In what could be the final NFL game at the Georgia Dome, the Atlanta Falcons fans went from screaming with anticipation to eerily quieted when it appeared the Seattle Seahawks might have their number. But by the end of the first half, when the Falcons had completely flipped momentum, the Dome rocked with chants of “MVP! MVP!”
Those, of course, were for Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who capped off a brilliant regular season with a terrific performance in the Falcons’ 36-20 win — their first postseason victory in four years and a day — over the Seattle Seahawks to advance to the NFC championship game.