Falcons wearing WHITE Monday night; Saints ALL black? (1 Viewer)

[redwolf_5]

per the Atlanta Falcons website, "Numbers, Notes and Colors for Week 8" article in FULL below.

Numbers you need to know, notes you may not have known and find out which jersey the Falcons will wear on Monday Night Football against the Saints for the Week 8 edition of Numbers, Notes and Colors...

• <LI itxtvisited="1">Mike Smith was named 2008 Associated Press and Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year. Sean Payton was honored with this award in 2007. <LI itxtvisited="1">The Falcons are 1-0 under Mike Smith during night games (21-14 win over the Bears in Week 6). <LI itxtvisited="1">New Orleans starting free safety Darren <NOBR id=itxt_nobr_2_0 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; COLOR: #e01522">Sharper</NOBR> has returned 3 interceptions for touchdownsthis season. He has 11 on his career, one shy of the <NOBR id=itxt_nobr_3_0 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; COLOR: #e01522">NFL</NOBR> record held by Rod Woodson. <LI itxtvisited="1">Falcons running back Michael Turner has scored a touchdown in five straight games. <LI itxtvisited="1">The Falcons will wear White jerseys on Monday Night Football in New Orleans. <LI itxtvisited="1">Under Smith the Falcons have never lost back-to-back games. <LI itxtvisited="1">When the Saints have the lead Drew Brees has a 116.2 quarterback rating, but when they’re behind his quarterback rating drops to 70.4. <LI itxtvisited="1">When the Falcons have the lead Matt Ryan has a 79.4 quarterback rating as opposed to his rating of 93.2 when the Falcons are down. <LI itxtvisited="1">Falcons safety Eric Coleman and Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma were teammates during the 2004-05 season with the New York Jets. <LI itxtvisited="1">Tony Gonzalez has caught a pass in 137 straight games. <LI itxtvisited="1">The Falcons are 44-35 in games against the New Orleans Saints. <LI itxtvisited="1">Week 7 was a week of firsts as Eric Weems scored his first career touchdown and Thomas DeCoud had his first career sack. <LI itxtvisited="1">The Saints rank No. 1 in the NFL in points per game with 39.6 and the Falcons rank No. 11 in opponents points per game with 19. <LI itxtvisited="1">Both Mike Smith and Sean Payton coached at San Diego State. Smith was the Assistant Coach in 1982 and Linebackers Coach in 1983-85. Payton was the Offensive Assistant Coach from 1988-89 and the Running Backs and Quarterbacks Coach from 1992-93. <LI itxtvisited="1">Roddy White had 10 receptions and 164 receiving yards the last time these two teams took the field. <LI itxtvisited="1">Falcons cornerback Chevis Jackson and tight end Keith Zinger both attended Louisiana State University and won the 2008 BCS National Championship with LSU. The championship game was played in the Louisiana Superdome. Center Todd McClure also went to LSU, which is the school most represented on the Falcons roster. <LI itxtvisited="1">The Week 8 game between the Saints and Falcons will be the Saints first division game. <LI itxtvisited="1">Brees competed with Falcons running back Michael Turner and tight end Justin Peelle on the San Diego Chargers. <LI itxtvisited="1">At the end of the first quarter in Dallas, the Falcons defense held the Cowboys to 18 total yards (18 rushing and zero passing).
• The Falcons rank No. 8 in turnover differential (+3) and the Saints rank No. 4 (+8).

link to article and site:
http://www.atlantafalcons.com/News/...ber_Notes_and_Colors_for_Week_8_10-28-09.aspx

I been complaing all along about Saints crappy website, sorry, but Atl's at least has some useful info on it. when the team's "game notes"/press release with loads of stories, stats, rosters, depth charts,etc come sout, ill post a link. Some team's sites post their opponents' notes as well. not sure on Atl.

 

[Bayouman007]

strap up your black jerseys who dats.

 

[SaintlyAgenda]

The Saints will wear black for the remainder of the home games. I'm just not sure if they will be wearing black or gold pants.

