NFL NFC Wild Card Game Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan leaves the field after the NFC Wild Card game versus the Atlanta Falcons at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, January 3, 2009. The Cardinals defeated the Falcons 30-24. (UPI Photo/Art Foxall)
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Frank Gore scored two second-half touchdowns for San Francisco Sunday and the 49ers rallied for a 28-24 win over Atlanta for the NFC championship.
Matt Bryant made a 49-yard field goal with 8 seconds left Sunday and Atlanta escaped with a 30-28 win over Seattle in an NFC divisional round playoff game.
Doug Martin piled up 142 yards rushing and scored a touchdown Sunday in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' season-ending 22-17 win over top-seeded Atlanta.
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Quarterbacks Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos and Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers headed the list of NFL Pro Bowl selections revealed Wednesday.
Atlanta's Matt Ryan hurled four TD passes Saturday and the Falcons claimed the top seed in the NFC with a 31-18 victory over Detroit.
Matt Ryan fired a trio of touchdown passes Sunday and the Atlanta Falcons dealt the New York Giants a rare shutout loss, 34-0.
Cam Newton passed for two touchdowns and ran for another Sunday, powering the Carolina Panthers to a 30-20 victory over Atlanta.
Michael Turner's 43-yard run late in the third quarter set up his own go-ahead, 3-yard TD run Sunday and Atlanta stayed undefeated with a 19-13 win over Dallas.
Matt Bryant's 55-yard field goal with 1 second remaining Sunday boosted the undefeated Atlanta Falcons to a 23-20 victory over Oakland.
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