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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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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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Inactives: Ryan, Turner Remain Out

By John Manasso | Published: December 13, 2009
Despite the optimism that Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith was trying to have this week about quarterback Matt Ryan working more each day as the week progressed in the team’s morning walk-through, Ryan will be inactive for the second straight week today. So will starting running back Michael Turner. Neither practiced all week. In addition, right guard [...]
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Three And Out: Injuries Mount, Time Dwindles

By John Manasso | Published: December 7, 2009
First Down You know that truism in sports about how teams are never as bad as they look in their worst loss and they’re never as good as they appear in their best win? Somewhere between their 45-10 win over San Francisco and their 34-7 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday lies the true Falcons — maybe the [...]
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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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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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Eagles Hurt By Injuries, Too

By John Manasso | Published: November 30, 2009
Watching the video of Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid’s press conference today on the team’s Web site, it seemed that almost the entire time was dominated by questions about injuries, some of which are almost as serious as those the Falcons are confronting. Entering Sunday’s critical 1 p.m. game with the Eagles (7-4) at the Georgia [...]
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Halftime: Falcons In A Battle

By John Manasso | Published: November 29, 2009
If anyone thought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be an easy win for the Falcons today based on their 1-9 record, forget about that. The Bucs who showed up today are the ones who defeated Green Bay (7-4) on Nov. 8 38-28 and who lost 25-23 to Miami on Nov. 15. With the score tied at [...]
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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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