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The long-aniticapted announcement of the NFL's schedule for the 2012 season is just around the corner, as the entirety of it will be officially released on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. EST.
For the Atlanta Falcons, that means finding out exactly what week and at what time they will play each of their opponents, which are already known.
Atlanta's home opponents: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders.
Atlanta's away opponents: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers.
The NFL's schedule is determined with a rotation of opponents, as the Falcons will play the entirety of the AFC West for the first time since the 2009 season. Additionally, their intraconference divisional matchup is the NFC East.
Check back to this stream for way more information on the Falcons' 2012 outlook upon the release of the schedule.
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