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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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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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Halftime: Missed Opportunities

By John Manasso | Published: November 2, 2009
The Falcons are going to look back at this half and think about what might have been. If Michael Jenkins had caught that third-down pass for a first down. If Jason Elam had made those two field goals. If Matt Ryan had not thrown that interception. If they could have all those plays back, the [...]
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Three And Out: Praise for Ryan

By John Manasso | Published: October 13, 2009
In his “Monday Morning Rush” column, Yahoo! sports’ Michael Silver wrote after covering the Falcons-49ers game about his man crush on Matt Ryan. First Down There was a lot of praise for Ryan in the column. Here’s an excerpt: “I do foresee a day when he’ll be one of those larger-than-life icons” — and those larger than [...]
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