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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Week 10 Wrap Up: A Battle of the Birds
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 05:32 PM.
A Battle of the Birds

November 12th, 2010:

ATLANTA, Georgia -- The Falcons defended their home field yesterday against the tough Baltimore Ravens, sitting pretty atop the AFC North with a 7-2 record. The Falcons went into yesterday undefeated in the Georgia Dome this season, but they were facing by far their toughest opponent at home.

And after three quarters of domination, the Ravens looked like they would walk out of the dome with an easy win, as they led the Falcons 24-7 after three quarters. Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, and the rest of the usually explosive Atlanta offensive attack had been outwitted and roughed up by a Baltimore defense that was missing the face of the franchise Ray Lewis.

There is a reason the Falcons won the first four home games of their season, their passing attack was too much for most teams to handle, and they flexed their muscles in a desperate fourth-quarter comeback attempt that began with about seven minutes left in the game.

Still down by 17 points, Ryan and the Falcons receivers finally started hooking up on long routes and they drove down the field in less than two minutes. Ryan threw a lob to veteran wide receiver Brian Finneran, who caught it for a 21 yard pass, and the Falcons were down by just 10.

After a three and out by the Ravens offense, Atlanta drove back down the field like it was destiny for the game to come down to the final seconds. This time, Ryan found Tony Gonzalez wide open in the endzone for a short touchdown pass, giving the ball back to the Ravens with 3:12 left to play.

The Falcons would get the ball back with about a minute left, but could not find the magic on their final drive. The Baltimore defense stood strong and then knelt the ball just once to ice the game, their seventh win of the season.

The loss drops Atlanta to 5-4, but they retain second place in the NFC South behind the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons are on the road next week, as they travel west to St. Louis to battle the 6-2 Rams. Atlanta is 1-3 on the road this season, but coach Mike Smith hopes they can turn that around to get back on the winning track.

Full Boxscore: Ravens 24, Falcons 21

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NFC South Standings + NFL League Leaders
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Week 9 Wrap Up: Falcons improve to 5-3
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 01:51 AM.
Nov 7, 2010 - TB at ATL
TEAM1ST2ND3RD4THSCORE
Tampa Bay (1-7)736016
Atlanta (5-3)737724
Team Stats Comparison
TBATL
279Total Offense342
77Rushing Yards154
202Passing Yards188
10First Downs20
24Punt Return Yards12
87Kick Return Yards64
390Total Yards418
2Turnovers2
7-18 (38%)3rd Down Converstion6-13 (46%)
1-1 (100%)4th Down Conversion1-1 (100%)
0-02-Point Conversion0-0
1/3Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals3/0
4-29Penalties1-14
25:18Posession Time34:42
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORINGTBATL
9:49(TB) Earnest Graham, 5 Yd pass from Josh Freeman.70
5:25(ATL) Michael Turner, 8 Yd run.77
SECOND QUARTER SCORINGTBATL
1:28(ATL) Matt Bryant, 40 Yd field goal.710
0:22(TB) Connor Barth, 36 Yd field goal.1010
THIRD QUARTER SCORINGTBATL
12:18(TB) Connor Barth, 33 Yd field goal.1310
7:15(ATL) Harry Douglas, 8 Yd pass from Matt Ryan.1317
2:12(TB) Connor Barth, 36 Yd field goal.1617
FOURTH QUARTER SCORINGTBATL
0:26(ATL) Tony Gonzalez, 1 Yd pass from Matt Ryan.1624
Atlanta Boxscore
PASSINGRATINGC/ATTYDSTD/INTAVG
Matt Ryan89.422/342132/16.2
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTDLONG
Michael Turner221326.0125
Jason Snelling5224.408
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Harry Douglas44010.0118
Jason Snelling3279.0016
Tony Gonzalez3206.6116
Michael Jenkins33210.6014
Roddy White34113.6023
Justin Peele2126.007
Michael Turner22211.0016
DEFENSETACKSACKINTPDEFTD
Curtis Lofton81010
Mike Peterson60000
Brent Grimes30000
Erik Coleman30000
Kawika Mitchell30010
KICKINGFGM/APCTLONGXPM/APTS
Matt Bryant1/250%413/36
PUNTINGPUNTSYDSAVGIN20TB
Michael Koenen316454.601
KICK RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
Eric Weems23417.0170
Dominique Franks23015.0160
PUNT RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
Eric Weems3124.070


NFL Standings - Updated: Nov 7, 2010
NFC SOUTHWLTPFPAHOMEROADDIV
New Orleans Saints7202351513-24-04-0
Atlanta Falcons5302071484-01-31-1
Carolina Panthers1701071451-40-31-2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1701251751-30-40-3


NFL League Leaders - Updated: Nov 8, 2010
Passing YardsYDSPassing TouchdownsTD
1. Drew Brees28631. Drew Brees19
2. Aaron Rodgers24102. Tom Brady18
3. Peyton Manning22693. Peyton Manning18
4. Tom Brady22434. Matt Ryan16
5. Matt Cassel21145. Aaron Rodgers15
Rushing YardsYDSRushing TouchdownsTD
1. Michael Turner8041. Adrian Peterson12
2. Adrian Peterson7802. Chris Johnson9
3. Thomas Jones6943. Ryan Torain8
4. Chris Johnson6694. Thomas Jones6
5. Ryan Mathews6355. Marshawn Lynch5
Receving YardsYDSReceiving TouchdownsTD
1. Wes Welker9891. Santana Moss8
2. Greg Jennings8362. Roddy White8
3. Miles Austin7743. Reggie Wayne8
4. Marques Colston7594. Marques Colston7
5. Randy Moss7385. Greg Jennings7
Solo TacklesTKLSacksSCK
1. Barrett Ruud701. Kroy Biermann9.0
2. Aaron Curry672. Lamarr Houston8.5
3. Stephen Cooper643. Jared Allen8.0
4. Patrick Willis614. Dave Ball8.0
5. Lawrence Timmons555. Tyler Brayton8.0

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