Drew Brees set the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held for nearly three decades, and New Orleans clinched the NFC South title with a 45-16 victory over the Falcons on Monday night. Brees threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns, the last a 9-yard strike to Darren Sproles that set the record with 2:51 to go.

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Credit: AP Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks) wwltv.com Posted on December 23, 2011 at 8:01 PM Bradley Handwerger / WWLTV.com Sports Reporter Email: bhandwerger@wwltv.com | Twitter: @wwltvsports METAIRIE, La.

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Week 16 of the National Football League will be a major test for the Atlanta Falcons.

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There won’t be much in this game that the New Orleans Saints haven’t seen from Atlanta, and vice versa. The teams know each other very well and are bound to play a close game

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The New Orleans Saints have already secured a spot in the playoffs, but they still have plenty to play for in the final two weeks of the regular season. Two games behind the Saints in the NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons are primed to join them in the postseason.

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ATLANTA – Matt Ryan likes how the Atlanta Falcons are playing with two games left in the regular season.

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During the Atlanta Falcons dominating 41-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 15, fans were witness to the finest performance that they had seen from the Falcons this season. On offense and defense, the Falcons controlled the Jaguars

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Matt Ryan led yet another comeback victory over the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons quarterback threw two of his four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to rookie Julio Jones as Atlanta (8-5) erased a 16-point halftime deficit.

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In what has been an all too familiar refrain this season, the Panthers blew yet another fourth quarter lead Sunday in a 31-23 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Panthers led by 16 at halftime and by 6 entering the final quarter, but their offense bogged down, and they were outscored 24-0 in the second half at home. It’s the sixth time this season the Panthers have led or been tied in the fourth quarter only to lose.

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Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez is still too busy catching passes to pause and appreciate all he has accomplished. Only one player — Jerry Rice — has caught more passes in the NFL than Gonzalez, whose 1,135 catches is 414 behind Rice

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Cleaning out the notebook: It is hard to believe that the Atlanta Falcons have taken such a step backward this season. A year after finishing at 13-3, the best record in the NFC, the Falcons are floundering at 7-5 after an inexplicable loss at the Houston Texans last week. The Texans were down to their third quarterback, rookie T.J.

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3 Consecutive wins by Atlanta over the Panthers. The Falcons won six in a row from 2000-02. 8 Rushing yards needed by Michael Turner to reach 1,000.

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All season long, this Atlanta Falcons offense has remained a mystery to most. The addition of Julio Jones, the “revival” of a dominant Tony Gonzalez, and the supposed full recovery of Harry Douglas from his torn ACL two seasons ago should have meant the offense would have an outstanding year. That has clearly not been the case

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Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez is still too busy catching passes to pause and appreciate all he has accomplished. Only one player – Jerry Rice – has caught more passes in the NFL than Gonzalez, whose 1,135 catches is 414 behind Rice. With seven catches in a Falcons’ loss at Houston last Sunday, Gonzalez extended his streak of seasons with at least 60 catches to 13, an NFL record.

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