Falcons&#39; ferocious defensive line keys 3-0 start
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I would argue, after being in the Georgia Dome to see The Game That Set Offensive Football Back Three Centuries on Sunday, that &quot;e&#39;&#39; is the most surprising of all.
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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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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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Tashard Choice rushed for a career-high 196 yards and two touchdowns and the Georgia Tech defense had little trouble with any of Notre Dame's replacements for Brady Quinn, shutting down the running of Demetrius Jones and the passing of Evan Sharpley and Jimmy Clausen in beating the Irish, 33-3, yesterday.
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Michael Vick ran for 104 yards and threw two first-half touchdown passes to Alge Crumpler to lead the Falcons (8-2), spoiling Eli Manning&#39;s first start.
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The Falcons' defense scores two touchdowns and 46-year-old Morten Andersen kicksÃÂ six field goals in Atlanta's 32-10 victory over Arizona.
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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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Bentley quarterback Marc Eddy completed 26 of 49 passes for 429 yards and two touchdowns to pick apart the No. 1 defense in Division 2 and lead the Falcons to a 36-33 Northeast-10 Conference victory over C.W. Post yesterday at Brookville, N.Y.
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The headlines through the first three weeks of the season for Georgia have focused on new starting quarterbacks and a stingy defense.
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The St. Louis Rams had spent the better part of the first half watching Michael Vick run circles around them. Surprisingly, they watched the normally accommodating Falcons run defense put the clamps on Marshall Faulk.
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Michael Vick and Warrick Dunn made it look like practice. When Tampa Bay tried to contain Vick, Dunn scooted through a huge hole up the middle. When the Buccaneers focused on stuffing the inside runs, Vick took off around the outside for another big gain. The result was the greatest rushing effort in Atlanta Falcons' history.
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The Tennessee Titans-Jacksonville Jaguars game Sunday will match the AFC South&#39;s most rapidly emerging ballcarrier against the division&#39;s stingiest defensive line.
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The Atlanta Falcons relyed on their defense and Arizona&#39;s inept offense to get to three-and-oh today. It&#39;s the first time the team has had such a good start since 1986.
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The New Orleans Saints kept their playoff hopes alive by downing the Vickless-Atlanta Falcons 26 to 13 in a game in which the Falcons kept some of his major starters on the sidelines.
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Aaron Beasley&#39;s interception from Jake Delhomme helped give the Atlanta Falcons a 34-31 victory over the Carolina Panthers in overtime Saturday night.
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The Gators are hoping that day comes soon and they can put forth an all-around effort. But in Saturday&#39;s 20-3 victory against Kentucky it was the defense that led the way.
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Sure, the defensive play-calling is much more aggressive, with a lot of blitzes and risk-taking. Numerous players are enjoying career years, from defensive end Aaron Smith to linebacker James Farrior and cornerback Deshea Townsend.