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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons wanted to make a statement. Youth Matt Ryan Jersey . Boy, did they deliver one Sunday to the defending Super Bowl champions. Coming off an ugly loss and criticized for failing to impress even when they won, the Falcons turned in their most well-rounded performance of the season with the playoffs approaching. Matt Ryan threw three touchdowns passes and the defence handed New York its first regular-season shutout since 1996, routing the Giants 34-0. "We love the haters, man," said Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel, who had the first of two interceptions against Eli Manning. "The haters keep us going. So keep your hate coming. We love it. It makes us play with a chip on our shoulder." It sure showed. Julio Jones caught a couple of scoring throws from Ryan, who broke his own franchise records for completions and passing yards in a season. Matty Ice finished 23 of 28 for 270 yards. "I felt like I was seeing the field well," Ryan said. The Falcons (12-2), who have already clinched the NFC South, moved a step closer to home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. One more win would ensure that any post-season contests before the Super Bowl are held at the Georgia Dome. Manning had his lowest-rated game since 2007 for New York (8-6), which dropped into a first-place tie with Washington and Dallas in the NFC East. The Redskins and the Cowboys both won Sunday. The Giants also went 0-for-3 on fourth down and missed a short field goal. "Atlanta was very, very good. We were very, very bad," New York coach Tom Coughlin said. "Theres no excuse for what happened here." Despite their lofty record, Atlanta has received plenty of criticism for struggling to beat inferior opponents. A 30-20 loss to last-place Carolina the previous week only seemed to reinforce the notion that the Falcons are headed for another short stay in the playoffs. They have yet to win a post-season game since Ryan took over as the quarterback in 2008, going 0-3. But one thing the Falcons never seem to do anymore is lose two straight games. They extended the NFLs longest active streak since consecutive defeats to 49 games, going back to the 2009 season. "Our focus was heightened from other weeks," coach Mike Smith said. "Weve got a lot of great leaders and mentors in that locker room. They took the message from the meetings and took it out on the field." After thoroughly dominating the Giants, the Falcons have surely sent a resounding message to the rest of the league: beware of this team in the playoffs. "Last week everybody was talking smack about us," defensive end John Abraham said. "We just continue what were doing." For the Giants, it was a miserable performance when they controlled their own destiny, at a time of year when they normally play some of their best football. Manning threw his first pick on the second play of scrimmage, setting up a quick Atlanta touchdown. Coughlin made a curious call late in the first half, passing up another short field goal attempt when his team was almost 2 yards shy of the marker. Samuel batted down a short pass intended for Victor Cruz, sending Atlanta to the locker room with a commanding 17-0 lead and all the momentum. "I was thinking we needed to engender a lift for our sideline," Coughlin said. "That did not work out either." Nothing did. The tone was set right away. When Manning attempted to hit Hakeem Nicks on a short pass to the right, Samuel stepped in to make the interception and return it to the Giants 16. From there, Michael Turner ran it four straight times, the last of those a 1-yard plunge that gave Atlanta a 7-0 lead less than 3 minutes into the game. It was all Falcons after Lawrence Tynes missed a chip shot kick from 30 yards, ruining an impressive second possession by the Giants. Atlanta took it 80 yards from there, with Ryan going to Harry Douglas on a 37-yard gain for the biggest play. Then, on third-and-11 from the 12, Ryan went to his favourite target, Tony Gonzalez, in the end zone. The 16-year veteran leaped over safety Will Hill to haul in the high throw -- and hopped up quickly for his customary dunk over the goalposts. Manning finished 13 of 25 for 161 yards, leaving him with a dismal 38.9 rating -- his worst since a Dec. 23, 2007, win at Buffalo. "We have two games left and we have to win those two games," Manning said. "What else happens after that, we dont know and cant control." Early in the second half, the Falcons blew it open on Ryans 40-yard touchdown pass to Jones down the left sideline. Finally, after a drive that used up more than 9 minutes in the fourth quarter, Ryan went to Jones for a 3-yard TD. The Giants turned it over one more time in the closing minutes, finishing off their first shutout in the regular season since a 24-0 defeat at Philadelphia on Dec. 1, 1996. The performance came just a week after they put up 52 points on the New Orleans Saints. There was a moment of silence before the game honouring the Connecticut shooting victims, and New York took the extra step of wearing "SHES" decals on its blue helmets in honour of Sandy Hook Elementary School. Even more touchingly, Cruz dedicated the game to 6-year-old victim Jack Pinto, who was reported to be a big Giants fan. "It was very emotional, obviously, during the game," said Cruz, who caught only three passes for 15 yards. "With a family facing that much tragedy, you want to be someone that inspires them, someone that can put a smile on their face at a time where its tough to do that." NOTES: More recently, the Giants were shut out in the playoffs after the 2005 season, losing at Carolina 23-0. ... 