Brian Williams News

Are the long-suffering Hawks the flagship of Atlanta sports? I'm fairly certain they'll never play a game against one another, but it's one of those rainy-day topics - and today is a rainy day - I find irresistible.

Here's D-Hall, trying not to call attention to himself. He was overrated and overstated, but he still made the Pro Bowl and made some plays.

Despite consecutive losses and a 4-3 record, Thomas Dimitroff says he has a good feeling about the Falcons.

The one thread that runs through the last three performances by Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is that the oppositionA - Chicago, Dallas and New Orleans - " brought the noise up front.

Drew Brees and the Saints will look to exploit Atlanta's struggling secondary. Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas On paper, it might be the biggest mismatch of the NFL season.

A visit from the Atlanta Falcons stirs emotions with the New Orleans Saints even when both teams struggle.

Nico Rosberg has confirmed that this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be his last with the Williams team in Formula One.

He could be out "more than a couple weeks," Norwood said. Norwood is the Falcons ' backup behind Michael Turner .

Miles Austin will make the second start of his career Sunday vs. Atlanta and it will be difficult to duplicate his first start when he caught 10 passes for a franchise-record 250 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas City two weeks ago.

Here's a familiar scene: Falcons running back Michael Turner getting hammered by the Dallas defense in Sunday's 37-21 loss.

Posted by Anthony Stalter NFL.com is reporting that Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins is out for the season with a left knee injury, while FOX Sports reports that Falcons cornerback Brian Williams is done for year after tearing his ACL in Sunday nighta TMs win over the Bears.

ORCHIDS to Brian Williams, who brought his "Think Kindness" campaign to local schools this week.

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Tye Hill says he has never had to stand on the sideline and watch a game while healthy before this season.

On Monday Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith announced that cornerback Brian Williams, after suffering an injury in Sunday's win over the Chicago Bears, would be placed on injured reserve.

When he was 23 years old, immediately following his brief career as a scrappy defender for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Mike Smith worked as a part-time assistant coach for San Diego State.

Alex Marvez is a Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com. He's covered the NFL for the past 15 seasons as a beat writer and is the former president of the Pro Football Writers of America.

Falcons running back Jerious Norwood went out with an injured right hip during the first half of Sunday night's game against the Chicago Bears.

Israel Idonije attempts to block the extra point of Lions kicker Jason Hanson. October 17, 2009 Israel Idonije vowed not to miss any game action after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Oct.

The Falcons' pass defense isn't their most glaring problem - that honor goes to the run defense - but it was ranked 22nd heading into the team's Week Four bye and the team's lack of confidence in its corners has made Atlanta more cautious about blitzing.