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Michael Turner is looking a lot more like he did a year ago. DeAngelo Hall might want to keep his mouth shut the next time he faces his former team.Turner ran for a season-high 166 yards, breaking away from Hall on a 58-yard touchdown that finished off Washington early in the fourth quarter, and the Atlanta Falcons snapped a two-game losing streak ...

John Abraham of the Atlanta Falcons poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Atlanta, Georgia.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas A quick trip through the most important injuries in the NFC South.

The skinny: Drew Brees is . . . human? He was intercepted three times last week against Miami and completed just 58 percent of his passes.

Sean Payton would welcome a little deja vu. About three years and one month ago, the Saints played one of the most memorable games in franchise history at home on a Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons .

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.

Falcons running back Jason Snelling , who has filled in admirably as a backup, did not practice Thursday.

The left side of the Dallas Cowboys offensive line gave a strong performance in Sunday's win against Atlanta.

Finally, John Abraham thought, as he and Jonathan Babineaux closed in on Tony Romo.

So far this season Flozell Adams has had to be ready for some premier pass rushers, like Denver's Elvis Dumervil and Justin Tuck of the New York Giants.

Posted by Anthony Stalter Instead of limiting myself to only four games like I have the previous weeks, Ia TMve decided to channel my inner Peter King and make predictions on every contest on the NFL schedule this week.

Falcons' free safety Thomas DeCoud was named the NFC's defensive player of the week on Wednesday.

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

Shame on the Bears coaches. I don't say that too often, but last night you would have thought that we had to play that game on short notice.

Things we learned from the Falcons' 21-14 conquest of the Bears Sunday night at the Georgia Dome ... 1. The Falcons are more than just the talented triplets on offense.

How Pee Dee and Coastal Carolina players did in Sunday's NFL games: PEE DEE John Abraham - Had four tackles and 1/2 sack in win over Bears.

The Falcons need Michael Turner to return to his 2008 form. Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas It's tempting to look ahead at the Nov.

FLOWERY BRANCH The Falcons defensive line took notice that three veterans were brought in for workouts on Tuesday.

FLOWERY BRANCH A Running back Jerious Norwood is serious about his footwear. He wants to make sure his shoes agree with the surface he's about to play on.

After spending two weeks preparing for Sunday's matchup against the 49ers in Candlestick, the Falcons' focus was on running the ball.