Eagles Outshot by Falcons, 35-31

Filed under Game Recap on September 18th, 2011

Sun, Sep 18 2011, 8:20 PM Georgia Dome
Philadelphia-eagles 31 Atlanta-falcons 35
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Eagles 0 10 21 0 31
Falcons 7 7 7 14 35

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LeSean McCoy amassed serious yardage on the night, but it wasn't enough to avoid a loss for the Eagles against the Falcons, 35-31, in Atlanta.

Michael Vick found the end zone two times on 19 of 28 passing for 242 yards, one pick and two fumbles. For the Falcons, Matt Ryan wound up 17 for 28 with 195 yards passing, four touchdowns and two picks.

McCoy was a standout player for the Eagles, rushing for 95 yards on 18 attempts with two scores in addition to four receptions for 21 yards. Jeremy Maclin was a leading receiver, hauling in 13 balls for 171 yards with two touchdowns.

The Philadelphia defense surrendered 138 yards rushing and 180 passing. They tormented Ryan with four sacks.

Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez had a big game, putting up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Running back Michael Turner also performed well with 114 rushing yards, 32 receiving and one touchdown.

The Eagles host the Giants (0-1) next week while the Falcons head to Tampa to face the Buccaneers (1-1).

Eagles Passing Leaders
GradeNameCompAttYdsTDsInt
C76M. Vick192824221
--M. Kafka797200
Falcons Passing Leaders
GradeNameCompAttYdsTDsInt
B+90M. Ryan172818042
Eagles Rushing Leaders
GradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDs
A+100L. McCoyRB18955.32
C76M. VickQB6254.20
--R. BrownRB3103.30
Falcons Rushing Leaders
GradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDs
A+100M. TurnerRB211145.41
--J. RodgersRB3175.70
B+90M. RyanQB461.50
Eagles Receiving Leaders
GradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDs
A+100J. MaclinWR1317113.22
B-81B. CelekTE44310.80
C-71S. SmithWR22914.50
Falcons Receiving Leaders
GradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDs
A+100T. GonzalezTE78311.92
A+100M. TurnerRB13232.00
C74J. JonesWR22914.50

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