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| Vick makes obscene gesture to home crowd after another Falcons loss |
NFL Football |
11/26/2006 |
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| didn't provide much protection. Vick was sacked three times and hit a dozen more behind the line of scrimmage after throwing passes. Leaving the field, he let his frustration get the best of him. ``That's not what I'm about. That's not what the Atlanta Falcons are about,'' Vick said in his statement. ``I simply lost my cool in the heat of the moment. I apologize and look forward to putting this incident behind me.'' Vick did not address his actions at a postgame news conference. Reporters were not aware |
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| Colston out for Saints; Abraham, Hartwell return for Falcons |
NFL Football |
11/26/2006 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -New Orleans rookie Marques Colston was inactive for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons after spraining his ankle the previous week in a loss to Cincinnati. Colston, a seventh-round draft pick and one of the NFL's biggest surprises, leads the Saints with 54 catches for 869 yards and seven touchdowns. Devery Henderson started in his place at wide receiver. The Falcons' top draft pick, cornerback Jimmy Williams, sat out his second straight game with a sprained ankle. However, Atlanta |
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| Falcons' linebacker hoping to stay healthy this time |
NFL Football |
11/24/2006 |
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -Since he signed with the Atlanta Falcons in March 2004, Ed Hartwell has yet to play against his team's No. 1 rival, the New Orleans Saints. The sixth-year linebacker started the first five games of 2005, but he missed 19 of the last 21 with sore knees and a torn Achilles' tendon. Hartwell will return to the field Sunday at the Georgia Dome, where he had four tackles in an overtime win over Pittsburgh five weeks ago. ``I'm good to go,'' Hartwell said Friday. ``I feel great, my |
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| No hoopla this time, just a football game |
NFL Football |
11/24/2006 |
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| ATLANTA (AP) -U2 and Green Day won't be in the house. The commissioner has other plans. The coin toss will be handled by the referee, not an ex-president. This time, it's about the game - or, more specifically, two teams desperate for a win. The Atlanta Falcons host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday without all the emotional baggage that accompanied their first meeting. In Week 3, the NFC South rivals faced each other at the reopening of the Superdome, a night of celebration in a city still trying to pick i |
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| Stopping Johnson is Georgia's big chore |
Division I College Football |
11/23/2006 |
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| d gotten a chance to work with David Greene, the winningest quarterback in major college history. Last year, the star receiver could have teamed up with D.J. Shockley, who led the Bulldogs to a Southeastern Conference title before moving on to the Atlanta Falcons. This season, Johnson surely would have made the transition a lot easier for freshman quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has struggled to find a go-to receiver. ``Oh, we had the ultimate interest in him,'' Richt said, musing about his recruitment |
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| Ravens Try to Keep Rolling Vs. Steelers |
NFL Football |
11/23/2006 |
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| excellent job (4-0) since taking over the offense, and has his eyes set on capturing another division title. Helping Billick achieve that goal is veteran quarterback Steve McNair, who passed for 236 yards in last Sunday's 24-10 home victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Running back Jamal Lewis ran for 91 yards and three second-half TDs on 22 carries in the win. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is riding a winning streak of its own, having won two in a row following a three-game skid. On Sunday, the Steelers edged the divis |
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| Abraham may return for Falcons this week |
NFL Football |
11/22/2006 |
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -John Abraham, who has played only two games for the Atlanta Falcons, returned to practice Wednesday and may take the field for a crucial contest against the New Orleans Saints. Abraham went down with a groin injury in the closing minutes of a dominating performance against Carolina in Week 1. After sitting out the next three games, Abraham returned to face the New York Giants. He had a sack and forced a fumble, but finished the game on the sideline when the groin tightened up. |
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| Falcons rally around Vick after Mora's father says QB is a 'coach killer' |
NFL Football |
11/22/2006 |
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -The Atlanta Falcons closed ranks around embattled quarterback Michael Vick, who was clearly stunned by reports that Jim Mora's father referred to No. 7 as a ``coach killer.'' Vick said Wednesday that he shut off his cell phone because he was getting so many calls about comments made by Mora's father, a former NFL coach who shares the same name with his son. ``Honestly, I don't even know what to say,'' Vick said. ``I think it was inappropriate. But, hey, when you're commentating |
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| Losing now becoming a Falcons speciality |
NFL Football |
11/22/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The two-game losing streak the Atlanta Falcons brought into Sunday's battle with the Baltimore Ravens was largely built on inopportune turnovers, careless penalties and offensive inefficiency. Atlanta's offense again wasn't up to speed against the Ravens, but that was only a contributing factor to the team's 24-10 defeat. The other, and perhaps more troubling, determinant towards Sunday's outcome was a number of coverage breakdowns on special teams. Baltimore's MVP on Sunday wasn't quarterb |
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| Panthers ready to rise again in South |
NFL Football |
11/22/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons have been officially served notice. The Carolina Panthers are back. The prohibitive preseason favorite to capture the NFC South, Carolina also earned the title of the conference's most puzzling team of the season's first half. The Panthers drudged through their first eight games and failed to deliver a complete and awe-inspiring performance at any point of the year. That all changed this past Sunday, as Carolina completely overmatched the St. Louis |
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