Football news 11 december 2007

Visiting Saints run wild on hapless Falcons 34-14
USA Today - 4 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) — The Falcons awoke to news of their disgraced quarterback being sentenced to nearly two years in prison for dogfighting.

Overmatched Falcons offer little resistance - NFL
ESPN - 1 hour ago
By Len Pasquarelli ATLANTA — Both teams had 11 players on the field for the Monday night game here, but the performance of New Orleans Saints quarterback

Five Things We Learned
SI.com - 1 hour ago
ATLANTA — What we learned on a night when Monday Night Football came here to see the 3-10 Falcons for the third time (including one preseason game) this

Saints Defeat Falcons 34-14 to Stay in NFL Playoff Contention
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Erik Matuszewski Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — Drew Brees passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-14

Bush’s season over, according to source
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 2 hours ago
By Billy Turner ATLANTA — A second examination of Reggie Bush’s injured left knee by Birmingham orthopedist Dr. James Andrews confirmed the original

Redman’s spark not enough for Falcons
Macon Telegraph, GA - 3 hours ago
By Jay Adams - jadams@macon.com The quarterback saga in Atlanta turned another page Monday night, hours after the Falcons’ former franchise signal-caller

Brees lifts New Orleans Saints over Atlanta Falcons
AFP - 2 hours ago
ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) — Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns to guide the New Orleans Saints to a 34-14 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday in a

Saints 34 Falcons 14
KTVZ, OR - 3 hours ago
AP - December 11, 2007 12:33 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Drew Brees (breez) passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints routed Atlanta

Saints hammer hapless Falcons
CBC News, Canada - 2 hours ago
The Atlanta Falcons began Monday knowing their franchise quarterback will be spending almost two years behind bars and then ended the night on the wrong end

Vick’s fans stand proud
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 3 hours ago
By CARROLL ROGERS It’s been the same all season. The Falcons have played every game with a giant elephant in the room. It just gets a little bigger when

WR Devery Henderson carried the ball on the first play
New Orleans Pro Football, LA - 2 hours ago
by neworleanssaints.com For the second time in the past three weeks, the New Orleans Saints traveled to the east and convincingly handled a divisional

Falcons’ Horn still bitter over release by NO
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 2 hours ago
By Guy Curtright ATLANTA — Former Saints wide receiver Joe Horn did nothing to stir up things before or after his first game against his former team.

Road kill never tasted so good, as Saints feed playoff hopes
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 2 hours ago
ATLANTA — The Saints spent Monday night at the Georgia Dome picking over the remains of a dead team, enjoying the taste of the Falcons’ carcass decidedly

Some pleased with sentence, others are not
Macon Telegraph, GA - 1 hour ago
By Michael A. Lough - mlough@macon.com Back in July, there was a thought that Michael Vick’s celebrity would play a role in the sentencing for his role in a

Saints lead Falcons 7-0 in 1st quarter
USA Today - 6 hours ago
By AP ATLANTA — Drew Brees threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to David Patten to give the New Orleans Saints a 7-0 lead over the Atlanta Falcons in the first

Redman, Falcons rally for 7-7 tie with Saints
USA Today - 6 hours ago
By Charles Odum, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — Drew Brees completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to David Patten to cap a 99-yard touchdown drive, but Chris Redman

Bush among Saints’ inactives against Falcons
SportingNews.com - 7 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) — As expected, running back Reggie Bush was among the New Orleans Saints’ inactive players for Monday night’s game against Atlanta.

New Orleans Saints Beat Falcons on MNF, 31-14
Bayou Buzz, LA - 2 hours ago
Atlanta- The New Orleans Saints kept their playoff hopes alive for now as they defeated the hapless Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football, 31-14.

Saints-Falcons contest dimmed by fallen stars
USA Today - 11 hours ago
By Chris Colston, USA TODAY ATLANTA — One team is looking to next year. The other hopes to play in January. Monday night’s game between Atlanta and New

Saints rout Falcons…Vick sentenced…Seasonending surgery for
KXMC, ND - 1 hour ago
AP-1st sportsminute Saints rout Falcons…Vick sentenced…Season-ending surgery for Alex Smith ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Falcons’ nosedive without Michael

Horn ‘won’t forget’ hurt left by New Orleans
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Dec 8, 2007
By STEVE WYCHE Flowery Branch — Falcons wide receiver Joe Horn took the high road out of New Orleans when they released him after last season and he’s

Fans react with disappointment, indignation to Vick verdict
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - 6 hours ago
By CHARLES ODUM - AP Sports Writer — Eleven-year-old David Jenkins wore a Falcons jersey to Monday night’s Atlanta-New Orleans game, but it wasn’t an

Knee injury sidelines Saints’ Reggie Bush vs. Falcons
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Dec 8, 2007
By STEVE WYCHE Flowery Branch — New Orleans declared tailback Reggie Bush out of Monday night’s game with Atlanta at the Georgia Dome.

SEASON OVER? NO WAY
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 2 hours ago
ATLANTA — Fans of the home team Falcons may remember this edition of “Monday Night Football” as the day their quarterback got 298 yards passing in a 34-14

Falcons send messages to disgraced QB Vick during Monday night game
USA Today - 5 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) — While Michael Vick headed off to prison, two of his former teammates sent messages to the disgraced quarterback Monday night at the Falcons’

Saints lead Falcons 17-7 in 3rd quarter
Hilton Head Island Packet, SC - 5 hours ago
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Photo: Atlanta Falcons defensive back deangelo Hall wears a tribute to suspended quarterback Michael Vick on his eyeblack

Falcons within reach
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 5 hours ago
By The Bird Babe | Monday, December 10, 2007, 10:10 PM Considering Brees had a great first half, the Falcons are still in this game.

Monday Night Football: Drew Brees Guides New Orleans Saints
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 3 hours ago
Drew Brees threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns, Aaron Stecker rushed 100 yards, David Patten had 122 yards receiving and a TD while Marques Colston

NFL: New Orleans 34, Atlanta 14
Earthtimes, UK - 3 hours ago
ATLANTA, Dec. 11 Drew Brees dissected Atlanta for 328 yards and three touchdowns Monday, sending the Falcons to their fourth straight setback,

Seeing Redman
Seahawks Huddle, WA - 7 hours ago
After a solid performance in St. Louis, a former Petrino understudy looks to make the most of his second life in the NFL Monday, December 10th,








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