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FLOWERY BRANCH Stitched Mohamed Sanu Jersey , Ga. (AP) —ions about his accomplishments.It comes to him as naturally as catching a pass over the middle and stiff-arming a defender for extra yards.Jones, the Atlanta Falcons‘ star wideout, last week became the quickest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 yards receiving. He accomplished the feat in 104 games, easily breaking Calvin Johnson’s mark of 115.But Jones refuses to take much credit, pointing out that quarterback Matt Ryan, his teammate since the Falcons drafted him sixth overall in 2011, and many others played an equally big role.“For me, I’m never an individual guy,” Jones said Thursday. “I couldn’t have done it by myself. It was just like Matt did a great job giving me opportunities, the offensive line. It’s like one of those things that I can’t go out there and play by myself — football is the ultimate team sport. I don’t know. I feel regular.”Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, in his second season working with Jones, has a pretty good idea why his big playmaker causes so many matchup problems even as he’s constantly double-teamed. Linebackers often aren’t fast enough to cover him. Defensive backs are often too small to tackle the 6-foot-3, 220-pounder.“It’s incredible how much ground he can cover Youth Mohamed Sanu Jersey ,” Sarkisian said. “You can tell two guys to run a six-step route. He may get to 20 yards and another guy might run it at 14 or 15. He can just cover so much ground, and then his explosiveness to get in and out of breaks, for a man that size, is very impressive.”Jones is more concerned with helping the Falcons (4-5) beat Dallas (4-5) to stay in the NFC playoff hunt. The Cowboys‘ secondary has only two interceptions but is still a threat with cornerbacks Byron Jones, Chidobe Awuzie and safeties Jeff Heath and Xavier Woods having combined for 22 pass breakups.“Cover-three team, mix in a little man, and they do have cover-two in there,” Jones said. “But who knows how they’re going to play us? They’re going to be who they are, and we can probably expect them to come in with one-high (safety).”In last week’s loss at Cleveland, the Falcons couldn’t answer quickly enough when they trailed by 18 points midway through the third quarter. Knowing Atlanta was no longer a threat to run the ball, the Browns dropped back in coverage and kept everything in front of them.Jones wants the Falcons to establish the run early and maintain it throughout the game. Ryan needs the threat of play-action to keep the linebackers up and let his receivers get open for big gains.“Not taking anything away from Cleveland, but there were some opportunities that we’ve got to take advantage of,” Jones said. “There are always things out there that you miss on the field, but that’s more so on us. We’ve made the corrections.”Notes: Thursday marked the first day that K Matt Bryant was listed as a full participant in practice since Week 6. Bryant Stitched De’Vondre Campbell Jersey , the career franchise scoring leader, has been sidelined with a sore hamstring. If he is able to play, the Falcons might release Giorgio Tavecchio to add depth at other positions. … MLB Deion Jones, returning from a foot injury that’s sidelined him since Week 1, was a limited participant for the second straight day. … Also limited were WR Mohamed Sanu (hip), S Damontae Kazee (shoulder), DE Derrick Shelby (groin), LBs De’Vondre Campbell (calf) and Bruce Carter (knee). The Saints and Falcons saw much to like about their new and old stars on offense.Each team's defensive worries continue to grow.Drew Brees' 1-yard scoring run capped an 80-yard touchdown drive in overtime that lifted New Orleans to a 43-37 win over Atlanta on Sunday.The two teams combined for 941 yards, so it was no surprise overtime was a one-possession affair. Once the Saints won the coin toss, they weren't giving up the ball, and the Falcons' depleted defense couldn't muster a stand."Anytime you give the ball to our offense and we have as many weapons on our offense as we do, you're not worried," said Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who had two sacks. "Ain't no problem. Ain't no problem."Brees became the NFL's career leader in completed passes Youth De’Vondre Campbell Jersey , passing Brett Favre.Brees passed for 396 yards and three touchdowns. He added two scoring runs, including a 7-yarder late in the fourth quarter to force the overtime.The Saints (2-1) finished with 534 yards. Alvin Kamara had 15 catches for 124 yards and ran for 66 yards.The Falcons (1-2) also had ample offense as Matt Ryan had his first career game with five scoring passes. Calvin Ridley became the first Atlanta rookie with three scoring catches.Ryan passed for 374 yards, including 146 to Ridley, who had seven receptions, including a 75-yard TD . Julio Jones had five catches for 96 yards.Ridley beat P.J. Williams on his first two scoring catches, an 18-yarder in the first quarter and the 75-yarder in the second quarter.The Saints made a defensive switch, moving Ken Crawley into coverage on Ridley. Crawley was called for pass interference on a deep incompletion to Ridley early in the third quarter that gave Atlanta a first down at the New Orleans 5. On second down from the 9, Ridley's third scoring catch gave the Falcons a 21-16 lead."You can't have guys running through the defense, guys like Julio Jones," said Saints coach Sean Payton. "But we got some of the key stops when we needed it."An Atlanta defense which already was playing without injured starters Keanu Neal, Deion Jones and Takk McKinley saw safety Ricardo Allen leave with what was announced as a calf injury early in the overtime. Allen held his lower left leg on the field before he was helped to the sideline and then driven on a cart to the locker room."I don't want to speculate too much, but it was serious enough that he was down for the game," said Falcons coach Dan Quinn.Ryan's five touchdown passes tied the team record set by Wade Wilson on Dec. 13, 1992 Stitched Brian Poole Jersey , at Tampa Bay.RECORD FOR BREESWith his 14th completed pass, a 17-yard pass to Michael Thomas in the second quarter, the 39-year-old Brees broke the record of 6,300 career completions set by Favre."I'm just very grateful," Brees said. "I hope there's a lot more coming. I just think about all the people who have had a hand in that. A lot of hands have caught a lot of passes. ... They are all a part of this."BLOCKED PUNTAtlanta led 21-16 when New Orleans defensive end Alex Okafor blocked Matt Bosher's punt in the third quarter. On a day with no turnovers, the big special teams play was crucial. The play set up Brees' 11-yard scoring pass to Cameron Meredith."I was right in his lap," Okafor said. "I could have blocked it with my knee. It was just right there."INJURY REPORTSaints reserve cornerback Patrick Robinson was carted from the field early in the third quarter with a left ankle injury. He did not return.Falcons reserve cornerback Justin Bethel injured a knee in the third quarter. ... Atlanta rookie linebacker Foyesade Oluokun left in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury.ANOTHER BIG DAY FOR THOMASThomas continued the best start for a receiver in NFL history. He had 10 catches for 129 yards. His 38 catches are the most by an NFL player in his team's first three games to start a season. His 28 catches through two games also were a record.PASSING MONTANARyan's 75-yard scoring pass to Ridley was his 34th career TD pass against the Saints, the most by any quarterback. He surpassed Joe Montana's 33 TD passes against New Orleans. Ryan added three more, leaving his total at 37.

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