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Pregame: What Might Have Been

By John Manasso | Published: January 3, 2010
Today on this last day of the regular season, I’m wondering about what might have been. Looking at the standings as the day begins, it looks like if the Falcons beat Tampa Bay to finish 9-7 then they won’t have missed the playoffs by much. A 10-6 record will have been necessary at a minimum – potentially [...]
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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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