B767-300 CREW HAD A MAIN GEAR TIRE BLOW ON LNDG AT ATL.

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THE ILS APCH TO RWY 27L WAS 'STABILIZED' THROUGHOUT. THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES WERE SELECTED DISCONNECTED AT APPROX 200 FT AGL. TOUCHDOWN WAS ON GS AND ON RWY CTRLINE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A XWIND; THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS ALIGNED CORRECTLY WITH THE RWY CTRLINE AT TOUCHDOWN. THE ACFT JERKED SLIGHTLY TO THE R WHEN THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED. TOUCHDOWN WAS OBVIOUSLY MORE FIRM THAN WAS ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE LOCKED WHEEL; HOWEVER; WAS NOT A HARD LNDG. ALTHOUGH ARMED; THE AUTO SPD BRAKES DID NOT DEPLOY; SO CAPT MANUALLY DEPLOYED THEM WHILE INITIATING CONSIDERABLY MORE L RUDDER INPUT. ASYMMETRICAL REVERSE THRUST WAS INITIATED TO ENSURE CONTINUAL RWY CTRLINE ALIGNMENT DURING ROLLOUT. CAPT CAREFULLY SLOWED THE ACFT; THEN EXITED THE RWY AT HIGH-SPD (N2) FROM RWY 27L. AFTER EXITING AND STOPPING WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 27R AT TXWY T; THE FLC HEARD THE TWR CTLR INITIATE A GAR FOR ANOTHER ACFT CITING 'A POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE FROM THE PRECEDING ACFT.' THE TWR CTLR DID NOT NOTIFY FLC WE HAD A POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE. THEREFORE; THE FLC INITIATED AN INQUIRY TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION. THE TWR CTLR RESPONDED TO FLC SAYING HE 'HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THERE WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE SMOKE DURING THE TOUCHDOWN.' WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 27R AT TXWY T; CAPT TURNED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING 90 DEGS TO MAINTAIN THE PARKING POS WITHOUT SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE UNTIL THE BRAKE/TIRE SIT COULD BE INSPECTED BY GND PERSONNEL. THE FO INQUIRED OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS IF THEY HAD HEARD ANYTHING ON LNDG. THE FLT ATTENDANTS RESPONDED 'WE HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISE.' FLC HAD A FIRE TRUCK AND GND SVCS PERSONNEL INSPECT THE LNDG GEAR TO CONFIRM A BLOWN TIRE; ASSESS THE CONDITION OF THE LNDG GEAR; AND ASCERTAIN IF THERE WAS ANY FIRE POTENTIAL. THE TWR CTLR DID NOT PROVIDE A FREQ FOR THE FLC TO COMMUNICATE WITH GND VEHICLES/PERSONNEL. THE FLC HAD TO ASK FOR A COM FREQ. THE FO AND CAPT DIVIDED UP WHO WOULD COMMUNICATE WITH WHO ON WHAT FREQS. THE CAPT COMMUNICATED DIRECTLY WITH GND SVC PERSONNEL UNDER THE ACFT. THE FO MADE A PA TO THE PAX. THERE WAS AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM FLT CTL ASKING IF HE COULD ASSIST WITH OUR 'EMER.' FLC RESPONDED 'NO EMER AT THIS TIME.' FO CONTACTED ATLANTA MAINT; APPRISED THEM OF OUR SIT AND LOCATION; DISCUSSED TAXIING ACFT WITH A BLOWN TIRE. MAINT ADVISED THAT IT WAS 'OK TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE GATE WITH 1 BLOWN TIRE. AFTER SEVERAL MINS; THE CAPT RECEIVED CONFIRMATION FROM GND PERSONNEL THE L FORWARD R MAIN GEAR TIRE HAD BLOWN; THERE WAS NO FIRE POTENTIAL; AND THE LNDG GEAR APPEARED UNDAMAGED. AFTER FIRE AND GND PERSONNEL ADVISED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT ON FIRE AND ALL VEHICLES WERE CLR; TWR CLRED US TO THE GATE. AT THE GATE; A MECH STATED THAT 'IT IS PRETTY EVIDENT THE ANTI-SKID ON THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR HAD NOT RELEASED FOR LNDG; BLOWING THE TIRE.'