While we don't know times and dates yet or how many prime time games the Atlanta Falcons will get, we do know which teams they're scheduled to play in the 2011 regular season. Based on their final 2010 regular season division standing, the Falcons earned games against the top-ranked NFC West and NFC East teams -- that kind of deal rotates annually as divisions get linked up and teams from each pair up according to standing.
↵That gives the Falcons games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks, both playoff teams. The Falcons also play the entire AFC South and NFC North, in addition to two trips through the NFC South. This schedule could be a tad easier than the one the Falcons just went 13-3 against, though strength of schedule numbers have got to be heavily swayed by two games against the 2-14 Panthers.
↵The entire home lineup:
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- Carolina Panthers ↵
- Green Bay Packers ↵
- Jacksonville Jaguars ↵
- Minnesota Vikings ↵
- New Orleans Saints ↵
- Philadelphia Eagles ↵
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ↵
- Tennessee Titans ↵
And the road slate:
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- Carolina ↵
- Chicago Bears ↵
- Detroit Lions ↵
- Houston Texans ↵
- Indianapolis Colts ↵
- New Orleans ↵
- Seattle Seahawks ↵
- Tampa Bay ↵