In Michael Vick’s return to Atlanta, the depleted Atlanta Falcons (6-6) just could not get their offense going Sunday and they were crushed by the Philadelphia Eagles (8-4).  Vick was a major contributor to the Eagles’ win, running and passing for a touchdown.  Vick, who initially heard boos when he first came on to the field, was emotional in his return to Atlanta and fans were cheering and chanting his name by the end of it.  It was an ugly game for the Falcons, and perhaps Falcons fans still wished to see Vick in red and black in this game as Chris Redman was horrible in the place of the injured Matt Ryan.  Redman went 23/44 for 235 yards and 1 touchdown, but he threw two interceptions where one turned into an 83-yard touchdown return for the Eagles.

The Falcons’ defense kept the game as close as they could, but with no offensive support there was not much they could do.  It was 13-0 game at halftime, but the Eagles tacked on two touchdowns in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.  With Michael Turner out, the Falcons only managed 61 yards on the ground.  They at least avoided the shutout when they managed to score as time expired in the 4th quarter.  The Falcons are now two games back of the Eagles in the NFC Wildcard and they sorely missed Matt Ryan and Michael Turner in this game.  It would have been a much different game had the Falcons had their two star players.