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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.

The Falcons elected to let the NFL's trading deadline past and added safety Jamaal Fudge to the roster Tuesday.

Reserve cornerbacks Tye Hill, Chevis Jackson and rookie Chris Owens will get a chance for more playing time in the Falcons secondary.

Could Al Michaels be making Jay Cutler nervous? Or is it Andrea Kremer? Cutler has been one of the most mistake-free quarterbacks in football -- with the exception of his two Sunday night games that have been nationally televised on NBC.

FLOWERY BRANCH The Falcons are expecting to see San Francisco's newest wide receiver Michael Crabtree on Sunday.

Sacks and tackles aren't the only thing to look at on defense. Sometimes a player ties up a couple of blockers and frees up someone else to make the play.

Randy Moss had a lot of trouble getting dressed after yesterday's 26-10 win against the Atlanta Falcons.

Steve Smith didn't seem too upset on the sidelines that his team is now 0-2. So is Tennessee, so is Tampa... Shocker... Falcons are gonna have some ups and downs, but we will have more ups.

We're closing in on the record for consecutive days of rain. Five down, 35 to go.

The maligned Chris Houston makes his massive interception. They're 2-0, having won twice against teams that made the playoffs last season.