sports.espn.go.com - 10/12/2008
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Jason Elam made the most of his second chance, kicking a 48-yard field goal on the final play to give the Atlanta Falcons a stunning 22-20 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
nogutsglory.blogspot.com - 10/14/2008
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nogutsglory.blogspot.com —
The latest victim? The Chicago Bears. Trailing the
Atlanta Falcons 19-13 with just under 3 minutes remaining...
in the game, the Bears put together a 11 play, 77 yard drive that culminated in the go-ahead touchdown pass from Kyle Orton to Rashied Davis with only 11 seconds remaining in the ...
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The Squib Kick breaks another heart
ajc.com - 10/13/2008
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ajc.com —
While the game-winning kick was still sailing through
the air, Falcons long snapper Michael Schneck and lineman...
Jonathan Babineaux were sprinting downfield. They were in a foot race for the souvenir. After Jason Elam’s 48-yard field goal went through ...
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Elam makes up for miss to give Falcons win
nfl.com - 10/13/2008
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nfl.com —
ATLANTA -- Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy has built
up a tremendous amount of credibility in 13 NFL...
seasons. When he speaks, his perspective is serious. Usually pretty heavy stuff. So don't take what he says about teammate and rookie quarterback Matt ...
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Ryan wildly exceeding expectations for rejuvenated Falcons
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Rapid Reaction: Falcons 22, Bears 20
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... And somehow, the Bears walked off the field 22-20 losers. A squib kick, a 26-yard pass from Atlanta quarterback ...
Anatomy of 11 unbelievable seconds
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... People use "unbelievable" far too often in our language. As long as you trust your visual acuity, you should believe most everything you see. And everyone in the Bears' locker room saw how their 22-20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons went down. I saw it, too. But in this case, it really is hard to believe how much happened in the game's final 11 seconds to make that defeat a reality. ...
The 2008 Season Reviewed - Losses
Windy City Gridiron —
... Performance - Ya know, I can't even put this one into words. I'll let ESPN do the talking: "In the last 8 minutes, there was a goal-line stand by the Falcons, an 85-yard kickoff return by Atlanta's Jerious Norwood, Elam's first missed field goal in 31 attempts, a gutty drive by the Bears that culminated with Kyle Orton's touchdown pass to Rashied Davis with 11 seconds remaining and, finally, Elam's winning kick after Ryan hooked up with Michael Jenkins on a 26-yard completion." ...
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Too Legit to Quit? Falcons Beat Up on Bears 22-20 —
Atlanta Falcons
Again the Falcons were underdogs in their own house. Again the Falcons faced a very good team from the NFC North. Again the Falcons walked away winners.
Back in the early 90’s, the Falcons adopted the moniker “Too Legit To Quit” modeled after the MC Hammer song of the ...
Bears Fall to Falcons in Thriller —
Bleacher Report - NFL
The Bears came from behind yet again behind the right arm of Kyle Orton Sunday, but fell just short of claiming the victory.
Just 11 seconds short, in fact. That's all it took for the Falcons to score a field goal and beat the Bears 22-20.
Orton ...