Falcons look to end misery against Colts

They don't play often, but no team has given the Atlanta Falcons more trouble historically than the Indianapolis Colts. This would seem to be the Falcons' best chance to put an end to that misery. Having won back-to-back games for the first time this season, rejuvenated Atlanta takes the field Sunday looking for its first road victory over the Colts, the NFL's only 0-8 team. Although the Falcons (4-3) have already matched the number of losses they had all of last season, when they finished with the NFC's best record, the team feels like it's heading in the right direction. Atlanta, a half-game behind NFC South-leading New Orleans, put together two of its best defensive performances leading up to its bye. After allowing an average of 26.0 points and 383.4 yards in its first five games, Atlanta gave up an average of 315.5 yards in a 31-17 victory over Carolina in Week 6 and a 23-16 win over Detroit on Oct. 23. "If you had told me before the season we'...