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| Falcons O-line doesn't want this kind of attention |
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10/18/2006 |
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| d spent all season on the practice squad. His only playing experience came with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe. Still, the Falcons insist that they expect no drop-off from Lehr to Clabo - even as they try to rebound from a dismal loss to the New York Giants, who sacked Vick a career-high seven times and left him with an aching shoulder. ``I'm still confident in our offensive line,'' said Vick, who didn't practice Wednesday but will play against the Steelers. ``Things happen. I'm not concerned with th |
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| Falcons G Lehr suspended by NFL for violating substance abuse policy |
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10/17/2006 |
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| L in rushing yardage for the second straight season. Despite that success running the ball, the Falcons have not scored a touchdown in their last 11 red-zone opportunities. Quarterback Michael Vick was sacked seven times in last week's loss to the New York Giants. The line has given up 18 sacks in five games. Austin King, who started at guard in last season's final game when Lehr was held out with a calf injury, is the most experienced backup. Tyson Clabo, who has never started an NFL game, is the other to |
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| Bucs able to reverse their losing trend |
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10/17/2006 |
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| d. The Eagles will be looking to avoid a second straight road loss to an NFC South opponent, as the team was done in by a late John Carney field goal in a 27-24 defeat at New Orleans over the weekend. The matchup will be part of a very tough stretch which should define Tampa Bay's season. After playing the Eagles, the Bucs travel to the Meadowlands to take on the New York Giants (3-2) before consecutive divisional showdowns with New Orleans (5-1) and Carolina (4-2), the two current front-runners in the South. |
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| Falcons grounded with painful home loss |
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10/17/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Early in the third quarter of Sunday's battle with the New York Giants, Atlanta's Warrick Dunn sent a previously sedate Georgia Dome crowd into a frenzy by ripping off the longest run from scrimmage in Falcons' history. It turned out to be the last thing the home fans would have to cheer about the rest of the day. Dunn's long touchdown scamper just over three minutes into the second half gave Atlanta a 14-3 lead and put the Falcons in an apparently good position to secure a satisfying 4-1 s |
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| Big second half propels Giants to victory |
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10/17/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Giants were up to their old tricks on Sunday, starting a game stuck in neutral before hitting the gas pedal against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Down 7-3 at halftime and 14-3 following a 90-yard touchdown run by Falcons running back Warrick Dunn, the Giants ripped off 24 unanswered points to post their second straight win, and move to a 3-2 record on the season. The second-half effort was highlighted by a pair of touchdown catches from tight end Jeremy Shockey, who |
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| Redskins lose clash against the Titans |
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10/17/2006 |
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| as no fingernails left, and is feeling the heat following a disappointing and slow start to this season. Washington has dropped two straight, and recently the offense has come up shorter than Gary Coleman. Last week, the Skins were manhandled by the New York Giants as the big three of Mark Brunell, Santana Moss and Clinton Portis were shut down in easy fashion. On Sunday all three were embarrassed again. Moss was the toast of the town in a Week 4 win over Jacksonville, but registered just 50 yards on five catc |
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| Monsters of the Midway Manage a Monday Night Miracle |
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10/17/2006 |
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| y the second team in league history to have two fumble returns and either a punt or kick return for a touchdown in the same game. The last time it happened was October 25, 1964, when the Cleveland Browns accomplished the feat in a 42-20 win over the New York Giants. -Devin Hester (who scored on an 84-yard punt return in Week 1) has already become only the third rookie in league history to have two punt returns of 80 yards or more for touchdowns. The other two are George Atkinson (Raiders, 1968) and Craig Yeast |
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| The Look of a Champion: Steelers regain "Super" swagger |
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10/17/2006 |
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| tinue the momentum from Sunday's win when they travel to Atlanta for an important contest against quarterback Michael Vick and the Falcons. Atlanta is coming off a rare home loss, blowing a 14-3 second-half lead in a 27-14 defeat at the hands of the New York Giants. The Steelers will likely look at what the Giants executed offensively on Sunday, especially a blocking scheme and ground game that netted 259 yards against a smaller Atlanta front seven. The two teams battled to the most recent tie in the NFL, a 34 |
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| Fassel Out: Will Billick Revive Ravens' Attack? |
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10/17/2006 |
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| t defense. After Fassel was fired on Tuesday, and Billick assumed play-calling duties for the rest of the season, the white-hot spotlight now rests squarely on the head coach. Ravens fans barely had time to focus their contempt on Fassel. The former New York Giants head coach only served as Baltimore's offensive coordinator for one season plus six games, and while his work left much to be desired, there had seemingly been small strides made on his watch. Fassel was originally brought on to tutor quarterback Ky |
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| MARTEL ON FOOTBALL: Saints story almost too good to be true |
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10/17/2006 |
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| back to triumph over Philadelphia and stay solely in first place in the NFC South after Week 6? There are still 10 games to go and many won't be easy. The schedule includes Baltimore, Carolina, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Atlanta again, Dallas and the New York Giants. And New Orleans has seen fast starts fizzle before. As recently as 2002, the Saints opened 6-1, only to finish 9-7 and miss the playoffs. But Payton expected something good to happen this season. He was confident he created a roster of intelligen |
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