Falcons give Vick a rest; Saints take advantage with 26-13 win
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New Orleans got a break when the Atlanta Falcons decided to rest Michael Vick and his aching shoulder. And the Saints took advantage with a much-needed victory.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was inactive for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints.
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Michael Vick was fined $10,000 by the NFL and agreed to donate another $10,000 to charity for an obscene hand gesture toward Falcons fans following last weekend's loss to New Orleans.
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Football The Falcons will try to recoup $22 million already paid to suspended quarterback Michael Vick , the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported yesterday. Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL Friday after he agreed to plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges in Virginia. That cleared the way for the Falcons to pursue money paid to Vick in signing bonuses . . ...
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T.J. Duckett set a team record by rushing for four touchdowns and the Atlanta Falcons clinched just the third division title in franchise history, wrapping up the NFC South with a 35-10 rout of the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
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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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Chris Redman gives the Falcons a feel-good finish to an otherwise ugly season, tossing four touchdown passes in a 44-41 win over playoff-bound Seattle.
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Michael Vick throws a 27-yard scoring pass to Alge Crumpler with 1:22 remaining to finish Atlanta's rally with a 24-21 triumph over the Saints.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indefinitely suspended without pay Friday, the National Football League said on its Web site. Vick earlier filed court papers admitting being part of a dogfighting ring.
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Atlanta's Michael Vick and Morten Andersen both set NFL records but it's all for naught as the Dallas Cowboys notch a 38-28 win over the Falcons on Saturday night.
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NEW ORLEANS -- With Michael Vick out for Atlanta, the New Orleans Saints remained in playoff contention. Aaron Brooks threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the Saints kept their postseason hopes alive with a victory over the Falcons on Sunday.
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With Michael Vick still four weeks away from returning from a preseason leg injury, the Falcons were still miles away from resembling an NFC power. Yet Atlanta, stumbling its way through a 5-11 campaign that prompted coach Dan Reeves's pink slip, hung tough with the NFC East champions in the Georgia Dome.
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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.
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The Carolina Panthers finally found a way to contain Michael Vick, but 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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Cornerback Aaron Beasley returned an interception by Delhomme 30 yards to set up Jay Feely &#39;s 38-yard field goal 2:25 into the extra session, lifting the Atlanta Falcons to a wild 34-31 victory over the Carolina Panthers .
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The limelight left Michael Vick for one night as Matt Schaub threw three touchdown passes in relief of Vick, leading the Falcons to a 27-24 preseason victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night.
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Atlanta, GA -- Michael Vick ran for a score and threw a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, as Atlanta rallied to defeat San Diego, 21-20, at the Georgia Dome.