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

ATLANTA - He has a tattoo that says a lot about the man. "Against All Odds," is written above a depiction of cat, on the prowl.

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.

The one thread that runs through the last three performances by Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is that the oppositionA - Chicago, Dallas and New Orleans - " brought the noise up front.

Drew Brees and the Saints will look to exploit Atlanta's struggling secondary. Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas On paper, it might be the biggest mismatch of the NFL season.

In a major defensive clunker, the Falcons were pummeled 37-21 by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at sparkling new Cowboys Stadium before 81,521 very satisfied fans.

Here's a familiar scene: Falcons running back Michael Turner getting hammered by the Dallas defense in Sunday's 37-21 loss.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin runs in a touchdown against Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes during the second half of their NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Oct.

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.

Fudge played with the Falcons last season and was released Sept. 7, the day after the team signed Williams.

Posted by Anthony Stalter NFL.com is reporting that Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins is out for the season with a left knee injury, while FOX Sports reports that Falcons cornerback Brian Williams is done for year after tearing his ACL in Sunday nighta TMs win over the Bears.

Wide receiver Devin Hester #23 of the Chicago Bears misses a touchdown pass against center back Brent Grimes #20 of the Atlanta Falcons during the first quarter of the game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Falcons' victory celebration had to be tempered Monday, as the team learned CB Brian Williams would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, a source told FOXSports.com. Williams had started all five games since signing with Atlanta just before the season.

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

The week feels like such a long time until Sunday, particularly until you get to at least Thursday, which is the unofficial start to the weekend.

Kicker Brandon Wubs accounted for most of Drake's 19-0 win over Missouri S&T on Saturday, hitting four field goals and an extra point.

The Falcons have work to do heading into their off week, time they'll spend looking for ways to improve the running game, stop opponents from running so effectively and evaluating a couple of players who might bolster the secondary.

The Atlanta Falcons have the pass rushers to bring heat on Tom Brady this weekend: especially John Abraham, who was third in the NFL last season with 16.5 sacks.

When the 2009 NFL schedule came out, you can bet Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff marked this Sundays game on his calendar.

Not pleased with the play of the secondary in the preseason, the Falcons made a trade for Tye Hill and signed Brian Williams , who was released by Jacksonville.