October 23rd, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Matt Ryan ran and threw for touchdowns to give the Falcons a double-digit lead in the first half, and they held on to beat the Lions 23-16 on Sunday. On Detroit’s final drive, a pass-interference penalty against Atlanta was overturned because instant replay showed defensive tackle Corey Peters had tipped the ball. Lions quarterback Matthew [...]
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Lions Blow 2nd Straight Game to Fall to 5-2
The Lions were the darlings of the NFL at 5-0 with a pair of record setting comebacks and a convincing win on national television. Despite the success, the writing was on the wall that the Lions were walking a fine line between success and failure. They were committing penalties, going three and out, giving up [...]
Lions Blow Second Straight Game Fall to 5-2
The Lions were the darlings of the NFL at 5-0 with a pair of record setting comebacks and a convincing win on national television. Despite the success, the writing was on the wall that the Lions were walking a fine line between success and failure. They were committing penalties, going three and out, giving up [...]
Lions vs. Falcons Preview
The blueprint for beating the Lions has been available since the week 3 win at Minnesota and each team the Lions faced has copied it. Run the ball, control the clock, don’t worry about the run and defend against the deep pass. Each team they have faced took a lead into halftime and for several [...]
Panthers Can’t Stop Turner and the Falcons Late in 31-17 Loss in Atlanta
The Panthers were once again in it late, but once again as they have done basically the whole season, they were not able to pull it out against a good team. Sunday it was the Atlanta Falcons’ turn to break the hearts of the Cats, as Behind Michael Turner’s 27-carry, 139-yard, two-touchdown performance, the Falcons [...]
Falcons fly past Panthers 31-17
“We’d like to be able to do that every week,” Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan following the team’s 31-17 win over the Panthers on Sunday. It was a call for more balance in the offense – and that call was answered in the Georgia Dome against the NFC South rival Panthers. Behind Michael Turner’s 27-carry, 139-yard, [...]
Fast Start Fades as Falcons Fall to 2-3 in 25-14 Loss to Packers
It’s official – the Falcons are in trouble. Sunday night at the Georgia Dome the Falcons looked to make a statement against the team that knocked them out of the postseason last January – the Green Bay Packers. They went up 14-0, but then were unable to do anything after that as they fell to [...]
Falcons at Buccaneers Week Three stats
BUCCANEERS 16 FALCONS 13 Team Statistics Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers First Downs 20 19 Total Yards 325 295 Turnovers 3 1 Time of Possession 24:08 35:52 First Downs 20 19 Passing 18 9 Rushing 2 8 Penalty 0 2 Third Down Efficiency 5-13 4-12 Fourth Down Efficiency 0-1 1-1 Total Net Yards 325 [...]
