Found November 22, 2011 on The Bird Cage:
A Much Needed Victory A Win's a Win's a Win (C.Compton/AJC) It may not have been the prettiest game in the world, but the Falcons did what they had to do to get back on track after a deflating overtime loss to the Saints. The Birds came out strong and appeared to be on the verge of putting the game away early on, but lapsed once again into a lull where they allowed a rookie quarterback to look like a superstar and make the game much closer than it should’ve been. All that being said, though, the Falcons did what it took to get a needed win over a decent opponent and put themselves back in the hunt for a playoff position. A look back at the game that was……… 1) A Resilient Group Sure, the Falcons didn’t make it easy on themselves, but they showed some serious backbone by getting this much needed win after a tough home loss. Yes, they were the better and more talented team and should have won, but lesser Falcons teams would lose games like this and essentially wreck the …
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