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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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Inactives: Do They Even Out?

By John Manasso | Published: November 2, 2009
Fairly big news with the announcement of the inactives. The Saints will be without two starters on defense, tackle Sedrick Ellis and strong side linebacker Scott Fujita are out. For the Falcons, the losses are equally substantial. Defensive tackle Thomas Johnson (calf) — who began starting after 2009 first-round draft pick Peria Jerry was lost [...]
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Mughelli Practices, Snelling Doesn’t

By John Manasso | Published: October 29, 2009
On Monday Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith said it was possible that Jason Snelling could get more touches after Snelling rushed for 68 yards on seven carries in Sunday’s loss to Dallas. But on Thursday, Snelling did not practice because of what Smith said was a hamstring injury. Snelling was one of three Falcons who did [...]
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Halftime: Bad Trends for the Birds

By John Manasso | Published: October 25, 2009
Well, the Falcons just had their worst half of the season in terms of points allowed. Down 17-7 at halftime, they had allowed 13 points in a half three other times (twice to New England and once to Carolina.) Maybe the fact that they’re down by 10 points is not so bad considering, the following: Matt Ryan [...]
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Starter For A Day?

By John Manasso | Published: October 12, 2009
Andy Warhol famously said that everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame. Could it be that Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann will have to wait a while to get in the starting lineup again? Biermann, making the first start of his NFL career, had a sack in Sunday’s 45-10 win over San Francisco, tying him for [...]
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Final: Falcons Dominate

By John Manasso | Published: October 11, 2009
Probably this outcome exceeded whatever Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith could have dreamed of. A 45-10 victory on the road over the San Francisco 49ers, who entered 3-1 and with the NFL’s sixth-best defense. On to the Chicago Bears back at the Georgia Dome, where Smith’s teams are 9-1. The first quarter of 2009 season is [...]
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