Falcons

ATLANTA (AP) — In his first game with that big contract, Julio Jones was worth every penny. Jones hauled in nine passes for 141 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and the Atlanta Falcons came back after squandering a 17-point halftime lead to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 Monday night in the coaching debut of Dan Quinn...

When you only play 30 minutes, the margin for error shrinks and the Philadelphia Eagles found that out the hard way on Monday night in Atlanta. A missed Cody Parkey 44-yard field goal with 2 1/2 minutes remaining and an egregious drop by second-year receiver Jordan Matthews in the waning moments doomed the Eagles, who dropped their season opener to the Falcons 26-24...

The Eagles will be pretty healthy when they head to Atlanta to face the Falcons in their season opener on Monday Night Football.  The Eagles and Falcons will square off for the first time since 2012 and have met 31 times in the series, including playoffs, with Philadelphia holding a 17-13-1 advantage.

97.3 ESPN is your home for both the NFC and AFC Championship today. You can hear both games live on the air, but before you listen in, we have a question for you...

The Philadelphia Eagles are hoping their bye week served as the antidote to a multitude of problems. The Atlanta Falcons also hoped to shore up a few issues during their off-week, but as the league's only unbeaten, their problems don't appear as glaring...

13 times Andy Reid has taken a mid-season week off and come back to thump the first opponent he sees. However, that streak may end Sunday as this time around the Eagles will face the undefeated Atlanta Falcons.

Following a wild week where the Eagles have already fired Juan Castillo on Tuesday, the Eagles will not make any changes at the quarterback position and they will not change play-callers. Citing team sources, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports Michael Vick and Marty Mornhinweg will keep their jobs coming out of the bye in Week eight when the Eagles face Vick's former team the Falcons...

In today's Sports Bash post-Show Mike Gill and Todd Ranck discuss the Metta World Peace suspension, Asante Samuel trade, the Sixers playoff chances and the Eagles NFL Draft pick 15. Mike and Todd debate!  Who's side are you taking...

The Eagles traded four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel to the Falcons today for a seventh round pick, 229th overall.  Samuel had two years and more than $21 million remaining on his contract, but restructured the deal with the Falcons to three years and $18...

ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Albert Breer both report the Falcons are closing in on a trade for CB Asante Samuel.