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Atlanta Falcons 2024 schedule: Arthur Smith’s return kicks off challenging September

theathletic.com — Wed, 15 May 2024 07:00:57 +0000

Who were the biggest winners and losers of the NFL schedule release? Jeff Howe has you covered.

Julie Cousins can start making travel plans now. The wife of new Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins spent the first part of the month just like every other NFL fan — anxiously awaiting the league’s release of its full schedule.

“It doesn’t change a whole lot for me whether I am playing teams in September or mid-October or December,” Kirk Cousins said.

Julie Cousins, though, is planning to take the couple’s two young sons to every road game for the first time this season, her husband said. Now she and every Falcons fan can start booking hotel stays after the NFL’s schedule release Wednesday night.

“I think it’s incredible that the release of the schedule generates the type of excitement that it does,” Kirk Cousins said. “It’s unbelievable. What a privilege to play in a sport where my high school friends are refreshing their computer to try to see what the schedule is. Kudos to the NFL on that.”

And for its sense of humor, which is on display in Week 1, which will feature the return of Arthur Smith to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Just eight months after being fired as the Falcons’ head coach, Smith will be calling plays as the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh…

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theathletic.com — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:36:52 +0000

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All 32 NFL owners from worst to first: The good, the bad and a few surprises

theathletic.com — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:00:19 +0000

NFL team owners collect millions in revenue. They wield outsized power over their organizations and in their communities. They point to the bottom line, wins and losses, when firing coaches and executives, sometimes without giving them much time. But their own won-lost records appear nowhere.

Even people who follow the NFL closely might not know whether Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross owns a better record than New York Giants owner John Mara (he does).

They might not know whether female owners account for two of the five highest winning percentages since taking over their teams (they do).

They might not know that the only team without a traditional owner could lose 200 games overnight without dipping below .500 (the Green Bay Packers could).

They might not know that five of the last six owners to buy (rather than inherit) a team make up the bottom five in win percentage (they do — the lone exception is the Buffalo Bills’ Terry Pegula).

Some of these ownership situations are difficult to evaluate for reasons such as owners allowing their offspring to operate their teams. I’ve used simple criteria in ranking owners from worst to best win rates below. For our purposes, wins and losses are counted for owners after the NFL has approved their purchases; after an owner…