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Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule shakes hands with Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
End of the line: Coach Quinn, GM Dimitroff fired by Falcons

By Paul Newberry Oct. 12, 2020 02:27 AM EDT

Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff walks across the field during an NFL training camp football practice Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool)
Falcons fire coach Quinn, GM Dimitroff after 0-5 start

By Charles Odum And Paul Newberry Oct. 11, 2020 10:33 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 2 1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts 55-13. ...

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) throws against the New York Jets in the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
The Latest: Wilson rallies Seahawks past Cowboys 38-31

By The Associated Press Sep. 27, 2020 01:15 PM EDT

Former Falcons and Eagles quarterback Michael Vick signs autographs in the NFL Shop at the Super Bowl Experience in Atlanta in Jan. 31, 2019 file photo. Vick is working with the LeBron James-led political empowerment group More Than A Vote and the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition to help other former felons pay fines that are preventing them from voting. His journey is being chronicled in new documentary miniseries. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Michael Vick working to clear way for Fla. ex-felons to vote

By Kyle Hightower Sep. 27, 2020 11:07 AM EDT

Dallas Cowboys kicker Greg Zuerlein is congratulated as he walks off the field kicking the game-winning field goal against the Atlanta Falcons during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Yffy Yossifor/Star-Telegram via AP)
Column: Another grim chapter for Atlanta's sports history

By Paul Newberry Sep. 21, 2020 02:22 AM EDT

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton smiles as he steps on the field at the start of an NFL football training camp practice, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)
Newton feeling thankful, not pressure taking over as Pats QB

By Kyle Hightower Sep. 10, 2020 08:21 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 11:48 AM EDT
Aug. 23 1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 —...

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2015, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Michael Vick (2) passes against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of a preseason NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y. There's been fewer than three dozen left-handed QBs in the league's 100-year history, and of the 116 quarterbacks who threw a pass in the NFL over the last four seasons, every single one of them was right-handed.(AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
Lefty QB Tua Tagovailoa a rarity in the right-handed NFL

By Arnie Stapleton May. 16, 2020 01:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2015, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Michael Vick (2) passes against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of a preseason NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y. There's been fewer than three dozen left-handed QBs in the league's 100-year history, and of the 116 quarterbacks who threw a pass in the NFL over the last four seasons, every single one of them was right-handed.(AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
Steelers Bills 8/29/2015

May. 16, 2020 08:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 26, 2008, file photo, Matt Ryan, a quarterback from Boston College, speaks at a news conference after being selected third overall by the Atlanta Falcons during fthe irst round of the NFL football draft in New York. Ryan has started all but three games over his 12-year career, earning four Pro Bowl appearances and the NFL’s MVP award in 2016, when he led the Falcons to only the second Super Bowl appearance in team history. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Matty Ice gets nod as Falcons' greatest success on draft day

By Paul Newberry Apr. 21, 2020 05:56 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky (6) and kicker Robbie Gould (9) stretch during practice for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Legs of 49ers' Gould, Chiefs' Butker could decide Super Bowl

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Feb. 01, 2020 02:39 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick stands on the sidelines before NFL football game between the Falcons and the New Orleans Saints in Atlanta. The former Virginia Tech and NFL quarterback is the subject of the latest edition of ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Saints-Falcons 1/1/2017

Jan. 31, 2020 07:42 AM EST

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes celebrates with the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won 35-24 to advance to Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mahomes gives Reid best hope to win that elusive Super Bowl

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 20, 2020 02:08 AM EST

El quarterback de los Ravens de Baltimore Lamar Jackson celebra una jugada de touchdown de 61 yardas con su compañero Marshal Yanda en la segunda mitad del juego ante los Bills de BUffalo el domingo 8 de diciembre de 2019, en Orchard Park, Nueva York. El jueves enfrentan a los Jets de Nueva York buscando asegurar el título de la División Norte de la AFC. (AP Foto/John Munson)
Ravens playing their best, soaring toward No. 1 seed in AFC

By David Ginsburg Dec. 13, 2019 02:48 PM EST

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
NFL This Week: Round 1 of Texans-Titans' AFC South showdown

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 12, 2019 11:42 PM EST

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) scrambles for yardage against the New York Jets during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Jackson, Ravens beat Jets 42-21 to clinch AFC North title

By David Ginsburg Dec. 12, 2019 11:30 PM EST

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 20-7. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Top running teams are winning more than top passing teams

By Rob Maaddi Dec. 12, 2019 02:50 AM EST

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Chris Board, center, is helped after being injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Ravens wary of surging Jets in Thursday night matchup

By David Ginsburg Dec. 11, 2019 04:48 PM EST

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) carries the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Ravens seek 10th straight win, AFC North title against Jets

By The Associated Press Dec. 11, 2019 12:00 PM EST