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Week 1: Atlanta Falcons v. Minnesota Vikings

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September 9, 2007 |

vikingsm.gifFalcons HelmetOne quarter in the books, and things look ok, except that one mistake by Harrington has the Vikings up 7-0 on a pick-six.  Adrian Peterson looks strong for the Vikings, but so does the Falcons defense. 

Halftime: The interception score is still the difference; Minnesota 7, Atlanta 0.  Atlanta played it safe with bad field position on the final possession of the half and just ran the clock out.  Earlier, the Falcons wasted a great drive from their own 3-yard line into field goal range when Prater, who for some reason was kicking instead of Cundiff, pushed one to the right.

Third Quarter Update: Longwell hits it long and well to put the Vikings up 10-0 late in the third.  Nothing good to say about the quarter for the Falcons.  We’re not going to beat very many people playing this way.

Fourth Quarter Update:  Prater proves that he can in fact kick, hitting a 45-yarder to make it 10-3 Vikings.  Not as encouraging as it might be, though, because what looked like a touchdown drive fizzled into the field goal attempt.  Nonetheless, one gets the sense that, with a little over 9 minutes left, all we need is one big play to turn this thing around.

Cheese and crackers.

On a ridiculous pass that initially looked like it might get picked, Adrian Peterson takes it after a bobble all the way to the house.  Devastating.  Just when it looked like the Falcons were getting back into it.  Minnesota 17, Atlanta 3.

This is a very disappointing way to start the season.  Barring a miraculous comeback, we’ll return tomorrow to break down exactly what went wrong.


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