Yardbarker: Michael Vick

Vick Haunts Former Team, Eagles Thrash Falcons 34-7

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:17:56 -0500

Usually when the Philadelphia Eagles are playing, the game sypnosis usually includes quarterback Donovan McNabb. But during Sunday’s game against the host Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome, the player of note was none other than former Falcons QB Michael Vick. You may remember him from his legal troubles involving dogfighting, or if you’re a [...]

Vick Scores Twice, Eagles Claw Falcons 34-7

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:09:02 -0500

Michael Vick Returns to Atlanta and the End Zone

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:01:30 -0500

The Philadelphia Eagles destroyed the Atlanta Falcons 34-7 on Sunday while allowing Michael Vick to rebuild his worth as a quarterback. The crowd in the Georgia Dome greeted Vick with cheers and boos but there was loud applause when he ran and threw for touchdowns and when he left the field. Vick doesn’t have the [...]

Vick’s Two Scores Help Eagles Clip Falcons 34-7

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:58:46 -0500

Michael Vick Accounts for Two Touchdowns in 34-7 Win

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:27:00 -0500

Someone find the monkey that fell off Vick's back.After not scoring a single touchdown all season long, Michael Vick accounted for two today. He ran his first one in from five yards out, and his second one came through the air on a pass to Brent Celek where Vick rolled left, and threw the ball all the way back across his body to the right.Before that, Vick hit Reggie Brown on a 43-yard bomb to set up the touchdown pass. The ball was a bit underthrown, but Brown was able to come back to it...

Eagles Rout of Falcons Turns Into Michael Vick Show

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:16:47 -0500

Any Sunday on which your team puts up thirty-four points and holds the opponent to a big fat goose egg only a last second score is a pretty damn good day. Regardless of who the other team puts out on the field, a dominating defensive performance against anyone in the NFL is a statement. A few stupid penalties, a few balls at the ankles, but overall even the biggest of haters can't complain about 34-7. Okay, I lied. I'm annoyed the stupid Falcons got that cheap touchdown ...

Eagles Dismantle Falcons

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:07:05 -0500

Guess what? The Eagles still know how to blow out opponents, and Michael Vick still knows how to score touchdowns. It was a nice change of pace from the last two weeks when the Birds had to narrowly escaped with victories. This one took a while to get ugly, but when the final gun fired [...]

Michael Vick Scores First Touchdown Versus Falcons

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:23:43 -0500

We all knew this was gonna happen, right? Michael Vick’s long awaited return to Atlanta culminated with his first touchdown of the season, and his first rushing score since October of 2006. Vick took it in from five yards out to end a 12 play scoring drive for the Eagles. Wildcat, wilddog, call it what you [...]

Michael Vick scores in return to Atlanta

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:59:47 -0500

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is back in Atlanta today, and in the third quarter he ran for a touchdown -- his first touchdown since October of 2006, when he played for the Falcons.Vick's score was a five-yard touchdown run...

Atlanta Too Ga-Ga Over Vick

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:55:00 -0500

Filed under: Eagles, Atlanta FalconsATLANTA -- Once again, we discovered why this is the worst sports town in America, maybe on the planet. Take the apathy around here for its NFL team, for instance. They've had Blitz Gritz fans, and they've had Deion Sanders fans. They've also had Dirty Bird fans, but they've rarely had Falcons fans. So this wasn't surprising: Long before You Know Who morphed into the local messiah again on Sunday afternoon during his return to Atlanta, t...

Gameday Lincs - Eagles at Falcons

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:58:29 -0500

View full size photo » Eagles-Falcons Preview - Dec. 4, 2009 - NFL - CBSSports.com Game PreviewThe Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons will each be missing major offensive weapons for their important NFC tilt Sunday at the Georgia Dome, but that's not why a little-used backup will be getting the bulk of the pregame attention. Philadelphia's Michael Vick makes his initial return to Atlanta after his prison sentence and suspe...

Michael Vick Returns to Atlanta With Little Fanfare

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:59:00 -0500

Vick returns to Atlanta as nothing more than a gadget.When Michael Vick first signed on with the Philadelphia Eagles, many in the media had this Sunday circled. The Eagles, obviously along with Vick, are heading to Atlanta in an NFC showdown sure to have playoff implications.But as we all know, playoff implications or not, this was sure to be a favorite game for anyone looking to garner traffic, ratings, or more subscriptions.How will the fans in Atlanta react when Vick first enters the game?...

Reid and McNabb Unveil The Vick Plan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:15:33 -0500

In their weekly meeting on Wednesday, Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb revealed what we fans have long been yearning to learn: how they plan to utilize Michael Vick so as to fully exploit his many talents. Hooray! The plan all along was to wait until Vick’s triumphant return to Atlanta. Well, the wait is over. It’s [...]