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Falcons try to slow rookie QB in his first start
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New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram scores a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of an NFL football game Sept. 7 in Atlanta. - photo by David Goldman
The Falcons' defense was handed a new challenge on Monday as players returned from their long weekend: How to contain Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater, the rookie quarterback from Louisville, will make his first start for Minnesota on Sunday against Atlanta.Atlanta recorded its first three sacks of the season and an interception return for a touchdown in its impressive 56-14 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday night. No one on the defense was talking about the Buccaneers on Monday.
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