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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers blanked the Atlanta Falcons for most of the final three quarters in a 20-17 victory Sunday afternoon at Bank of America Stadium. Christian McCaffrey and Cam Newton scored on short touchdown runs as the Panthers (6-3) wiped out an early 10-0 hole to win for the second week in a…
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ATLANTA FALCONS (4-3) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (5-3) KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Bank of America Stadium. TV: FOX, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (field reporter). SERIES HISTORY: 45th regular-season meeting. Falcons lead series, 27-17. The Falcons won both games last season, 48-33 in Atlanta and 33-16 in Charlotte. KEYS TO THE GAME: The Panthers traded…
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Atlanta Falcons' season, like the wet football that Matt Ryan kept fumbling, was in danger of slipping away. But it was the New York Jets who again couldn't hang on in the end. Staring at a fourth straight loss to an AFC East opponent, Ryan hit New Jersey native Mohamed Sanu…
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ATLANTA -- Matt Ryan had been 7-2 following bye weeks and it looked like the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player would win again Sunday when his Atlanta Falcons led the Miami Dolphins 17-0 at halftime. The Dolphins dominated the second half, though, and Ryan's late-game magic of previous seasons was missing again as his tipped interception…
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons, like in the Super Bowl last season, couldn't hold a big halftime lead and it was the Miami Dolphins who came away with a victory this time. Safety Reshad Jones intercepted Matt Ryan at the 6-yard line with 39 seconds left and the Dolphins defeated the Falcons 20-17 on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium after trailing 17-0 at halftime.
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ATLANTA -- The Buffalo Bills showed the Atlanta Falcons that their defense is for real and Stephen Hauschka made sure that the effort paid off with a victory on Sunday. Hauschka kicked fourth-quarter field goals of 56 and 55 yards and the Bills stopped the Falcons on fourth down at the 10-yard line with 44 seconds…
