Ken Whisenhunt's name has surfaced in Atlanta as a candidate to replace Jim Mora if, as expected, he is fired soon after the season ends.

Jim Mora was an acclaimed coach the last time Atlanta played at Philadelphia in the 2004 conference championship game after the Falcons won the NFC South.

Chris Weinke credited his first win in five years to Carolina's renewed emphasis on the running game, while another Atlanta loss left Michael Vick wondering about his team's direction.

Falcons defensive end John Abraham practiced Friday for the first time since having surgery on his left thumb Monday to repair torn tendons.

Michael Vick says his sore groin has improved, even though he didn't test the injury as he took a reduced role in Wednesday's practice.

After Terrell Owens spit in DeAngelo Hall's face in Saturday night's game, Hall insisted he'd have nothing to do with the Dallas receiver.

The double-quarterback set featuring Michael Vick and Matt Schaub on the field at the same time for four plays on Saturday will not be featured again anytime soon, coach Jim Mora said Monday.

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Terrell Owens has 35,000 reasons to never spit at an opponent again.

Mercurial receiver Terrell Owens faces a hefty fine from the NFL after spitting in the face of Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall early in the Dallas Cowboys? 38-28 victory over the Falcons Saturday night in the Georgia Dome.

Terrell Owens acknowledged spitting in the face of Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall during the first quarter of Saturday night's game in Atlanta.

Terrell Owens hauled in a couple of touchdown passes, Marion Barber scored on two punishing runs and the Cowboys protected their NFC East lead with a 38-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

Michael Vick eclipsed Bobby Douglass' mark for most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback in a 38-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Morten Andersen became the leading scorer in NFL history with a pair of extra points in the Atlanta Falcons' game against Dallas.

After being nearly flawless since taking over the starting job, quarterback Tony Romo looked like a backup in the Dallas Cowboys' last game.

With Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood hobbled by injuries, the Falcons signed former Carolina and San Francisco running back Jamal Robertson on Wednesday.

Atlanta running backs Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood were injured during the third quarter of the team's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and were not expected to return.