Week 1, a lot of great football and ESPN devoting

[cyofish]

Enough already!!

[NCFalcon52]

I woke up this morning ready to read about what the NFL is saying about the Falcons and Michael Turners huge game and Ryan's debut with his first pass being a 62 yard touchdown pass. I went to ESPN.com and found that there was no link on the home page to anything about Turner who is now leading the NFL in Rushing Yards, Matt Ryan who won as a Rookie and had his 1st pass was a 62 yard touchdown (what other Rookie QB's 1st pass even ranks with this one), and the Falcons rushing for more than 300 yards. NOTHING!!

News from the Worldwide leader is sports has these stories in sports more worthy than that.

* JJ blasts into Chase with 2nd straight win | Hinton

* Forte, Orton answer call as Bears trip up Colts

* Delgado, Mets split with Phils | Wagner likely done

* USC tops in AP poll as ECU lands at No. 14 | Polls

* Cowboys live up to hype, rip Browns | Barber hurt

* Dodgers sweep D-backs to extend lead | Watch

* Panthers rally with last-second TD | Saints charge

* Villegas win puts Singh closer to FedEx Cup | Harig

* Blue Jays finish sweep of Rays | BoSox inch closer

* Texas Western pioneer Haskins dies at 78 | Katz

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I clicked on more and did see an article down the list.

The article does show up on the front side of the NFL home pgae. Well, at least they mention us.

It will take winning next week with good numbers by Turner and Ryan to get noticed.

[SetzerFalcon]

As thrilled as I was over the victory yesterday, and all that went along with it, I can't really fault ESPN for that one. Brady's injury is a huge deal to the majority of NFL fans. They've spoken about us several times on Sirius NFL radio however.

[EvilMeetsInsane13]

I woke up this morning ready to read about what the NFL is saying about the Falcons and Michael Turners huge game and Ryan's debut with his first pass being a 62 yard touchdown pass. I went to ESPN.com and found that there was no link on the home page to anything about Turner who is now leading the NFL in Rushing Yards, Matt Ryan who won as a Rookie and had his 1st pass was a 62 yard touchdown (what other Rookie QB's 1st pass even ranks with this one), and the Falcons rushing for more than 300 yards. NOTHING!!

News from the Worldwide leader is sports has these stories in sports more worthy than that.

* JJ blasts into Chase with 2nd straight win | Hinton

* Forte, Orton answer call as Bears trip up Colts

* Delgado, Mets split with Phils | Wagner likely done

* USC tops in AP poll as ECU lands at No. 14 | Polls

* Cowboys live up to hype, rip Browns | Barber hurt

* Dodgers sweep D-backs to extend lead | Watch

* Panthers rally with last-second TD | Saints charge

* Villegas win puts Singh closer to FedEx Cup | Harig

* Blue Jays finish sweep of Rays | BoSox inch closer

* Texas Western pioneer Haskins dies at 78 | Katz

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Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns (3271)

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USC No. 1 again as ECU in AP poll fo... (3152)

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Brady leaves game in first quarter a... (3018)

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Kansas City Chiefs at New England Pa... (2494)

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Yes, it was a terrible call Husky na... (2314)

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Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts (2067)

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Carolina Panthers at San Diego Chargers (1262)

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New York Jets at Miami Dolphins (826)

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Domino effect: How Brady's knee impa... (568)

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Lackluster showing without Brady sho... (523)

I clicked on more and did see an article down the list.

The article does show up on the front side of the NFL home pgae. Well, at least they mention us.

It will take winning next week with good numbers by Turner and Ryan to get noticed.

In all due respect, it was a big weekend in sports. Almost all of those stories are more important to the nation than the Falcons. The Chase was decided in NASCAR on Sunday. The US Open women's final was yesterday. The PGA Tour Playoffs held another event. The Phllies-Mets and D'backs-Dodgers series were huge series in baseball, as those teams were battling head-to-head for their respective divisions. The new college football AP poll is out and a pioneer basketball coach passed away yesterday.

Even in football it was obvious Favre's first game as a Jet and Brady's injury are bigger stories. Those are two former MVPs and two future Hall of Famers. Both men are more well known than anyone who took the field at the Dome. Also, the way the Panthers won their game made them a big story. The Colts opened up a new stadium, so that's big news as well. I'd argue whether the Buccaneers-Saints game was a bigger story than our game, though.

It was a good win for us, but not too many people outside of Georgia or Michigan will find a story about our game very fascinating. It's hard to say our game is one of the top 10 sports stories from yesterday. There is no conspiracy against us. Then again, on TV ESPN is just doing what it always does: using too many talking heads to overanalyze a story.

[TheDirtyWordII]

While the Falcons surprising win is obviously a big deal to us...a few things to point out:

1) It was against the Lions...a team not really respected either.

2) Tom Brady having a catastrophic injury is GIGANTIC. I mean, the reach his personal brand has not only as it relates to NFL Sundays but past that. Remember when Vick got injured? This is MUCH bigger than that.

3) Brett Favre playing in his first regular season game outside of a Packer uniform against the Dolphins now lorded over by the Tuna is also much more significant than our win.

[Hammer Falcon 50]

thats what i was thinking this morning watching SC...Ok they dont have to give the falcons love (quite frakly i dont want them to!!)

but give some love to Turner>>>>>over 200 yds rushing.....wheres the love man???

[McMVP]

While the Falcons surprising win is obviously a big deal to us...a few things to point out:

1) It was against the Lions...a team not really respected either.

2) Tom Brady having a catastrophic injury is GIGANTIC. I mean, the reach his personal brand has not only as it relates to NFL Sundays but past that. Remember when Vick got injured? This is MUCH bigger than that.

3) Brett Favre playing in his first regular season game outside of a Packer uniform against the Dolphins now lorded over by the Tuna is also much more significant than our win.

Very true