The Georgia Dome will be packed, the hype level will be off the charts, and the New Orleans Saints are in town. In short, the Atlanta Falcons are getting the 2014 season underway with a massive home game. Inour full preview from Friday, we took a deeper look at the match-ups on both sides of the ball, but in short, the Falcons are healthy and ready to explode offensively with the return of the trio ofJulio Jones,Roddy WhiteandSteven Jackson, while the defense has an incredibly tall task ahead of them in facingDrew Brees,Jimmy Grahamand the vaunted New Orleans offense.
From a Las Vegas perspective, this game has taken some interesting turns. The majority of locations opened with the Falconsfavoredby a small margin, but the days and weeks leading open to the opening kick, Atlanta is now a3-point underdogvirtually everywhere, with public sentiment leading toward New Orleans. Do as you wish with this information, and there will be no degenerate judgment in this space.
Stay tuned for post-game analysis, including a full recap shortly after the game, and feel free to sound off by using the comment section of this post as a game thread of sorts. Here are the particulars for the season opener, including how and when to keep an eye on the broadcast via multiple outlets:
Date:September 7, 2014
Kickoff Time:1:00 PM ET
TV Channel:FOX
Radio:92.9 FM, 790 AM (local in Atlanta),click here for local affiliate
Live Stream:NFL.com (Click here)
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