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Mike Mularkey is going to have a field day in the 2009 NFL football season. Mularkey, entering his second season as Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator, is coming off a year in which he transformed a team that finished 29th in the league in 2007 3 34 reads Opinion Mike Mularkey is going to have a field day in the 2009 NFL football season.

The Falcons' steady path toward the playoffs continued on Sunday at the Georgia Dome after a moment for the ages in the fourth quarter.

Yesterday afternoon NFL fans saw a great display of defense from two teams at the top of the fight in the NFC South.

Atlanta's rookie quarterback, named an alternate selection to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, has guided the team to just six touchdowns in 11 red-zone possessions and seven turnovers over the last three games.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued to struggle away from home Sunday, dropping a 13-10 decision to the Falcons in overtime at the Georgia Dome.

TE Rader fumbles away a big play : Falcons TE Jason Rader 's first reception of his career would have gone for a touchdown Week 15 against the Buccaneers if he hadn't fumbled it going into the end zone.

With two weeks and 32 games left in the NFL schedule, Atlanta coach Mike Smith isn't considering how other teams could help the Falcons' playoff hopes.

Falcons RB Michael Turner on Sunday did to the Bucs what Panthers RBs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart did to them the previous game.

ATLANTA a ' After exchanging heated words early in the fourth quarter of Atlanta's 13-10 overtime win, Falcons coach Mike Smith and Tampa Bay receiver Antonio Bryant both brushed off the incident.

Michael Turner ran for 152 yards, John Abraham had three sacks and Jason Elam kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime to give the Atlanta Falcons a crucial 13-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.