Falcons vs. Cardinals In-Game Notes

Both Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin are active for the Cardinals.

Kurt Warner to Anquan Boldin for a 4-yard TD. Has Warner forgotten about pro-bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald with Boldin back in the lineup?

Snelling with the short TD after a long punt return.

Boldin forces his way for his 2nd TD of the day.

Laurent Robinson burns Antrel Rolle for a 74-yard bomb and his first NFL TD. Robinson looks like he's getting more playing time than usual today.

Karlos Dansby awfully fast in blowing up a screen play to Norwood.

Boldin flashing his strength and athleticism with an awesome one-handed catch in traffic. He can be awesome when he's healthy, but he just seems to disappear more than a WR1 should.

J.J. Arrington with the 5-yard TD catch, Warner's 3rd TD of the day.

Boldin with another spectacular one-handed catch in traffic, and he's up to 111 yards on 8 catches early in the 3rd quarter. He had only one 100 yard game this season prior to today.

Rookie guard Justin Blalock is down for the Falcons. Trainers are looking at his lower leg.

The Falcons have no sustained running game, a beat-up offensive line, and poor QB play. They're unwatchable on offense. If every team in the league played like the Falcons, we'd be out of business and you would be tuning the Red Dragon in the drive way every Sunday instead of watching football games.

Jerious Norwood looks great on a cutback play. Tony Boselli says he always looks great on cutback plays, but the Falcons just wish he could stay healthy. He can't carry a full load. Boselli: he's very high-cut with long legs, runs like a sprinter. He's got a durability problem.

Roddy White up over 100 yards on nine receptions after three straight on this drive.

Cardinals struggling to get any offense going after putting up 24 points in the first half.

Redman to Crumpler, and the Falcons are doing more than making this a ballgame. It's all tied up. Falcons defense really stepped up the pressure in the 2nd half, and the offense continues to compete. Now 2:20 left, and the Falcons have a chance to win this game.

Rod Hood was beaten and trips up Laurent Robinson for a key pass interference call. The Cardinals may just be better off letting the Falcons score quickly here, so they have a chance to answer. They did the right thing. If the Falcons are just trying to run into the ball and not score, then use your timeouts now and let Warner try to get into field goal with 1:40 and no timeouts. That's very do-able.

And just like that, we're going to overtime. Nice performance by Warner against the soft zone with no pressure on the two-minute drive. Rackers makes a meaningful FG this time around.