Sunday - 12/02/07, 10:23PM

Falcons-Rams Game Notes

by Dan Levak, Atlantafalcons.com

ST. LOUIS -- News, notes and injury updates straight from the Edward Jones Dome press box.

Guard Kynan Forney was a late scratch from the game, as he was added to the inactive list a couple of hours before kickoff. Starting in his place was D'Anthony Batiste.
INJURY UPDATE: Quarterback Joey Harrington was shaken up after taking a hard hit with 8:24 remaining in the third quarter. Harrington walked off the field holding his right arm. He was attended to by trainers on the sideline, he was able to return to the game the next series without missing any time. After one series of play, however, Harrington left the game with 7 seconds remaining in the third quarter. He was replaced by backup Chris Redman, who finished the game for the Falcons.
Redman entered the game in the fourth quarter and completed five of five passes for 50 yards and a touchdown strike to wide receiver Roddy White on his first offensive possession. Redman finished with 172 passing yards on the day, his highest amount since Oct. 6, 2002. His two touchdowns were also the most in a game since Oct. 20, 2002, when he was a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
White set a career high and led the team in receiving for the 10th game this season when he finished with 10 catches for 146 yards and one touchdown. The 15-yard TD strike from Redman was White’s fourth score of the year. He is now 80 yards shy of hitting the 1,000-yard mark, which would make him the first Falcons receiver to reach the plateau since Terance Mathis in 1999 (1,016).

Roddy White's 100-yard Games in 2007

Wide receiver Michael Jenkins finished with five catches for 48 yards and his first touchdown since September 30. Following his first catch of the game in the second quarter, Jenkins improved his streak of catching at least one pass in a game to 33.
Tight end Alge Crumpler continued his streak of catching at least one pass in consecutive games he’s played in to 73. He tied a career-high with seven receptions while adding a season-high 65 receiving yards.
The Falcons recorded back-to-back touchdown drives for the first time this season when Redman found White on a 15-yard score at the 11:48 mark in the fourth quarter followed by a five-yard strike to Jenkins with 7:17 remaining in the game.
Falcons kicker Morten Andersen logged his fourth longest field goal of the season on a 41-yard kick to give Atlanta its first points of the day. Andersen’s field goal improved his streak of scoring at least one point in his last 356 games.
Running back Jerious Norwood posted a season-high in rushing yards after carrying the ball eight times for 94 yards. Norwood previous high this season was 87 yards against the New York Giants.
Norwood posted his sixth and seventh career 30-yard rushes when he scampered for 36 yards in the third quarter to set up a Falcons field goal and a 35-yard rush in the fourth quarter to set up a Falcons touchdown. Norwood’s 36-yard run tied his fourth highest against the Steelers last season.

Jerious Norwood’s Career Rushes of 30 Yards or More

Falcons defensive end Chauncey Davis posted his first sack of the season and the third of his career when he dropped St. Louis quarterback Gus Frerotte in the third quarter. The sack was Davis’ first since Oct. 22, 2006 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy intercepted his second pass of the season and the 24th of his career when he stepped in front of a Gus Frerotte throw at the 2:12 mark in the third quarter. Safety Chris Crocker also intercepted his second pass of the season in the fourth quarter.
The Falcons defense held St. Louis running back Steven Jackson to his second lowest rushing total in a first half this season. Jackson finished with 26 yards on 10 carries, which is six yards more than his lowest total of 20 earlier in the season.

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