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Tony Gonzalez caught his first pass as a Falcon, while Michael Turner ripped off a 40-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and finished with 63 yards in less than one half of play in the 27-26 loss to the Lions.
The starters shined in the 20-13 victory over the Rams: Michael Turner totaled 65 yards rushing on just 7 carries and a touchdown; while Matt Ryan, who connected with Tony Gonzalez for a 14-yard strike, was 7-8 passing for 81 yards.
The defense struggled to stop the Chargers on third down in the first half (allowing 7 of 8 conversions), but Chris Redman rallied the troops to victory with a rushing score and a last-second go-ahead TD pass to Eric Weems.
The Falcons and Ravens sit their starters for almost the entire game, and the Ravens prevailed 20-3 in the final tune-up before the 2009 regular season.
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The Falcons defense limited the Dolphins to 259 total yards and forced 4 turnovers, while John Abraham and Kroy Biermann each had 2 sacks in the 19-7 opening-day win.
Matt Ryan threw three first half TDs and Chris Houston's INT snuffed out a late Panthers rally to help preserve a 28-20 division win that kept the 2-0 Falcons atop the NFC South.
The Falcons hung tough through three quarters, trailing New England 16-10, but Brady's bunch pulled away in the fourth to secure a 26-10 win.
The Falcons exploded for 45 points against one of the NFL's best defenses en route to a convincing 35-point victory.
The packed house took their marching orders to heart, creating an electric atmosphere on which the Falcons defense fed all night as the Birds held on for a 21-14 NFC win.
The Falcons opened the game with a long TD drive, but Tony Romo passed for 311 yards and 3 TDs to pace the Cowboys to a 37-21 win.
at New Orleans // Monday, November 02
The Louisiana Superdome 8:30 PM ESPN-TV - 92.9 DAVE-FM L, 35-27The top two teams in the NFC South engaged in an epic battle on Monday Night Football, as the host Saints emerged victorious and remained undefeated.
The Falcons sacked Jason Campbell five times and Michael Turner rumbled for TDs of 30 and 58 yards in a 31-17 rout of the Redskins.
The Falcons squandered two chances to take the lead deep in Carolina territory in the last 5 minutes of the game, and the Panthers split the season series with a 28-19 win.
The Falcons stormed back to tie the game at 31 at the end of regulation, but the Falcons defense had few answers for Eli Manning and the Giants offense in a 34-31 overtime loss.
Chris Redman, relieving an injured Matt Ryan, found Roddy White for a 5-yard game-winning TD with 23 seconds remaining to cap off a bizarre 20-17 home win over the Bucs.
The Eagles dealt the Falcons' playoff hopes a serious blow in a 34-7 rout that dropped Atlanta to 6-6 with four games remaining.
The Falcons came so close to handing the Saints their first loss of the season, as Chris Redman and Jason Snelling played admirably for the injured Matt Ryan and Michael Turner.
The Falcons improved to 7-7 with a come-from-behind 10-7 victory over the Jets on a last-minute TD pass from Ryan to Gonzalez.
The Falcons scored on their first offensive play, a 42-yard TD pass from Ryan to White, and they never looked back in a 31-3 rout of the visiting Bills.
Falcons shook off a 44-year franchise blemish with a 20-10 victory to give the club back-to-back winning seasons for the first time ever.
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