Brian Finneran News

Three keys to the game 1. The Falcons entered the game with the 31st-ranked pass defense in the league.

FLOWERY BRANCH Falcons wide receiver Brian Finneran, who battled back from missing two seasons because of a knee injury, suffered an undisclosed knee injury against the Washington Redskins.

With Michael Turner enjoying his second straight big game, the Atlanta Falcons didn't have to lean on Matt Ryan and the passing attack on Sunday.

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis was sidelined in Sunday's game after taking a blow to the head from Atlanta Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud.

Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham and wide receiver Roddy White are both questionable for the team's game Sunday against the Washington Redskins.Abraham has been bothered by a foot injury and was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday.

White has a knee injury and Baker an ankle injury. Running back Jason Snelling , who missed Monday's game against New Orleans with a hamstring injury, returned to practice.

Atlanta Falcons receiver Michael Jenkins said there wasn't anything surprising about the New Orleans Saints offense.

The Falcons pulled him for an extra receiver apparently. And then Matt Ryan followed by trying to force a pass into Brian Finneran on first down.

Offensive tackle Tyson Clabo offered several explanations for the Falcons' inability to control Dallas' defensive front.

Atlanta likes to use bunch formations to throw off defenses. They can line up a tight end and receiver tight to each side of the formation.

Falcons receiver Roddy White reacts as he crosses the goal line to score a touchdown.

The cheerleaders weren't the only folks dressed in pink in support of Breast Cancer awareness.

The numbers for the first half of the college football season for Freddie Barnes and Tyler Sheehan reveal plenty about Bowling Green State University's lethal pass-catch tandem.

Park Springs, the Southeast's premier continuing care retirement community rolled out the red carpet for seven members of the Atlanta Falcons and two cheerleaders on Tuesday, October 6. The Falcons players, which included Jerious Nerwood, Jonathan Babineaux, Thomas DeCoud, Brian Finneran, Verron Haynes, Coy Wire and Kroy Biermann joined Members of ...

The Falcons return from their bye week to face the surprisingly tough San Francisco 49ers, their second road game in a row.

While Matt Ryan is getting a taste of what it's like to be star NFL quarterback, the adulation is nothing like his Falcons predecessor Michael Vick received as an Atlanta celebrity.

With the bye week here only four weeks into the season it's as good a time as any to reflect on what we have seen thus far.

The Atlanta Falcons will be heading into their bye week with plenty of time to review the tape on this game.

Atlanta Falcons players comment on their 26-10 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Tom Brady found a running mate and the Patriots finally got some balance in their inconsistent offence.