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Michael Vick made some big plays quickly last night, scoring two touchdowns on drives lasting less than a minute. They came out on top against the Saints 36-17.
The only blemish on the game was that Vick had to leave the game with bruised ribs.

It now gets tough for Atlanta through December and New Year's Day - the Falcons meet Chicago, Tampa Bay and Carolina, all of whom sit at around 9-4 for the season. They are one of eight teams fighting for five available play-off spots. The Falcons are now 8-5 (one game behind NFC South leaders Tampa Bay and Carolina).

The Saints proved tougher than predicted in the first half and got to within 21-17 after a 90-yard drive completed by a TD pass to Az-Zahir Hakim with seconds remaining. The Falcons, however, recovered in the third quarter and eventually pulled away for their third Monday night football win of the season.

On the sports betting front, the Falcons travel to Chicago next and are +3 and +100 (even money) on the spreads for that game. You can find our odds under NFL in left side menu.

The Atlanta Falcons can draw level with the Carolina Panthers for the NFC South on Sunday, but they will have to win their fourth straight game when the teams meet for the first time this season.

The Falcons have had the best of it of late, but the games have been tight with two of three wins coming in overtime, including a 34-31 win over the Panthers last December that really knocked the Panthers' play-off hopes.

Atlanta have won throught agaist Carolina nine times out of the last ten meetings, with the only loss in that span coming in 2003 when Michael Vick was sidelined with a broken leg.

Atlanta have not had to play since Thanksgiving where they had an easy 27-7 victory at Detroit. Vick threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns and W.Dunn rushed for 116 yards.

Dunn, who has rushed for 1,094 yards, leads the NFL's top-ranked rushing team which averages 183 yards. Of course that total is bolstered by Vick, who has rushed for 434 yards.

However, the Falcons should get a good test from the Panthers, who allow around 82 yards per game on the ground to rank third in the league. Carolina have won seven of their last eight games.

Last week, Jake Delhomme threw a three-yard touchdown pass to tight end Michael Gaines with 2:16 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the Panthers to a 13-9 victory over the Bills.

From a football betting perspective, Atlanta Falcons are currently +3 on the points-spread and we have them +1500 (15/1) to win the Super Bowl.