 

[LaPlace DCL]

I think they meant to say white pants with the red jerseys cause our white on gold will be seen on MNF

 

[MamaRoux]

Uh Oh! It's time for The ALL BLACKS!


This League is in so much trouble now it's not even funny!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GEAUX SAINTS GEAUX!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Soundwave]

And their fans will still be wearing #7 Jerseys.

 

[Optimistic Ozzy]

I prefer the gold pants, but who AM I ?

 

[SaintsFanInLA]

I LOVE the all black but when I heard that Drew said it is easier for him to see the receivers when they are in white and someone else pointed out that teams that wear black jerseys get penalized more than teams that wear white jerseys, it realized that it will not bother me if the Saints don't ever wear them again.

 

[Sophandros]

There were so many statements that were, statistically speaking, mentally challenged in that statement from the Atlanta Falcons, it's no wonder that their fans are morons.

 

[Saintree River]

Me no likey da black pants.

 

[SAINTS 12]

like the gold pants withe the black jeresy,i was wondering why they didnt say that Sean Payton is 5-1:highfive: against the falcons..:highfive:

 

[Cuozzo67]

No black pants, please ... unless it's with the gold jerseys.

 

[redwolf_5]

more stuff I found:
http://www.atlantafalcons.com/News/Articles/2009/10/22-31/What_to_Watch_For_in_Week_8.aspx article in ful below

In the end, what really counts is what makes the difference. Here is "What to Watch For" as the Falcons take on the Saints on Monday Night Football.

Red Zone Efficiency

It&#8217;s no secret the Saints have arguably the best offensive in the NFL right now, but there is more to their success then Drew <NOBR id=itxt_nobr_1_0 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; COLOR: #e01522">Brees</NOBR> and his fantasy football domination. The Saints only have one game this year when their red zone efficiency was below 50 percent. The Saints have gotten into the red zone 32 times through six and games and are leading the NFL with an average 39.7 points per game. The Falcons defense does the exact opposite. The Falcons have allowed opponents 19 trips to the read zone in six games and have held opponents red zone efficiency below 50 percent all but once this season. The Falcon defense may only be ranked 11th and 25th in yards per game, but they are keeping opposing teams out of the red zone and, more importantly, out of the end zone.

Keep the Score Low

The Falcons offense is slightly above average by scoring 24.0 points per game. On the other hand, the Saints offense scores points and their defense lets teams score. The Saints defense allows 21 points per game, but that is a generous stat. With the exception of two games (Jets and Bills) the Saints defense is allowing 27.5 points per game. For the Falcons to go into the Superdome and leave victorious they can&#8217;t let the game become a shootout. The Saints have scored 238 total points this season. The Falcons have scored only 144 points through six games. By keeping the score low the Falcons can do what they do best, focus on the run first.
Turnovers

The Falcons rank 8th overall with a +3 turnover margin and have had key turnovers in big moments to help lead the team to 4-2 record. The Saints are 4th overall with a +8 turnover margin. The major difference is the type of turnovers. The Saints have 13 interceptions and five fumble recoveries; the Falcons have five interceptions and eights fumble recoveries. Both teams have lost the ball 10 times this season (five picks and five fumbles for the Saints). The Falcons differ slightly with six int&#8217;s and four fumbles. Michael Turner's four fumbles this season are rare since he's only had five career fumbles since 2004. The key will be interceptions. Drew Brees has only thrown five interceptions, (the Saints defense has almost tripled that) four of those have been returned for touchdowns. The Falcons have one victory (Bears) when Matt Ryan has thrown two interceptions this season. If Ryan can keep the ball out of the New Orleans defenses hands and the score stays low the Falcons might show the hostile fans something they have yet to see in 2009, A loss.

 

[Elvis]

Not a fan of the black pants. Gold pants with either jersey is great. I actually really like the white jersey's and want to get one. I think the Saints will be in white on Monday. Then will be black for the remaining home games of the year.

We'll see.

 

[ibelieve]

Id love to come out in throwbacks.