Falcons fall short against Eagles backups 24-17
The Eagles starters just made brief appearances in this game and they still beat the Falcons. Michael Vick completed 8 of 14 passes for 81 yards and a TD. He also carried the ball 3 times for 17 yards (5.7 ypc). Matt Schaub then got his chance to shine and he played well. Schaub completed 15 of 21 passes for 175 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 2 times for 21 yards. Jerious Norwood had a decent game with 10 carries for 63 yards (6.3 ypc) and he caught 3 passes for 28 yards. Warrick Dunn carried the ball 19 times for 58 yards (3.1 ypc) and caught 3 passes for 17 yards and a TD. Roddy White had a good game with 4 grabs for 90 yards. Alge Crumpler had a real good game with 6 catches for 64 yards and a TD.
The Falcons defense stuffed the Eagles’ running game as they carried the ball 17 times for 43 yards (2.5 ypc). The Eagles shredded the Falcons secondary as they completed 23 of 36 passes for 350 net yards passing.

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