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Make way Joe Montana and Steve Young. Colin Kaepernick is leading a brash new group of 49ers to the Super Bowl.
Barrett Jones was definitely not going there.

The Atlanta Falcons wanted to make a statement.
Al Davis would've loved these Atlanta Falcons.
Al Davis would've loved these Atlanta Falcons.

Tampa Bay's porous secondary took another hit Monday when cornerback Eric Wright wassuspended by the NFL for four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

No one has led more late game-winning drives during the past five seasons than Matt Ryan, who has kept the Atlanta Falcons flying high with five fourth-quarter rallies this year alone.
The lasting image from the Bears' trip to San Francisco was 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith running amok.

Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons can forget about any style points.
During their dismal first season, the Atlanta Falcons' mascot _ a real bird _ apparently decided he had seen enough bad football.

The Washington Redskins will try out kickers Tuesday in the wake of Billy Cundiff's recent inaccurate field-goal attempts, coach Mike Shanahan said.

On paper, Sunday's matchup between the Falcons' explosive offense and the Redskins' porous defense read like a recipe for disaster.

A quarter-by-quarter recap of the Redskins' 24-17 loss against the Falcons.

When Washington Redskins cornerbacks DeAngelo Hall and Josh Wilson line up on Sunday and peer across the line of scrimmage into the backfield, they'll see one of the last quarterbacks a maligned secondary would want to face.

Five questions to keep in mind when Washington hosts Atlanta.
"Once I got the hang of that, everything feels like it's coming naturally to me again," Jones said.
While concerned about Jones, Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said everything starts with slowing down Turner, who rushed for 1,340 yards.