Denver Post · Jan 29, 2017
As Falcons return to big game, remembering the Dirty Birds
Eugene RobinsonBy Paul Newberry, The Associated Press
ATLANTA — The last time the Atlanta Falcons made it to the Super Bowl, they put on quite a show.
Just not when it mattered.
The team known as the “Dirty Birds” capped off a remarkable season in 1998 by doing almost everything wrong once they claimed a spot in the big game.
“I didn’t do a good enough job of making them understand that you don’t want to just be there,” said Dan Reeves, who was the Falcons’ coach. “You want to win it.”
