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Ryan, Falcons face tough Baltimore road test
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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Devin Hester runs against the Chicago Bears during the second half of Sunday's game in Atlanta. - photo by BRYNN ANDERSON
BALTIMORE — Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan, the two best quarterbacks to come out of the 2008 draft, see more of each other on the dinner circuit than on the football field. Because Flacco plays for the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC and Ryan stars for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC, the only time the quarterbacks have been matched in a regular-season game was in 2010. In that one, after Flacco directed a late scoring drive to put the Ravens ahead, Ryan came up with one of his own to give the Falcons a 26-21 victory.
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Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan throws a pass during the first half of Super Bowl 51 against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Houston. - photo by Eric Gay
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