[rmjvol]

The NFL won't announce dates and times yet but the opponents are set for the 2006 Atlanta Falcons football schedule. The Falcons have 8 home games and 8 aways games this year.

On Atlanta's schedule are these home games: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Arizona

Here's the away game schedule: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Detroit

What's the early thoughts on how the Falcons schedule looks?

[Lefty Noob]

Hard to say, since this is such a Jekyl-and-Hyde team. They play the AFC North, which is a challenging division. Pittsburgh at home and Cincy on the road will be tough ones to win. Atlanta will compete, but I don't they'll win their division this year. Those Panthers are just too tough.