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Found October 03, 2011 on Pro Sports Blogging:
PLAYERS: Mike Peterson,  Matt Ryan,  Julio Jones,  Matt Bryant,  Roddy White,  Michael Turner
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons,  Seattle Seahawks

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Mike Peterson tells the Story; Field Goal No Good, Falcons Win. (AP Photo) It’s always good to get a win. It’s not so good when your team has a chance to lose the game in the final seconds. And fortunately the Falcons didn’t let the lowly Seahawks pull off a comeback, when other teams in the league did pull off comebacks. Either way, a win is a win. Falcons are 2-2. The first half looked impressive for the Falcons. They were able to march downfield with ease and the offense put up 24 points. The defense had one bad breakdown in coverage but limited  the Seahawks to 7 points. But this was just the first half. The second half started good. On the Falcons first play, Matt Ryan connected with Julio Jones for a 45 yard gain. They were able to get a 50 yard field goal from Matt Bryant and the score was 27-7. However, from that point on, the Falcons looked BAD. They let Tavaris Jackson carve up the Falcons defense and he engineered 3 touchdown drives in the second half to...
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