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Falcons to open 2006 with three straight division games
Macon Telegraph, GA - Apr 6, 2006
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons will open their 2006 season with three straight NFC South division opponents, according to the NFL schedule released Thursday by ...


Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:12:00 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Here's the week by week breakdown of the schedule.

ATLANTA FALCONS
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SEP. 10 at Carolina 1:00
SEP. 17 TAMPA BAY 1:00
SEP. 25 at New Orleans 8:30 (Mon.)
OCT. 1 ARIZONA 1:00
OCT. 8 Bye
OCT. 15 NY GIANTS 1:00
OCT. 22 PITTSBURGH 1:00
OCT. 29 at Cincinnati 1:00
NOV. 5 at Detroit 1:00
NOV. 12 CLEVELAND 1:00
NOV. 19 at Baltimore 1:00
NOV. 26 NEW ORLEANS 1:00
DEC. 3 at Washington 1:00
DEC. 10 at Tampa Bay 1:00
DEC. 16 DALLAS 8:00 (Sat.)
DEC. 24 CAROLINA 1:00
DEC. 31 at Philadelphia 1:00

Wow, they start with three divisional opponents, and 8 of their 16 games are against 2005 playoff teams (Tampa Bay, Carolina, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Washington and the New York Giants). That's not what I'd call an easy schedule by any stretch of the imagination. Can this possibly be a .500 team this season?

[ThePundit]

Agreed Lefty: This schedule is hard. I think they can go 7-3 in their first 10..... And they better...Because after that, their schedule becomes impossible.