The clock struck midnight on the Atlanta Falcons' Cinderella season with this past Saturday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the Wild Card round of the NFC Playoffs. The 30-24 setback not only offered a glimpse of the team's rosy future, but also revealed a few holes that need to be filled in order for the up-and-coming club to continue its progression.
Atlanta's Mike Smith was selected as the 2008 NFL Coach of the Year, awarded by the Associated Press, besting Miami's Tony Sparano by the slimmest of margins.
Kurt Warner threw two touchdowns and the Arizona defense came up with two big plays as the Cardinals downed the Atlanta Falcons, 30-24, in NFC Wild Card play.
12 p.m., Dec. 30 UGA reporter David Hale talks UGA football from Orlando, Fla., site of the Capital One Bowl. Read the archived chat.
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