Stingy Falcons Defense Key to 3-0 Start
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Maybe the Atlanta Falcons aren't a one-man team after all. While Michael Vick commands most of the attention, the defense should get the bulk of the credit for the Falcons' 3-0 start &#151; their best since 1986.
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The matchup of leading N.F.C. contenders turned into a showcase not for offensive fireworks but for a blistering Eagles defense.
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If the Giants&#39; offense is introduced before today&#39;s game against the Atlanta Falcons, don&#39;t trip running on to the field.
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The Atlanta Falcons&#39; Jay Feely kicked two field goals Sunday in a 6-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Feely&#39;s field goals were from 25 and 23 yards in the first half.
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One road victory was nice, but the Lions&#39; true road test came Sunday against the previously unbeaten Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome.
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To hear Georgia Tech defense end Eric Henderson, it was just a matter of time before the Yellow Jackets defense became as stingy as it has been the last two games.
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The Steelers' multi-faceted offense, featuring Ben Roethlisberger and a returning Duce Staley, poses a stiff challenge to the Redskins' No. 2-ranked defense.
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It&#39;s not hard to pinpoint the Tampa Bay Buccaneers&#39; biggest problem as they are off to the NFC South&#39;s only 0-2 start.
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The end zone could be a very lonely place when the Charm City meets the Capital City tonight. (5:30 pm, ESPN). The usually stout defense of the Baltimore Ravens has some pride to restore after a bad game in prime time.
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Somewhere, Michael Vick must have been shaking his head. The Minnesota defense overwhelmed Atlanta's Joey Harrington with six sacks and two interception returns for touchdowns, and rookie running back Adrian Peterson finished off the Falcons in a 24-3 victory by the Vikings in Sunday's season opener.
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The Redskins take advantage of having three well-compensated cornerbacks to pick from by confusing opponents before the game even begins.
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The Falcons felt they could afford to rest three of their top players during yesterday&#39;s loss to New Orleans. Atlanta already had clinched the division title, and last week wrapped up the Number Two seed and a first-round bye.
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Two hands aren&#39;t enough to count the Falcons&#39; players and staffers who, while lumbering from the Georgia Dome field Sunday, locked eyes and went, &quot;Whew!
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ATHENS, Ga. -- The Georgia defense made up for another lackluster offensive showing, holding Marshall to seven first downs in the third-ranked Bulldogs' 13-3 victory yesterday.
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The Minnesota defense overwhelmes Atlanta's Joey Harrington with six sacks and two interception returns for touchdowns, and the Vikings finish off the Falcons, 24-3.
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The Ravens are 3-0 for the first time and it doesn't seem to matter that their three wins have come against Tampa Bay, Oakland and Cleveland, which are a combined 0-8.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- They walked onto the field a ragged band that included a safety playing cornerback, a linebacker playing safety, and a wide receiver (the man who had been targeted by Miami the week before) in the slot, covering the New York Jets' third wideout.