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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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Ryan Starting; Turner Active, Too

By John Manasso | Published: December 20, 2009
With the playoffs now an impossibility but the goal of posting a winning season hanging in the balance, Matt Ryan will start at quarterback for the first time in three games when the Falcons take the field today against the New York Jets at Giants Stadium at 1 p.m. Running back Michael Turner also will be [...]
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Inactives: Five Offensive Starters Out

By John Manasso | Published: December 6, 2009
The Falcons will play without five offensive starters — 45 percent — when the opening kickoff arrives in 90 minutes for what is shaping up as the team’s most important game of the season against Philadelphia. Head Coach Mike Smith announced on Monday that quarterback Matt Ryan (toe) would not play, but in addition running back Michal Turner [...]
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Analyzing the Falcons Line

By John Manasso | Published: December 3, 2009
For the second straight day, Falcons right guard Harvey Dahl (ankle) did not practice, making it unclear whether Dahl will be able to start on Sunday, as he has done for each of the team’s last 28 games. Dahl went down in the second quarter of Sunday’s 20-17 victory over Tampa Bay and did not return. [...]
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Inactives: Turner, Norwood Return

By John Manasso | Published: November 29, 2009
Falcons’ running back Michael Turner said he was a fast healer and he proved to be a man of his word. After missing only one game with a sprained ankle, Turner is active for today’s 1 p.m. game at the Georgia Dome with Tampa Bay. In addition, Jerious Norwood also will be, making the Falcons’ [...]
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Inactives: Turner and Norwood Out

By John Manasso | Published: November 22, 2009
After Michael Turner sprained his ankle last week against Carolina and did not practice all week, it’s no big surprise that he’s inactive today. However, the Falcons were hoping to counteract that bad news by possibly getting running back Jerious Norwood back for the first time in five weeks from a hip flexor. Norwood practiced on [...]
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Inactives: Norwood and Mughelli Out

By John Manasso | Published: October 25, 2009
I just got the list of inactives and the headliners for the Falcons are running back Jerious Norwood (hip) and fullback Ovie Mughelli (calf). I don’t think those are hugely surprising considering that neither practiced all week and that Norwood was listed as doubtful on Friday and Mughelli was listed as questionable. This will be [...]
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