All The Falcons Had To Do Was Not Lose 23 Yards If there was a sequence where the Falcons lost this game (in actuality it was every single drive after New England got the ball with 8:31 left in the third quarter, as the Patriots scored on every one of their remaining possessions—all five of them Read more ... —while the Falcons couldn’t muster another point) it...

Kyle Shanahan says his father Mike won’t join him with San Francisco 49ers "We did our deal in Washington and I wouldn’t take that back for the world. But that was pretty much the end of it," the Falcons' offensive coordinator and 49ers' coach-to-be said.

Atlanta Falcons assistant Kyle Shanahan sounds ready for his next step as coach of the San Francisco Kyle Shanahan draws up an offense better than he plays defense.

With Super Bowl, Falcons Look To Become The Patriots, Not 49ers With a young team, QB Matt Ryan in his prime and much more Tom Brady than Colin Kaepernick in personality, the Falcons are in a great position to follow the Patriots.

Julio Jones And The Falcons Ran All Over The Packers After the Falcons scored a touchdown on their opening drive, the Packers responded by missing a field goal, and things didn’t change so much from there. The 24-0 lead the Falcons took into the locker room was the largest deficit that Aaron Rodgers Read more ... has ever faced at halftime. An already struggling de...

49ers reportedly offering head coaching job to Falcons’ Shanahan

Smart of teams to hire head coaches without waiting for Kyle Shanahan? Not so much. The Falcons, led by the offense orchestrated by Shanahan, advance to the NFC title game.

Colin Kaepernick Might Be Done As A 49er Even before the 49ers put Colin Kaepernick on the IR this morning, it was clear that he was ancillary to the team’s plans going forward. Coach Jim Tomsula benched him in favor of Blaine Gabbert (Blaine Gabbert!) for their Week 9 win over the Falcon Read more ... s before the extent of his shoulder injury was revealed. The injury never showed up on the team’s injury report until this week when he was listed as probable ahead of the 49ers trip to Seattle tomorrow.

Report: 49ers QB Gabbert to start vs. Falcons

Reports: Colin Kaepernick Benched For Blaine Gabbert Blaine Gabbert will start at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers against the Atlanta Falcons this weekend, reports Kyle McLorg (and confirmed every other NFL reporter). Regular starter and large headphone enthusiast Colin Kaepernick has been dire Read more ... this season, ranking as the 30th best QB in the league by Football Outsiders, and 26th by ESPN.