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Falcons place Tommy Gallarda on injured reserve

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

The Atlanta Falcons placed backup tight end Tommy Gallarda on injured reserve Tuesday with a shoulder injury suffered in last Sunday’s 31-27 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Gallarda appeared in all nine games for the Falcons and recorded just one catch …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

After Sunday’s 31-27 loss to the Saints, Falcons center Todd McClure took issue with the idea that poor blocking was the sole place to point blame for the team’s lackluster showing in short yardage near the New Orleans end zone. “It is in every aspe…

Katherine Terrell, nola.com

Vilma is currently preparing for his third annual "Celebrity Servers Dinner"

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

When the season’s two months old before you lose for the first time, it’s tempting to look for silver linings. But the suggestion that the pressure of talking about being undefeated is off the Falcons now is no solace after Sunday’s loss to the Sain…

nba.com

The Charlotte Bobcats say they have acquired forward Hakim Warrick from the New Orleans Hornets for guard Matt Carroll.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Charlotte Bobcats acquired forward Hakim Warrick from the New Orleans Hornets for guard Matt Carroll on Tuesday.

Mike Triplett, nola.com

A detailed breakdown of the Saints' Week 10 victory

Larry Holder, nola.com

Saints possess league's best red zone offense, while red zone defense has improved

Katherine Terrell, nola.com

Saints and Falcons keeping up chatter days after game

Ed Werder, ESPN.com

Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith will not address accusations that his players Sean Weatherspoon and Jonathan Babineaux deliberately interfered with the New Orleans Saints' pregame warm-up routine Sunday, a source told ESPN.

Larry Holder, nola.com

Beat writer Larry Holder takes a look at the issues that were hampering the Saints early on

Mike Triplett, nola.com

Malcolm Jenkins, Jabari Greer, Will Smith, Cameron Jordan all stepped up to preserve Saints' 31-27 victory over Atlanta Falcons