Sports on TV This Week: Falcons, Hawks and College Football
From Staff Reports
The Atlanta Falcons will be in New Orleans on Sunday for their final regular season game with playoff hopes on the line.
The Falcons face the rival Saints in a 1 p.m. game to be televised on CBS. In order to make the playoffs, the Falcons (7-9) must win plus the Carolina Panthers must defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, also on Sunday.
Basketball-wise, the Atlanta Hawks continue to struggle with a 13-19 record to date and have three games this week on Bally Sports – Oklahoma City on Wednesday, then two road games at Indiana (Friday) and Orlando (Sunday).
And below, we have the college football championship games schedule, kickoffs and TV Networks. Montana and South Dakota State square off in the FCS Championship on Sunday while Michigan and Washington play for the FBS title on Monday.
Listed below are the schedules, plus college football bowl results.
PRO SPORTS ON TV THIS WEEK & BEYOND
NFL – ATLANTA FALCONS (7-9)
Dec. 3 – at New York Jets … W, 13-8
Dec. 10 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers … L, 25-29
Dec. 17 – at Carolina Panthers … L, 7-9
Dec. 24 – Indianapolis Colts … W, 29-10
Dec. 31 – at Chicago Bears … L, 17-37
Jan. 7, Sun – at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. – CBS
NBA – ATLANTA HAWKS (13-19)
Dec. 26 – at Chicago Bulls … L, 113-118
Dec. 29 – Sacramento Kings … L, 110-117
Dec. 31 – at Washington Wizards … W, 130-126
Jan. 3, Wed. – Oklahoma City Thunder, 7:30 pm – Bally
Jan. 5, Fri. – at Indiana Pacers, 7 pm – Bally
Jan. 7, Sun. – at Orlando Magic, 6 pm – Bally
Jan. 10, Wed. – Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 pm – Bally
Jan. 12, Fri. – Indiana Pacers, 7:30 pm – WANF / PeachtreeTV
Jan. 13, Sat. – Washington Wizards, 7:30 pm – Bally
Jan. 15, Mon. – San Antonio Spurs, 3:30 pm – TNT
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
FCS Championship / Frisco, TX
Montana (13-1) vs. South Dakota State (14-0), 2 pm – ABC
MONDAY, JANUARY 8
FBS National Championship, Houston
Washington (14-0) vs. Michigan (14-0), 7:30 pm – ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL RESULTS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville St. 34, LA-Lafayette 31 (OT)
Cure Bowl, Orlando
Appalachian State 13, Miami (Ohio) 9
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque
Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10
Los Angeles Bowl, Inglewood
UCLA 35, Boise State 22
Independence Bowl, Shreveport
Texas Tech 34, California 14
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18
Toastery Bowl, Charlotte
Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35, OT
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19
Frisco (Texas) Bowl
UT-San Antonio 35, Marshall 17
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21
Boca Raton (FL) Bowl
South Florida 45, Syracuse 0
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22
Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa
Georgia Tech 30, Central Florida 17
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23
Birmingham Bowl
Duke 17, Troy 10
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery
Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth
Air Force 31, James Madison 21
Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise
Georgia State 45, Utah State 22
Ventures Bowl, Mobile
South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10
Las Vegas Bowl
Northwestern 14, Utah 7
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu
Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose St. 14
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit
Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24
First Responder Bowl, Dallas
Texas State 45, Rice 21
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix
Kansas 49, UNLV 36
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Military Bowl, Annapolis
Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte
West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10
Holiday Bowl, San Diego
Southern Cal 42, Louisville 28
Texas Bowl, Houston
Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28
Fenway Bowl, Boston
Boston College 23, SMU 14
Pinstripe Bowl, New York
Rutgers 31, Miami, Fla. 24
Pop-Tarts Bowl, Orlando
Kansas State 28, North Carolina State 19
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio
Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville
Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
Sun Bowl, El Paso
Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8
Liberty Bowl, Memphis
Memphis 36, Iowa State 26
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Atlanta
Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25
Music City Bowl, Nashville
Maryland 31, Auburn 13
Orange Bowl, Miami
Georgia 63, Florida State 3
Arizona Bowl, Tucson
Wyoming 16, Toledo 15
MONDAY, JANUARY 1
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa
LSU 35, Wisconsin 31
Fiesta Bowl, Phoenix
Oregon 45, Liberty 6
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Tennessee 35, Iowa 0
Rose Bowl, Pasadena / FBS Semifinals
Michigan 27, Alabama 20 (OT)
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans / FBS Semifinals
Washington 37, Texas 31