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The linebacker from Arizona State didnt get selected in the NFL draft last month in large part because of the way he plays. Authentic Tony Gonzalez Jersey .Y. -- Stalled lease negotiations have led to the Buffalo Bills and Erie County favouring a one-year lease extension that would allow the team to keep playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium next season while talks continue on a long-term deal. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Alex Smith insists its too early to guess whether he will return from a concussion in time to start at quarterback in San Franciscos key Monday night NFC showdown against the Chicago Bears. The decision is not up to him, anyway. Smith went through position work with the NFC West-leading 49ers (6-2-1) in a non-contact black jersey Wednesday, his status still unclear after he sustained a concussion in the second quarter Sunday against the St. Louis Rams. "I feel good, better," Smith said Wednesday in his first comments since the injury. "Im just going along with the process right now. Nothings been decided. Its a whole long process thats up to the doctors. I just kind of do what they tell me. Contact obviously is the final straw." Coach Jim Harbaugh kept a watchful eye on Smith from several yards away as he worked with backup Colin Kaepernick and No. 3 QB Scott Tolzien to get his reps. Smith had to pass concussion tests given by a neurologist -- he went to Stanford on Monday -- to get this far and return to the practice field, but there are still further steps in the process for him to be medically cleared for game action. "Right now it looks like Alex will be our quarterback for sure," optimistic tight end Vernon Davis said. "I would think so. With all those concussions, you cant really tell, but he was out there and threw the ball around a little bit." Smith said he experienced blurred vision on a 1-yard quarterback sneak early in the second quarter of Sundays 24-24 tie. But six plays earlier, he scrambled to his left and started to slide before turning when St. Louis linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar hit him in the back of the neck with 1:10 left in the first quarter. Smith briefly grabbed his face mask and grimaced but stayed in the game. He isnt sure whether that hit contributed to the concussion, because he didnt experience any symptoms right away. "Its all speculation. It certainly didnt help," Smith said. "Talking to the neurologist, it probably contributed, for sure. Whether it loosens you up for the next one, I dont know. I felt fine after that though. The sneak was definitely when I came up and myy eyesight went wrong. Sam Baker Jersey. " So, just how did he manage to complete all three passes he threw afterward with blurred vision, including a 14-yard touchdown to Michael Crabtree? "Thats a great question," Smith said. "No idea. It certainly wasnt like I was blind." But he was hurting. Smith said he experienced headaches and nausea with the concussion, and the symptoms were "more severe" than what he felt after a concussion last season against Dallas in the teams home opener. By Monday morning after sleeping overnight, Smith said he had improved. "Its tough to describe. For me, the vision was the biggest thing, for sure," Smith said. "Ive taken a lot of hits over the years, and to try to play quarterback when youre vision is not what it should be was difficult," Smith said. "For me, ultimately it didnt get better. It wasnt one of those things I could blink off and my focus was returning. I went on the sidelines and sat down and it seemed to get worse. It wasnt getting better. It was not good for the team to go out there. I didnt think I could help us much." Second-year backup Colin Kaepernick took over for the second series in the second quarter and rallied the Niners in the fourth quarter, even running for a 7-yard touchdown. He finished 11 for 17 for 117 yards with three sacks. He is approaching as if he will start against the Bears -- the same way he prepares every week. "Same reps as always. Nothing really changes," Kaepernick said. "Ive always been out there preparing myself to start." The rest of the 49ers arent worrying about who will be quarterback, just preparing for the stingy Bears defence. "Whoevers behind centre, well be ready to go," left tackle Joe Staley said. Notes: RB Frank Gore said he had his sore ribs examined again after the Rams game and is feeling OK. ... K David Akers, who last season set an NFL single-season record with 44 field goals, is only 15 for 21 this season. He missed a 41-yarder wide left in overtime against the Rams. "Ill stand up in good times and bad," Akers said. "Im going to give it everything I have." ' ' ' |
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