Rapid Reaction: Cowboys 37, Falcons 21
October, 25, 2009
10/25/09
7:27
PM ET
By
Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com
Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat Yasinskas
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Just when I thought the Atlanta Falcons were a very good football team, they showed they are not.
They got beat -- and I mean beat -- in every facet of the game by Dallas, a team that I don’t think is good at all. Matt Ryan made bad decisions, Michael Turner couldn’t run, the defense couldn’t stop anyone and even the normally-reliable special teams were bad.
I don’t think this is the way the Falcons want to head into next Monday night’s game against the Saints. That had been shaping up as a huge NFC South showdown. Now, it’s becoming just a game -- a game the Falcons might have to win to have any shot at winning the NFC South.
I’m heading down to the locker room for post-game interviews. Will be back in an hour or so.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Just when I thought the Atlanta Falcons were a very good football team, they showed they are not.
They got beat -- and I mean beat -- in every facet of the game by Dallas, a team that I don’t think is good at all. Matt Ryan made bad decisions, Michael Turner couldn’t run, the defense couldn’t stop anyone and even the normally-reliable special teams were bad.
I don’t think this is the way the Falcons want to head into next Monday night’s game against the Saints. That had been shaping up as a huge NFC South showdown. Now, it’s becoming just a game -- a game the Falcons might have to win to have any shot at winning the NFC South.
I’m heading down to the locker room for post-game interviews. Will be back in an hour or so.
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Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.
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