on Sunday. “Bottom line, you got...

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Gabriel: Bears-Falcons Review

By Greg Gabriel– (CBS) I’ve written before that the 2017 Bears could be much improved over last year and yet have a win-loss record that doesn’t reflect that much. After Chicago’s 23-17 loss to the...

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Keidel: Will Falcons Or Lions Stay Undefeated?

By Jason Keidel It’s hard to glean season-long nuggets from two weeks of play. But based on data gathered since the NFL expanded its playoffs to 12 teams, those who start 0-2 have a 12 percent chance...

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Keidel: Refs Cost Lions A Win Over Falcons

By Jason Keidel The normal NFL preamble is rife with point spreads, fantasy calculations and team-color preparations. Except this weekend, when football took a more poignant place in the national...

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Keidel: Falcons-Patriots Super Bowl Rematch Not A Preview

By Jason Keidel It feels like we’ve heard the football cliche ‘Super Bowl hangover’ more than ever this year. Perhaps it’s because we just had our first overtime Super Bowl. Perhaps it’s because of the...

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Keidel: NFC South Is Back On Top

By Jason Keidel In terms of competitive balance, the NFL has mutated much over the last 20 years. Indeed, in the era of free agency, a team’s fortunes can change with a single draft, or sometimes a...

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Keidel: Case Keenum Leading Vikings To Top Seed In NFC

By Jason Keidel The matter seems resolved, except where it matters most. The Minnesota Vikings, twelve games into a surreal season sans their starting or backup quarterback, seem to be the only ones...

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Keidel: Falcons, Saints Have A Lot Riding On Sunday’s Meeting

By Jason Keidel Some some saw the Carolina Panthers contending, and defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons (9-5) fighting for a playoff spot. But few saw this iteration of the NFC South, which is the...

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Ray Lewis Weighs In On NFC Wildcard Weekend

By Matt Citak The 2017 NFL regular season has come to an end, which means it’s time for playoff football. This year’s NFC Wildcard Weekend consists of two great matchups, starting on Saturday when the...

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Keidel: NFL Wild Card Weekend Predictions

By Jason Keidel The only NFL weekend better than wild card weekend is the divisional round. So consider the next two days a delicious appetizer to next weekend’s main course, with four games between...

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Boomer Esiason On NFC Divisional Round Matchups

By Matt Citak With Wild Card Weekend in the rear view mirror, we now turn our attention to the NFC Divisional Round, where the Philadelphia Eagles will host the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, while the...

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Eagles Opponent Profile: Ryan Leads Defending NFC Champs To Philly For...

By Kevin McGuire After getting a week off to prepare for their first opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles are hoping they have Nick Foles ready to guide the offense on a postseason run. The journey begins...

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Keidel: NFL Divisional Round Predictions

By Jason Keidel Wild card weekend was merely a preamble to this, the most delicious weekend of the NFL year. In the Divisional Round, the eight best teams play four games over two days to unveil pro...

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Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons: Three Things To Watch

(CHICAGO) CBS — Can the Bears really get to 3-0 with a win over the Falcons? If a couple of the guys I talk about in Three Things to Watch, step up, maybe they can. When Is It Miller Time? Will the...

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Foles’ 3 TDs Lead To Bears Win Over Atlanta Falcons

ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Foles threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to hand the Atlanta Falcons another humiliating defeat, rallying the Bears from a 16-point deficit for a 30-26 victory on...

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Bears Passing Game Coordinator Dave Ragone Leaving For Atlanta Falcons

CHICAGO (CBS) — Another Bears coach is on his way out of town. Passing game coordinator Dave Ragone is going to the Atlanta Falcons to be their offensive coordinator. Ragone has been with the Bears...

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Bears Kick Returner Cordarrelle Patterson Expected To Sign With Atlanta Falcons

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Bears brought back their kicker, punter, and long snapper for next season, but kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson is apparently leaving. Patterson, a four-time All-Pro, basically...

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Former Bears LB Barkevious Mingo Charged With Indecency With A Child In Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas (CBS/AP) — Former Chicago Bears linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who is currently with the Atlanta Falcons, has been arrested in Texas on a charge of indecency with a child, including...

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