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Atlanta Falcons avoid playoff talk, focused on finale vs. Saints

With a win Sunday, the NFC South champs lock up the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye

Atlanta Falcons' Tevin Coleman (26) slips out of bounds as Carolina Panthers' Daryl Worley, front, and Thomas Davis, back, team up to make a tackle in the second half of a game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 24. The Falcons won 33-16. - photo by Bob Leverone

0102TevinColeman — Atlanta Falcons' Tevin Coleman (26) slips out of bounds as Carolina Panthers' Daryl Worley, front, and Thomas Davis, back, team up to make a tackle in the second half of a game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 24. The Falcons won 33-16. - photo by Bob Leverone

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have a lot riding on Sunday’s regular-season finale against the New Orleans Saints. A first-round bye in the NFC playoffs. A guaranteed home game in the second round.

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