{"id":1790,"date":"2009-10-18T11:06:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T16:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/10\/18\/football-night-in-atl\/"},"modified":"2010-02-27T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-27T19:57:49","slug":"football-night-in-atl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2009\/10\/18\/football-night-in-atl\/","title":{"rendered":"Football night in ATL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight the Falcons play host to the Bears.  Everyone remembers the drill from last year.  Matt Ryan hooked up with a sideline pattern to Michael Jenkins, saving a second on the clock to allow Jason Elam to kick the Falcons to a 22-20 win.  It was a riot in the Dome.  I still remember all the Bears fans chanting \u201cDa Bears\u201d as they took the lead with only a few seconds remaining, but the last second heroics of Ryan\/Jenkins\/Elam sent those same annoying Bears fans away in stunned silence.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight is the rematch.  Primetime TV on NBC; should be a great time.  I am going to take the two oldest boys up mid-afternoon for a tailgate.  My seven-year old loves throwing around a football in the parking lot with dad.  Plus the hotdogs are always good.  Since this one is a night game, mom is going to allow the kids to layout of school tomorrow; or at least get off to a late start.  Speaking of late, I doubt the kids will make the whole game, but I am sure we will still have a blast.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons are favored by 3 points, but I do not like the match-up when you consider that the Bears are coming off a bye, and the Falcons are coming back from a very successful Left Coast trip.  Still, I have to believe that the offense will score enough points if Turner and company are able to move the ball successfully on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Cannot wait for the fun to begin.  Go Falcons!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight the Falcons play host to the Bears. Everyone remembers the drill from last year. 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