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Friday, December 1, 2006
Lacking in the clutch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here is a statistic that pretty much tells a lot about the Falcons: Atlanta has scored just 16 fourth-quarter points all season.
That is staggering. Eleven games in and all the Falcons have managed at money time is a touchdown, an extra point and three field goals.
Just looking at that number, it could tell you a lot of things, but mainly it says this team is not clutch. The fourth quarter often is when games are won, which leads to another point: Atlanta has not rallied to win a game this season.
It beat Pittsburgh on a Morten Andersen field goal in overtime, but it gave up the lead that allowed the game to go into the fifth period.
