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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (1150)	10/27/2002 10:07:46 PM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90943

Pretty proud of yourself, aren't you???? I'm gaining! LOL SI NFL Challenge Week 8 Standings Robert Newton - You're up dood ______________________________________________________ 1) Gloop -- 10-6 2) Sandintoes -- 7-9 3) Bill -- 7-9 4) SE -- 5-11 5) Ish -- 8-8 6) Carolyn -- 5-11 7) OMD -- 7-9 8) Perry -- 9-7 9) RobertFNewton - 7-9 10) Annette -- 8-8 11) <^..^> -- 9-7 12) DS Petry -- 2-14 13) Fuzzy -- 7-9 14) Lost1-- 8-8 15) Oral--3-13

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (1150)	10/28/2002 3:44:59 AM
From: sandintoes	Respond to of 90943

Dunn has best game as a Falcon By KEN SUGIURA Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer New Orleans -- Warrick Dunn was down on his knees, head on the ground. He was doubled over by a pain that had nothing to do with anything a hard-hitting linebacker could dish out. DUNN'S TOP RUSHING GAMES Date Opponent Carries Yards TDs 12-3-00 Dallas 22 210 2 12-18-00 St. Louis 22 145 3 10-27-02 New Orleans 23 142 1 8-7-97 Detroit 24 130 1 10-05-97 Green Bay 16 125 1 With his team trying to run out the clock and secure a win over the New Orleans Saints, the Falcons running back had done the unthinkable and fumbled away the ball, and possibly the game. It threatened to render moot all that he had done Sunday, which was a 60-minute display of the playmaking skill that had led the Falcons to splurge for him in the offseason but that had been rarely seen in the 2002 season. "It was tough," he said. It got even worse when the Saints capitalized on his fumble and went ahead 35-34 with 2 minutes, 20 seconds left. Dunn seemed on the verge of tears. "He felt bad," said Falcons fullback Bob Christian, who offered Dunn words of encouragement after the Saints touchdown. "I think Warrick, he's such a great guy and I think he wants to do so well." The Falcons and Dunn won in the end, though, and Dunn played a role in the game-winning drive with a 12-yard catch for a first down. It brought the focus away from two costly fumbles and back to what was easily Dunn's best game as a Falcon. Against the Saints, Dunn ran 23 times for 142 yards and a touchdown. It was Falcons' highest individual total for the season, and the most allowed by the Saints. Only twice in Dunn's 83-game career has he run for more yards. Before the game, Dunn had run 61 times for 160 yards this season and was the subject of doubt that he could do the job. Throughout the first six games of the season, Dunn seemed to run tentatively and certainly wasn't enjoying splitting time with rookie running back T.J. Duckett. But Sunday, Duckett was out with a torn ligament in the arch of his left foot. The load fell to Dunn. Before the game, Dunn told quarterback Mike Vick that he was going to run for 100 yards. "I just tried to go out and play and establish myself," Dunn said. "Be aggressive and just let the game come to me." Aided by a strong performance by the Falcons' offensive line, Dunn darted through holes, spun out of tackles and gained hard yards up the middle. In the second quarter, on a first-and-goal play from the New Orleans 3, he charged through a hole in the left side of the line with such force that he drove Saints cornerback Fred Thomas to the back of the end zone. On a third-and-1 play in the third quarter, he charged through blocks from left tackle Bob Whitfield and left guard Travis Claridge for a 56-yard run, the Falcons' longest in 16 games. It set up a Jay Feely field goal. "He is the guy that we kind of feared the most with his athleticism," Saints coach Jim Haslett said. "He gives you fits because he is fast and speeds up the game." It is not certain when Duckett will be able to return. But when he does, the Falcons will again be left with the question of how best to maximize Dunn and Duckett's talents. Sunday, Dunn raised his hand with an answer. "It was good to get into a flow," Dunn said. "People know that I can still do it and it's not gone. But it's a matter of getting an opportunity." accessatlanta.com