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The Falcons on Sunday had a chance to show they could play with the big boys of the AFC, and while they hung in for quite awhile with the big bad New England Patriots, in the end the Pats were too much, topping the Falcons 26-10. It was the first loss of the season [...]

The Rock Hill Herald reports that the Falcons have made a roster move to put Vance Walker on the active roster:
After final cuts, the Panthers put in a priority claim on former Fort Mill standout Vance Walker. He stayed with Atlanta on the practice squad when the Panthers ended up with DT Sunny Harris but [...]

The season is over for first-round pick Peria Jerry, as today the Falcons announced that the team is putting the DT on injured reserve. The first-round draft pick from Mississippi suffered a season-ending right knee injury in Atlanta’s victory over Carolina. Jerry’s injury is more bone-related and not a torn ACL. He should be [...]

The Falcons didn’t have to force Carolina QB Jake Delhomme into throwing picks, as Sunday at the Georgia Dome they had enough of their own offense to pound out a 28-20 win to move to 2-0 on the season.
Delhomme threw for over 300 yards, and had a touchdown pass, but most importantly, did not turn [...]

Falcons rookie nose tackle Peria Jerry suffered a rib injury in the second half when he collided with teammate Mike Peterson and both were dazed for a couple of minutes. Jerry, taken 24th overall by Atlanta in last April’s draft, was replaced by Thomas Johnson. If Jerry is out for an extended period, Johnson — [...]

Turnovers and costly penalties derailed any hopes of the Dolphins knocking off the Falcons in their season opener. The Dolphins defense played well enough to give the team a chance, but they had no answer for tight end Tony Gonzalez, and couldn’t come up with enough key stops on third and long.
For [...]

MIAMI DOLPHINS
Practice Report
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
CB Vontae Davis (knee)
ATLANTA FALCONS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
S William Moore (hamstring)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE John Abraham (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE Chauncey Davis (foot), LB Tony Gilbert (hamstring), C Todd McClure (calf), RB Jerious Norwood (knee)

Cornerback Brian Williams found a new home on Sunday as he and the Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms on a contract.
An eight-year veteran who was drafted in the 4th round of the 2002 NFL draft out of North Carolina State, Williams has started 93 games and has played previously for the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville [...]

Pro Football Weekly reports that Chauncy Davis has pushed past Jamaal Anderson to be the teams starting left defensive end:

Word is Chauncey Davis is ahead of Jamaal Anderson in the battle to become the Falcons’ starting left defensive end. After Anderson had started all but one game in the first two seasons of his career, [...]