The Falcons left everything they had on the football field yesterday and the result was a nice home win.  Chris Redman had his best game ever in the NFL as he completed 17 of 27 passes for 251 yards with 4 TD passes.  Warrick Dunn had one of his better games of the season as he carried the ball 12 times for 70 yards (5.8 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 10 yards.  Jerious Norwood had another solid game as usual as he carried the ball 11 times for 46 yards (4.2 ypc) and they also caught 2 passes for 41 yards.  Alge Crumpler (3 rec, 67 yards, 2 TDs), Roddy White (5 rec, 62 yards, TD) and Joe Horn (3 rec, 32 yards, TD) all pitched in on the Falcons passing game.  The Falcons finished up with 124 yards rushing on 29 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 27 passes for 240 yards.

Rookie cornerback Chris Houston led the way on the Falcons defense with 8 tackles.  The Seahawks finished up with 167 yards rushing on 31 carries (5.4 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 47 passes for 334 yards.

The Falcons left everything they had on the field in this game but they came up just a tad short.  Chris Redman had an outstanding game as he completed 28 of 42 passes for 315 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  Jerious Norwood led the Falcons in rushing yards with 33 on 7 carries (4.7 ypc).  Rookie Jason Snelling had 2 nice carries for 18 yards (9.0 ypc).  Warrick Dunn had another rough game with 12 rushes for 13 yards (1.1 ypc).  Roddy White led all receivers on the Falcons with 141 yards on 12 catches (11.8 avg).  Rookie Laurent Robinson also had a really good game as he caught 7 passes for 114 yard (16.3 avg) with a TD.  The Falcons finished up with 102 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.4 ypc) and they also completed 28 of 42 passes for 303 yards.

Cornerback Brent Grimes led the way for the Falcons Defense with 11 tackles.  The Cardinals finished up with 76 yards rushing on 27 carries (2.8 ypc) and they also completed 36 of 53 passes for 361 yards.

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The Falcons were dominated in every facet of the game and it showed on the scoreboard.  Chris Redman was downright awful as he completed 4 of 15 passes for 34 yards with 2 interceptions.  Jerious Norwood led the way on the offense of the Falcons with 9 carries for 73 yards (8.1 ypc).  Warrick Dunn pitched in with 32 yards rushing on 8 carries (4.0 ypc).  No one on the Falcons caught more than one pass.  The Falcons finished up with 106 yards rushing on 20 carries (5.3 ypc) and they also completed 4 of 15 passes for 27 yards.

Keith Brooking (15 tackles) and Lawyer Milloy (12 tackles) led the way for the Falcons Defense last Sunday.  The Bucs finished up with 190 yards rushing on 48 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 25 passes for 95 yards.

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These are two teams going in opposite directions as the Falcons have lost their last four games by a combined 124-50!  They also had their coach quit after Monday Night’s game which was very strange.  The Bucs have won 4 of their last 5 games to take a commanding lead in the NFC South.

The Falcons will probably throw the ball a lot in this game as they have nothing to lose at this point in the season.  Look for Chris Redman to challenge the Bucs’ DBs deep with Roddy White and Michael Jenkins.  The Falcons would also be smart to let Jerious Norwood get the ball as the main running back in this offense as he can go the distance on any carry.

The Bucs will likely keep feeding the ball to Ernest Graham who has done an outstanding job as the main man in the running game.  The Falcons are allowing 123.7 yards rushing per game this season so Graham should find a lot of running room.  Jeff Garcia is a master at play action passing and he could have a field day throwing the ball to Joey Galloway this weekend. 

PREDICTION:  TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 24,  ATLANTA FALCONS 9

Bobby Petrino resigned today after the Falcons started his first season as a NFL Coach with a 3-10 record.  Petrino will be named the head coach at Arkansas tomorrow.  He won’t likely ever get another chance to coach in the pros after quitting without even finishing the season.  Petrino found the NFL much tougher than college as you don’t get to make your own schedule.  Playing 8 games on the road every season and with a salary cap in which the teams almost spend as much as each other…..he found things way too tough.