Go-to player helps the Falcons soar
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The days in his postgrad year at the Hun School in Princeton, N.J., were running short and Nate Fritsch was pondering his basketball future.
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Adrian Peterson is impressed. Not so much by his achievements as he ran away with The Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting the same way he surged past opposing tacklers this season. What has gotten the attention of the Minnesota Vikings running back is the company he keeps.
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ATLANTA - For all the inconsistencies Michael Vick often shows as a passer, his ability to manufacture miracles with his feet is unsurpassed.
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The quarterback is entering his prime years, the running back and tight end positions are stocked with talented players, and the up-and-coming offensive line has been rock-solid throughout the preseason.
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Michael Vick was on the sidelines, dressed in shorts and a long-sleeve Atlanta Falcons T-shirt. That meant Matt Schaub, a rookie from Virginia, was taking snaps for the Falcons
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After coming up far short in their Super Bowl push, the Atlanta Falcons took some big hits in the first few days of free agency.
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CHARLOTTE, NCÂ· The Carolina Panthers finally found a way to contain Michael Vick, but it didn&#39;t matter. The Atlanta Falcons still found a way to win, moving to 4-0 to match the best start in franchise history.
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Say this about the Atlanta Falcons: When they lose, they do it with style.
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ATLANTA - Michael Vick brought his running shoes to the Falcons&#39; home opener, but it was the Atlanta defense that saved the game in a 34-17 win over the St.
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Reggie Bush spins free of three tacklers and dives across the goal line on a crucial third-and-goal screen pass to lift the Saints to a 22-16 win over the Falcons.
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Rodney Harrison saw Asante Samuel flash his extraordinary potential last year. He saw Samuel fly to passes as if he and the ball were magnetically attracted, and saw the 185-pound rookie make sure tackles. He saw Samuel intercept his first pass and bring it back more than half the field, the cornerback's dreadlocks poking out of his helmet and bouncing ...
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Terrell Owens caught two touchdown  passes and Marian Barber scored on two punishing runs to lift  the Dallas Cowboys to a 38-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons  on Saturday.
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TAMPA -- Everywhere Michael Vick turned, there were red Tampa Bay Buccaneers jerseys. Making one of the NFL's most exciting players look ordinary for much of the day, the Bucs dominated Atlanta, 27-0, yesterday to keep the first-place Falcons from clinching the NFC South championship. Simeon Rice became the 22d player in league history to reach 100 sacks, getting Vick ...
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ATLANTA -- When the quarterback is forced to scramble, the tight end finds a way to get open. That&#39;s a drill Michael Vick and Alge Crumpler work on during practice.
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Rookie cornerback DeAngelo Hall might seem to be an obvious target for the St. Louis Rams' cast of experienced receivers. Then again, Hall showed in the Atlanta Falcons' last game that he's not easily intimidated by big-name receivers.
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It was more than just a game for Ike Reese. It was also a chance to show that he can do more than cover kicks and block for punts.
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Matt Schaub threw one of his three touchdown passes to first-round pick Michael Jenkins as the Atlanta Falcons rallied for a 27-24 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in a pre-season game.