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Final: Falcons Dominate

By John Manasso | Published: October 11, 2009
Probably this outcome exceeded whatever Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith could have dreamed of. A 45-10 victory on the road over the San Francisco 49ers, who entered 3-1 and with the NFL’s sixth-best defense. On to the Chicago Bears back at the Georgia Dome, where Smith’s teams are 9-1. The first quarter of 2009 season is [...]
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White Does It All; Ryan Besting Hill

By John Manasso | Published: October 11, 2009
I think Roddy White made up for that 15-yard penalty he got after celebrating his 90-yard touchdown. White is unquestionably the player of this game. Add “forced fumble” to his amazing statistics in this game that include 200 yards receiving and two touchdowns. The 200 yards are a career best. After Matt Ryan threw an interception [...]
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Halftime: Falcons Blow It Open

By John Manasso | Published: October 11, 2009
I don’t think anyone expected this: a 35-10 Falcons’ lead at halftime? The Falcons’ offense finally has broken out and it’s doing so against arguably the best defense it has played so far this season. You’re going to see the league observers stand up and take notice of this one. The Falcons already have reached a [...]
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First Quarter: Falcons Looking Good

By John Manasso | Published: October 11, 2009
Maybe it was the bye week. I heard all week the statistic about NFL teams’ coming off bye weeks winning 60 percent of the games. The Falcons are certainly looking like it helped them. Honestly, considering the opponent, I think this is the best I’ve seen them so far this season on both sides of the [...]
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Three and Out: The 49ers’ Injury Report

By John Manasso | Published: October 8, 2009
First Down San Francisco listed three linebackers on its injury report on Wednesday: Jeff Ulbrich (concussion) who is out, Marques Harris (hamstring) who did not practice and Manny Lawson (illness) who was listed under limited participation. Lawson is the team’s fourth-leading tackler and has half a sack. Second Down Unfortunately for the Falcons, I  suppose, is that the [...]
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Three and Out: Mining for News Nuggets

By John Manasso | Published: October 5, 2009
OK, so it’s a weak pun (mining, 49ers, get it?), but all of the sudden Sunday’s game looms huge. The 49ers are perhaps one of the biggest surprises in the league this year at 3-1. I was watching the NFL Network’s pregame show on Sunday and Marshall Faulk, picking up on how Michael Irvin always uses [...]
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