Bow Tie Chronicles: Falcons 30, Lions 26

The Falcons prevailed over the Detroit Lions, 30-26, to improve to 3-0 on the season.

The defense made three stops in the fourth quarter when the offense stalled and couldn’t run out the clock. Also, replay and the 10-second rule helped out in the end.

Photos: Falcons survive in Detroit

On a day of protests around the league, Detroit dropped to 2-1.

Twitter reacts to end of Falcons-Lions game

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D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. is the award-winning Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the newspaper and has been on the staff since 2003. D. Orlando strives to provide inside information into the Falcons and the NFL. He finds the most joy in providing insight into the team, coaching moves, offseason business moves, draft and games.

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