The 46-year-old Andersen broke Gary Anderson's career scoring record Saturday night with the second of four extra points in the Atlanta Falcons' 38-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

The native of Denmark has 2,437 points in his 24-year career. Anderson held the previous record of 2,434 points.

``I hope Gary Anderson is fly fishing in Canada for a long time,'' Andersen quipped. ``I hope he's not coming back anytime soon. My

The Atlanta Falcons' one-of-a-kind player eclipsed Bobby Douglass' season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in Saturday night's 38-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Vick broke off an 11-yard run with 10 1/2 minutes left to go past Douglass, who ran for 968 yards with the Chicago Bears in 1972. Vick wound up with 990 yards, though he hurt his groin in the second half and finished the game on the bench.

``It

ATLANTA (AP) -Marion Barber ran for a 9-yard touchdown to give the Dallas Cowboys a 31-28 lead over the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday night.

Michael Vick threw four touchdown passes, the latest one coming early in the third quarter, and Morten Andersen broke the NFL's scoring record on the second of his four extra points.

The 46-year-old Andersen, who was out of football in 2005 before the Falcons re-signed him in September, has 2,437 points in his 24-year career.

Atlanta opened the third with a seven-

ATLANTA (AP) -Michael Vick threw four touchdowns, the latest one coming early in the third quarter, to help the Atlanta Falcons take a 28-21 lead over the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night.

Morten Andersen broke the NFL's scoring record on the second of his three extra points. The 46-year-old native of Denmark, who was out of football in 2005 before the Falcons re-signed him in September, has 2,436 points in his 24-year career.

Atlanta opened the third quarter with a seven-play, 55-yard drive that ended

ATLANTA (AP) -Morten Andersen tied the NFL career scoring record Saturday night with a second-quarter extra point in the Atlanta Falcons' game against the Dallas Cowboys.

The 46-year-old Andersen pulled even with Gary Anderson at 2,434 points.

The previous week at Tampa Bay, Andersen tied another of Anderson's records with his 538th career field goal.

Andersen signed with the Falcons before Week 3, becoming the second-oldest player in NFL history behind George Blanda. The Atlanta kicker has made 538

ATLANTA (AP) -DeMarcus Ware returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown, and Terrell Owens caught a 7-yard scoring pass to help the Dallas Cowboys take a 14-0 lead over the Atlanta Falcons after the first quarter Saturday night.

The touchdowns came just four plays apart.

Ware made his first career pick on the first snap of the second quarter. The second-year linebacker caught the ball after quarterback Michael Vick tried to avoid quick pressure from defensive end Chris Canty.

Nobody was close t

ATLANTA (AP) -Jerious Norwood, the Atlanta rookie running back who injured his right knee against Tampa Bay last Sunday, was on the inactive list for the Falcons' crucial game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night.

However, starting running back Warrick Dunn, who also was hurt in the Tampa Bay game, was on the active roster.

Dunn needs only 3 yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Norwood is the third leading rusher with 550 yards, also trailing quarterback Michael Vick, who has run

ATLANTA (AP) -Maybe this is the good time to be facing the Dallas Cowboys. Maybe not.

The Atlanta Falcons aren't sure.

Granted, the Cowboys hardly looked like a playoff contender in last weekend's 42-17 loss to New Orleans. Surely their confidence was shaken a bit, their bravado taken down a notch or two after such a crashing halt to a run of four straight wins.

Then again, there are times when a blowout loss serves as a wake-up call, the sort of slap in the face a talented team needs to regain its f