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Your thoughts on the Bucs' 38-7 loss to the Saints? More than a third of the passes thrown by Saints QB Drew Brees last week were aimed at tight ends.

For example, Houston was called for pass interference on a play when it appeared that he could have turned around and made a play on the ball.

There's obviously a lot to take out of this game, both good and bad. Are we excited that Eli played like a stud for the second straight game and appears to have conquered his historical second half swoon? Or are we worried sick about our defense, which repeatedly came up small after folding against San Diego the game before? Do we laud the ...

White, the 2008 Pro Bowl receiver, didn't hesitate when asked how the Falcons must fare in the six games if they hope to make the playoffs.

" There is one thing that is becoming clear as the Falcons hit the .500 mark. Giants quarterback Eli Manning had his best game of the season, passing for almost 400 yards against the Falcons.

Posted by Anthony Stalter The Giantsa TM 34-31 overtime victory over the Falcons might have made for a nice highlight piece for ESPN, complete with a rousing effort by Eli Manning and a fourth quarter comeback engineered by Matt Ryan.

IF TONY Gonzalez and his wife October are wearing clothes in the new anti-fur advertisement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, it must be visible only to them.

It didn't take the Carolina Panthers long to find the soft spot in the Falcons ' defense Sunday.

Smith, who contended that he was restoring order after Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was hit out of bounds by Washington safety , addressed the situation after the morning practice.

Atlanta cornerback Chris Houston will match up against Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith, who caught eight passes for 131 yards in the Panthers' Week 2 loss to the Falcons.

After putting up 31 points against the Redskins last week, the Atlanta Falcons fly north to Carolina.

Falcons to ride on charter buses to Charlotte for the game agaisnt Carolina on Sunday.

Here's a change in Atlanta: A Falcons player showing some love for animals. Providing quite a contrast to Michael Vick's gruesome dogfighting operation, tight end Tony Gonzalez and his wife, October, posed in the nude for an anti-fur advertisement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Wearing a fur coat or stripping naked: Tony Gonzalez would choose the latter. Despite appearances, Tony Gonzalez and his wife wore something for the photo shoot.

A cramped leg forced Tye Hill off the field in his first start with the Falcons last week.

Here's D-Hall, trying not to call attention to himself. He was overrated and overstated, but he still made the Pro Bowl and made some plays.

Jason Elam felt worse than anyone in the Falcons' locker room Tuesday night. A day after missing two field goals in New Orleans to contribute to Atlanta's first two-game losing streak under coach Mike Smith, Elam is still trying to figure out the source of his problems.

Dallas' Patrick Crayton slips away from Atlanta's Michael Koenen as he returns a punt 73 yards for a touchdown in the Cowboys' win on Sunday.

Miles Austin will make the second start of his career Sunday vs. Atlanta and it will be difficult to duplicate his first start when he caught 10 passes for a franchise-record 250 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas City two weeks ago.

A fifth-round pick out of Montana last year, Kroy Biermann saw only occasional snaps as a rookie, picking up two sacks.