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Third Quarter: The Rout Is On

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
With two touchdowns in the third quarter, the Falcons appear to have put this one away. They lead 24-3 entering the fourth. That will likely set up next week as a chance to finish the season with three straight victories and a winning season — which would give the franchise its first back-to-back winning seasons in its [...]
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Final: Falcons Lose a Heart Breaker

By John Manasso | Published: December 13, 2009
In an epic battle against their biggest division rival, the Falcons overcame a 14-point second-half deficit but in the end could not match the league’s top offense in a 26-23 loss to unbeaten New Orleans that could be one of the final nails in the coffin for the Falcons’ playoff hopes. With the Falcons (6-7) trailing by a field goal, Chris [...]
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Third Quarter: Call Goes Against Falcons

By John Manasso | Published: December 13, 2009
One quarter still remains and the Falcons trail by seven and are driving deep in the Saints’ territory with a chance to tie, but the outcome of the game — and the Falcons’ playoff hopes along with it — might have swung on one controversial play. Falcons’ cornerback Brent Grimes intercepted a pass to the Saints’ [...]
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Halftime: Scratching and Clawing

By John Manasso | Published: December 13, 2009
First the bad news on the first half. The Falcons’ defense had no stops, no sacks and generated no turnovers against the NFL’s top offense. A missed extra point by Saints’ kicker Garrett Hartley in the final minute of the half represented some of the Falcons’ best luck in the half, keeping the Falcons’ deficit to 10 [...]
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First Quarter: Falcons Moving the Ball

By John Manasso | Published: December 13, 2009
On Monday when Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith addressed the media he said as part of his opening statement that he wanted to correct something he said the day before after the team’s 34-7 loss to the Eagles. The Falcons did not get beat in all three phases of the game against the Eagles — offense, defense [...]
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Three And Out: Injuries Mount, Time Dwindles

By John Manasso | Published: December 7, 2009
First Down You know that truism in sports about how teams are never as bad as they look in their worst loss and they’re never as good as they appear in their best win? Somewhere between their 45-10 win over San Francisco and their 34-7 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday lies the true Falcons — maybe the [...]
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Halftime: Offense Struggling

By John Manasso | Published: December 6, 2009
Who would have thought entering this game that about the only thing keeping the Falcons in the game at halftime would be their defense? It’s a much-maligned unit but after the offense failed to score and put up only 118 yards, several stops by the Falcons’ defense limited the score to only 13-0 Philadelphia at halftime. On [...]
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First Quarter: An Early Deficit

By John Manasso | Published: December 6, 2009
The worst development of the first quarter for the Falcons was the distressing number of mistakes they made. Fortunately, the Eagles were not able to cash in in a big way. First a fumble by Eric Weems allowed the Eagles to score a touchdown while only having to go 22 yards and then Chevis Jackson was called for [...]
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Breaking News: Ryan Will Not Return

By John Manasso | Published: November 29, 2009
It was just announced in the press box that Falcons’ starting quarterback Matt Ryan will not return today. Ryan injured his toe in the first quarter after being sacked. Chris Redman has played well in filling in. He has completed 8 of 9 passes for 107 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions. Ryan completed 2 of [...]
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Halftime: Falcons In A Battle

By John Manasso | Published: November 29, 2009
If anyone thought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be an easy win for the Falcons today based on their 1-9 record, forget about that. The Bucs who showed up today are the ones who defeated Green Bay (7-4) on Nov. 8 38-28 and who lost 25-23 to Miami on Nov. 15. With the score tied at [...]
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