5. FALCONS ARE RESILIENT: Yes, there are problems to overcome if the Falcons hope to make a repeat trip to the NFC championship game. The biggest issue may be an offensive line that has allowed five sacks in two games, including two against the Rams.Of the thousands of socalled sports services, only 100150 will risk exposing their records publicly in contests such as those The Sports Monitor (TSM) runs.Last year football season began with 125 sports services in the TSM contests. Because those services are reputable, it very hard for one service to truly stand out from the others. Before last year the average victory margin in winpercentage in any TSM football contest was 0.9% (less than a single percent) and the largest victory margin ever was 4%.Bob Akmens Sports had the greatest football handicapping season ever documented last year.

By the same token, it was 1988 before we saw a black quarterback start in and win a Super Bowl. Doug Williams, a former Grambling State Uni