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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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Breaking News: Bryant’s Return Questionable

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
If you thought you just saw defensive end Kroy Biermann taking that last kickoff, it’s because you did. Place kicker Matt Bryant has a hamstring injury and his return is listed as questionable. So the Falcons are currently without both their punter (who also is the holder on field goals and extra points) and their place [...]
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Final: Falcons Pull One Out

By John Manasso | Published: December 20, 2009
On a day when the Falcons could have easily packed it in, they rallied in the game’s final minutes for a 10-7 victory over the New York Jets that is sure to be a character-builder for the future. With Dallas’ win over New Orleans on Saturday, the Falcons were eliminated from the NFC playoffs. But they [...]
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First Quarter: Too Early To Tell

By John Manasso | Published: November 22, 2009
It’s difficult to draw any conclusions from this first quarter. Sort of a Jekyll-and-Hyde type 15 minutes for the Birds. The ugly specter of poor third down play showed itself but so did some big plays on defense: sacks, interceptions and quarterback pressures, which have been missing. The same is true on offensive. Bad first drive, [...]
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First Quarter: No First Downs for Birds

By John Manasso | Published: October 18, 2009
They didn’t do it in the first quarter, but one would expect the Falcons will manage at least one first down in the game. Only 10 yards total offense in the period, too. That may be confounding the pundits a bit. Entering the game, consensus among one network’s pregame show was for the Falcons. In fact, [...]
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Starter For A Day?

By John Manasso | Published: October 12, 2009
Andy Warhol famously said that everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame. Could it be that Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann will have to wait a while to get in the starting lineup again? Biermann, making the first start of his NFL career, had a sack in Sunday’s 45-10 win over San Francisco, tying him for [...]
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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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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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Bowled Over in Stone Mountain

By John Manasso | Published: October 6, 2009
In my short time writing about the Falcons, I’ve learned that if you want perspective on life from a player, then your go-to guy is Coy Wire. Today was the Falcons’ “Hometown Huddle,” in which all 53 players were scattered among eight different locations in metro Atlanta to sign autographs, take pictures with fans and, [...]
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