FALCONS ANNOUNCE 2009 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA – The Atlanta Falcons today announced their 2009 preseason schedule which includes road meetings at Detroit (Week 1) and St. Louis (Week 2) and home contests against the San Diego Chargers (Week 3) and Baltimore Ravens (Week 4). The Falcons matchup against San Diego will be broadcast nationally on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 8 p.m. on CBS. Dates and times for the three remaining preseason games have not been finalized.
Atlanta holds a 2-1 record against the Lions in the preseason and will make its first trip to Detroit since a 2006 regular season meeting at Ford Field. The Falcons will battle the Rams in the preseason for the first time since 1979 and will look to earn their second win of the series against the St. Louis, the last coming in 1977. San Diego and Atlanta will meet for the sixth time in the preseason with the Chargers holding a 4-1 series advantage. Atlanta’s lone win against San Diego came in 1994 in a game played at Jack Murphy Stadium (21-17). The Falcons have pieced-together three consecutive preseason victories against the Baltimore Ravens, two of which have come in the last two seasons (2007 and 2008). The Ravens will visit Atlanta for the fifth time in the preseason series as each team has won three contests overall.
Date Opponent Time TV
TBD at Detroit TBD WXIA
TBD at St. Louis TBD WXIA
Saturday, August 29 vs. San Diego 8 p.m. WGCL (national)
TBD vs. Baltimore TBD WXIA
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