The Saints just took it to the Falcons and their was nothing the Falcons could to do stop it.  Michael Vick had a hard time throwing the football, as he only completed 9 of 24 passes for 84 yards.  Vick did run the ball extremely well as he carried the ball 12 times for 166 yards (13.8 ypc).  Jerious Norwood had a solid game with 13 carries for 54 yards (4.2 ypc).  Warrick Dunn had a rough time with 19 carries for only 52 yards (2.7 ypc) and a TD.  Alge Crumpler was held to one catch for 43 yards.

The defense played awful against the Saints.  The Saints carried the ball 25 times for 95 yards (3.8 ypc).  The defense allowed the Saints to complete 21 of 30 passes for 332 net yards passing.

The Falcons dropped to 5-6 on the season.  As Michael Vick was leaving the field, he was throwing out F-bombs and middle fingers at hecklers in the home crowd!

The Falcons could just never get anything going against the Baltimore Ravens yesterday as they only had 186 yards total offense for the game.

Michael Vick continued to have problems throwing the football as only completed 11 of 21 passes for 127 yards and a TD.  Vick ran the ball well as he carried the rock 6 times for 54 yards (9.0 ypc).  Warrick Dunn didn’t play very well either with 15 carries for 52 yards (3.5 ypc).  FB Justin Griffith caught 4 passes for 34 yards.  Michael Jenkins had 3 passes for 23 yards and scored the Falcons lone TD.

Demorrio Williams was all over the field and logged 17 tackles.  Keith Brooking also had a good game with 13 tackles.  The Ravens carried the ball 31 times for 103 yards (3.3 ypc).  The Falcons had a rough time with the Ravens passing game as they allowed them to complete 24 of 34 passes for 225 net yards passing.

The Falcons only possessed the football for 23:17 of the game and it’s hard to win that way.  The Falcons fell to 5-5 on the season, and they better straighten it out soon…because they’re running out of time.

The Falcons are a fading team right now that has lost consecutive games to the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns.  Their team has looked awful the last two weeks.  The Ravens are flying high at 7-2, even though they have been more lucky than good.

The Falcons would love to get their running game going against the Ravens, but that will be easier said then done.  The Ravens only allow 79.7 yards rushing per game and 3.1 yards per carry, so the Falcons may have to throw the ball first to open up the running game, that seemed to work against the Steelers.  The problem with that is the Ravens pass rush is very good and their outside linebackers are good on outside containment, so chances are the Falcons will have to use short passes to Alge Crumpler to get things going.  The Falcons also need to get rookie running back Jerious Norwood back and involved, because Warrick Dunn (761 yards rushing) won’t be able to carry a full load against a hard-hitting defense like the Ravens.  Vick must also run the ball well himself and protect the football, because the Ravens will be coming after it.

The Ravens and Steve McNair are probably licking their chops when looking at all the injuries on the Falcons defense.  Look for the Ravens to throw alot early in the game to build a lead, and then let Jamal Lewis (578 yards rushing) try to grind out the game on the ground.  The Ravens should have success throwing the ball because the Falcons won’t have anybody that can get to McNair with all the injuries along the front line of the Falcons defense.  Also, the Falcons secondary is very beat up.  Look for the passing to begin with short ones to Mason and Heap…..and then bombs away to Mark Clayton. 

Look for the Ravens to build a lead in this game through the air and take the Falcons out of their running game.  After that happens, Michael Vick will make some huge errors and the Ravens will cruise to an easy victory.

The Falcons have lost Patrick Kerney for the season after he tore a pectoral muscle against the Cleveland Browns last Sunday.  Paul Carrington will start in Kerney’s place.  This is a huge blow to the Falcons defense which has been decimated by injury this season.  The Falcons better get back to running the football to keep their defense off of the field.

Michael Vick played his worst game of the season today and it cost the Falcons the football game.  Vick threw 2 interceptions and fumbled a ball deep in Browns territory near the end of the game!  Vick completed 16 of 40 passes for 200 yards with 1 TD and 2 INT.  Vick also carried the ball 7 times for 74 yards (10.6 ypc), but he lost that key fumble late in the game.  Warrick Dunn was busy with 21 carries for 73 yards (3.5 ypc) and he caught 4 passes for 35 yards.  Roddy White had a good game with 6 catches for 111 yards.  Alge Crumpler caught only 4 passes for 37 yards.

The defense played very well, but the offense couldn’t make it stand!  Keith Brooking had 6 tackles and a fumble recovery.  DT Rod Coleman had a good game with 2 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.  The Saints held the Browns to 91 yards on 27 carries (3.4 ypc).  The Browns completed 16 of 22 passes for 145 net yards passing.

The Falcons needed to win this game, but they failed.

Starting corner Jason Webster will miss 4-6 weeks with a groin injury.  The Falcons are in bad shape in the secondary for the game today with the Cleveland Browns.

Kyle Forney was placed on IR with a shoulder injury that probably will require surgery.  This is a blow to the offensive line that has blocked so well this season.

Kevin Mathis was placed on the Injured Reserve List ending his season with a neck injury sustained against the Lions.  Rookie Jimmy Williams will take over for Mathis in the nickel package.