Tag: Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons gave their 2019 schedule announcement the full Game of Thrones treatment
Football is coming, and the Atlanta Falcons decided to jump on the Game of Thrones hype train with their 2019 schedule announcement—a video parody of the hit HBO drama's opening credits sequence.
The Legends are Atlanta’s new pro football team. But will their league survive to see a second season?
It’s called the Alliance of American Football. It's billed as a spring developmental league for the NFL and an off-season football and gambling fix. But the history of American football is littered with pro leagues that failed. Will the AAF be different?
Commentary: Atlanta deserved a better football game for Super Bowl LIII
As the final shards of Lombardi Trophy-shaped confetti twinkled around Tom Brady on Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s field, many Atlantans realized what fans of the Los Angeles Rams certainly had already internalized—Super Bowl LIII just wasn’t that good.
NFL players, owners, and execs held a conversation on criminal justice and activism at the King Center before Super Bowl LIII
Partnering with the NFL and the King Center, the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) hosted its fourth Super Bowl Town Hall on Thursday, bringing together players, NFL execs, owners, and Bernice King to talk about criminal justice and activism, and what place they have in America’s favorite sport.
10 Things to know before you go to Atlanta’s Super Bowl Experience
At the Super Bowl Experience at the Georgia World Congress Center, fans can have their photo taken with the Lombardi Trophy, view every Super Bowl ring, get free autographs, and play game after game after game. But there's a few things you should know before you tackle the 800,000-square-foot exhibition.
10 moments that defined the ‘98 Atlanta Falcons
As Atlanta prepares to host the Super Bowl, we take a look back at one of the biggest years in Atlanta football history—the 1998 Falcons season.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium lowers prices on a few food items, announces exclusive craft beer
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is lowering the prices of a handful of menu items by $1 each. It also announced it will have an exclusive $5 craft beer made by a local Atlanta brewery, but who that brewery is remains a mystery.
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: December 6-12
The Falcons take on the Saints; Katy Perry comes to town, and tons of holiday-themed fun.
The Mercedes-Benz of stadium food
Despite the $1.5 billion construction price tag, Mercedes-Benz Stadium is all about “fan-first pricing.” If you love fried chicken, go to Molly B’s Cookhouse. Can’t decide between a snack or a meal? Go to one of four Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q locations.
It’s official: No other sports facility in the world is as eco-friendly as Mercedes-Benz Stadium
When Arthur Blank told his team he wanted Mercedes-Benz Stadium to be certified LEED Platinum, he recalled, “there was complete silence. Now sometimes silence, in a legal sense, can be construed as assent. In management, though, it could mean you’ve gone out of your mind.”
