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Halftime: Falcons Turn It Around

By John Manasso | Published: January 3, 2010
This game was starting to shaping up a lot like the Falcons’ 10-7 win over the Jets a few weeks ago, with neither offense truly able to get on track. However, the Falcons’ offense hit its stride on the last three series of the half to pull ahead 10-3 at the break. With the Falcons’ defense [...]
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Inactives: Bryant Active; Two Linemen Out

By John Manasso | Published: January 3, 2010
Some interesting names are on the inactive list today for the Falcons in the season finale: place kicker Steve Hauschka and defensive linemen Jamaal Anderson (chest) and Thomas Johnson (knee). That means that Matt Bryant, the former Tampa Bay kicker, likely will be well enough to kick against his former team despite the hamstring injury he [...]
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Final: Falcons One Win Away From History

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
Both Tony Gonzalez and Matt Ryan stated on Wednesday that one goal to end this season would be to finish with a winning record, giving the franchise its first back-to-back winning seasons since the team began playing in 1966. The Falcons now stand one win a way and next week’s opponent is the lowly Tampa Bay [...]
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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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Halftime: Regressing But Leading

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
At the outset of the second quarter, the Falcons looked as if they might make this one a laugher. They had the ball at the Bills’ 7 yard-line on a second down and were poised to go up 14-0. But then some personally foul play ensued, with sacks, penalties and, yes, personal foul calls that [...]
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New Special Teams Cast Arrives

By John Manasso | Published: December 2, 2009
There was a lot of humor running around in the Falcons locker room today and the source was the team’s new long snapper and field goal kicker. Of course, there is nothing funny about someone with the career accomplishments and stand-up character of Jason Elam losing his job and the same goes for Bryan Pittman. But new long [...]
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