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Video: D. Led -- How the Falcons beat the Panthers

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Feb 4, 2016

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Atlanta was the only team to beat Carolina this year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's D. Orlando Ledbetter joined CineSport’s Noah Coslov in San Francisco to explain how it happened and to give a Super Bowl prediction.

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones goes up over Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly for a long touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to take a 14-10 lead over the Panthers during the third quarter in a football game on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Atlanta. The Falcons ended the Panthers perfect season with a 20-13 victory. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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About the Author

Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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