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Falcons keep playoff hopes alive with win
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December 17, 2011, Saturday
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THE Atlanta Falcons had little difficulty dispatching the woeful Jacksonville Jaguars 41-14 at the Georgia Dome on Thursday to keep their pursuit of a playoff place on track.
The Falcons improved to 9-5 and moved ahead of the Detroit Lions in the hunt for an NFC post-season spot, while the Jaguars fell to 4-10.
Jacksonville's rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert had a miserable game and gave up two fumbles, both of them forced by John Abraham, which Atlanta converted into 10 points, including a 13-yard return for a touchdown by Corey Peters early in the third that stretched the Falcons lead to 34-0.
Abraham also had three-and-a-half sacks to lead the Falcons defense that allowed just 207 total yards.
"This is a game I felt like I could do something," Abraham said after being critical of his own performance against the Carolina Panthers last week. "Last week missing three sacks against Cam (Newton), if that was a regular quarterback those would have been sacks. He did a great job of breaking tackles and getting away. I said this week, if I get that opportunity, I'm getting the guy down."
Julio Jones scored on a 29-yard reception on the Falcons opening drive and after a Matt Bryant field goal, Michael Turner extended Atlanta's lead to 17-0 on a five-yard run early in the second quarter.
Receiver Roddy White caught 10 passes for 135 yards and two scores.
The Falcons improved to 9-5 and moved ahead of the Detroit Lions in the hunt for an NFC post-season spot, while the Jaguars fell to 4-10.
Jacksonville's rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert had a miserable game and gave up two fumbles, both of them forced by John Abraham, which Atlanta converted into 10 points, including a 13-yard return for a touchdown by Corey Peters early in the third that stretched the Falcons lead to 34-0.
Abraham also had three-and-a-half sacks to lead the Falcons defense that allowed just 207 total yards.
"This is a game I felt like I could do something," Abraham said after being critical of his own performance against the Carolina Panthers last week. "Last week missing three sacks against Cam (Newton), if that was a regular quarterback those would have been sacks. He did a great job of breaking tackles and getting away. I said this week, if I get that opportunity, I'm getting the guy down."
Julio Jones scored on a 29-yard reception on the Falcons opening drive and after a Matt Bryant field goal, Michael Turner extended Atlanta's lead to 17-0 on a five-yard run early in the second quarter.
Receiver Roddy White caught 10 passes for 135 yards and two scores.
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