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Final: The Streak Is Over

By John Manasso | Published: January 3, 2010
BLOGGER’S NOTE: For stats and play-by-play information, check out the official Falcons-Bucs game center on NFL.com. As the Falcons entered a new chapter in team history, perhaps the enduring image will be that of running back Jason Snelling breaking tackle after tackle, twisting and turning away from Tampa Bay defenders on a 22-yard, fourth-quarter run that [...]
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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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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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First Quarter: Falcons On Point

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
It’s hard to imagine that the game’s first six plays — or virtually the entire quarter, for that matter — could have gone any better for the Falcons, who lead 7-0 at the end of the first 15 minutes. Following Fred Jackson’s 19-yard return on the opening kickoff, punctuated by a hard hit from the Falcons’ [...]
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Pregame: Random Thoughts

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
With the exception of the Falcons’  shooting for a winning record, today’s game doesn’t have a lot of big themes or potentially surprising news stories in the way that the last few weeks have. Last Sunday, Matt Ryan and Michael Turner returned to the lineup (albeit briefly for Turner) and Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith [...]
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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: Trading a Field Goal for a TD

By John Manasso | Published: December 20, 2009
Looks like the Jets are going to live and die by their rookie quarterback as they have all season. Mark Sanchez, whose former USC teammate, Falcons left tackle Sam Baker, described as having a great passion for the game and someone with extraordinary confidence, entered the game with 11 touchdowns and 17 touchdowns. Sanchez continued with [...]
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Final: Playoff Chances Dealt a Blow

By John Manasso | Published: December 6, 2009
The Falcons started the game with five offensive starters inactive because of injuries. They ended the game with another, center Todd McClure, suffering a knee injury. It was that kind of day for the Falcons when almost everything seemed to follow Murphy’s Law: Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. In a 34-7 loss to [...]
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First Quarter: An Early Deficit

By John Manasso | Published: December 6, 2009
The worst development of the first quarter for the Falcons was the distressing number of mistakes they made. Fortunately, the Eagles were not able to cash in in a big way. First a fumble by Eric Weems allowed the Eagles to score a touchdown while only having to go 22 yards and then Chevis Jackson was called for [...]
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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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