It's a battle of the birds at the Georgia Dome as the Atlanta Falcons take on the Arizona Cardinals. Check out these photos of gameday.
CB Desmond Trufant and LB Paul Worrilow tackle Cardinals RB Andre Ellington
TE Levine Toilolo celebrates his touchdown
WR Julio Jones makes a catch during the second half.
CB Josh Wilson and S William Moore celebrate a play in the second half.
QB Matt Ryan drops back for a pass.
S William Moore attempts to block a pass from Cardinals QB Drew Stanton.
FS Dwight Lowery runs after intercepting a throw by Cardinals QB Drew Stanton.
LB Paul Worrilow
DT Jonathan Babineaux tackles Cardinals QB Drew Stanton.
RB Devonta Freeman avoids a tackle by leaping over Cardinals CB Jerraud Powers during the first half of play.
WR Julio Jones runs along the sidelines after a reception during the second half.
K Matt Bryant
S William Moore
WR Harry Douglas after making a catch.
TE Levine Toilolo makes a catch for a touchdown.
RB Steven Jackson runs the ball during the first half of play.
FS Dwight Lowery runs along the sidelines after an interception.
DE Malliciah Goodman in coverage.
WR Harry Douglas runs the ball after a reception.
WR Devin Hester returns a kick during the first half of play.
DT Jonathan Babineaux puts pressure on Cardinals QB Drew Stanton.
WR Julio Jones runs the ball after completing a catch in the first half of play.
RB Steven Jackson runs the ball during the first half of play.
K Matt Bryant lines up for a field goal attempt.
FS Dwight Lowery after making an interception.
TE Levine Toilolo matches up with Cardinals LB Alex Okafor
WR Devin Hester makes his way onto the field for pregame warm-ups.
RB Devonta Freeman runs the ball down the field.
FS Dwight Lowery runs after intercepting the ball.
WR Eric Weems in the huddle.
K Matt Bryant
CB Desmond Trufant intercepts a Cardinals pass.
QB Matt Ryan
WR Devin Hester
WR Julio Jones makes a catch.
WR Devin Hester runs the ball after a catch.
LB Paul Worrilow makes his entrance onto the field during introductions.
An Atlanta Falcons junior cheerleader performing at halftime.
LB Nate Stupar
RB Devonta Freeman
DE Kroy Biermann runs onto the field.
DE Jonathan Massaquoi makes his way onto the field for pregame warm-ups.
TE Levine Toilolo celebrates with TE Bear Pascoe
QB Matt Ryan
WR Drew Davis pumps up the huddle.
TE Levine Toilolo puts the Falcons on the board to close out the first drive
WR Devin Hester goes up against Cardinals P Drew Butler
LBs Paul Worrilow and Nate Stupar make their way onto the field for pregame warm-ups.
WR Eric Weems arrives at the Georgia Dome
QB Matt Ryan
The Falcons' defense takes down Cardinals RB Andre Ellington
WR Julio Jones
WR Harry Douglas runs the ball after completing a catch in the first half of play.
DE Tyson Jackson makes his entrance onto the field during introductions.
CB Robert McClain
RB Steven Jackson
T Jake Matthews arrives at the Georgia Dome
WR Devin Hester arrives at the Georgia Dome
S Dwight Lowery
DE Jonathan Massaquoi
RB Jacquizz Rodgers runs the ball past Cardinals LB Kevin Minter.
TE Levine Toilolo
WR Julio Jones
The theme for Sunday's game is "Play 60" to remind kids to get out and play.
RB Steven Jackson
DE Kroy Biermann
WR Julio Jones speaks with a referee during a break in play.
QB Matt Ryan prepares to hike the ball during the second half of play.
S Kemal Ishmael tackles WR Jaron Brown
CB Josh Wilson returns an interception during the second half of play.
WR Harry Douglas
RB Steven Jackson
FIRST QUARTER
The Atlanta Falcons talked all week about needing a boost from their running game, and they got it on the first drive of the contest. Steven Jackson recorded his longest run as a Falcon, 55 yards, to set up a first-and-goal at the Arizona 1-yard line. Levine Toilolo capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan. ATL 7 AZ 0
The Falcons defense was on the field for just 66 seconds in its first drive before forcing an Arizona punt. Falcons wide receiver Devin Hester fielded the 50-yard punt 68 yards before being flagged for a facemask penalty, negating the touchdown return. The vaunted Cardinals' defense kept Atlanta out of the end zone, allowing a 20-yard field goal by Matt Bryant. ATL 10 AZ 0
Arizona's second offensive drive lasted 1:46 thanks to an interception by Falcons safety Dwight Lowery. Ryan and company made the most of the forced turnover, scoring two plays later. Julio Jones beat Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson down the sideline to haul in a 32-yard touchdown pass from Ryan. ATL 17 AZ 0.
SECOND QUARTER
The Cardinals cooled the Falcons' hot offense early on in the second quarter. Arizona safety Rashad Johnson stepped in front of a Ryan pass and returned it 88 yards for the score. ATL 17 AZ 7
Trailing by 10 points and driving on offense, Arizona was stopped in its tracks by Falcons safety William Moore. Seeing his first action since a Week 4 shoulder injury, Moore punched the ball loose from Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd, which was then recovered by Desmond Trufant.
Again, Arizona's defense came up big, forcing another Atlanta punt. Cardinals' quarterback Drew Stanton directed an 8-play drive, covering 54 yards in 3:56, capped by a 44-yard field goal by kicker Chandler Catanzaro. ATL 17 AZ 10
Ryan and the Atlanta offense responded during the final drive of the half. Using all 2:42 left on the game clock, Ryan helped lead a 12-play drive that totaled 68 yards, ending with a 23-yard field goal by Bryant. ATL 20 AZ 10.
THIRD QUARTER
Allowing 10 points to Arizona in the first half, the Falcons defense turned up the heat to start the third quarter. Facing a 3rd-and-5, Falcons defensive end Cliff Matthews appeared to sack Stanton before the play was ruled an incompletion, leading to a punt.
Later in the quarter, Julio Jones continued his Jurassic Park-sized game. Already surpassing 1,000 receiving yards for the season earlier in the first half, Jones hauled in a 41-yard pass from Ryan to Arizona's 22-yard line. The Cardinals' defense stood strong, however, forcing the Falcons to attempt another field goal. Bryant nailed the 23-yard kick. ATL 23 AZ 10
Atlanta's defense forced another Cardinals' punt on the ensuing drive. Ryan then led the Falcons' offense on a drive that continued into the fourth quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER
Filling in for the injured Roddy White (ankle), wide receiver Harry Douglas, like Jones, continued his big game. Douglas grabbed two passes totaling 22 yards, giving him 105 receiving yards with over 10 minutes remaining in the game. Atlanta got as far as Arizona's 27-yard line before Bryant booted a 45-yard field goal. ATL 26 AZ 10
The game's next two offensive drives resulted in punts before Atlanta's defense forced another turnover. Falcons' cornerback Josh Wilson picked off Stanton, returning it 15 yards to the Atlanta 47-yard line. The Jones and Douglas show continued on the ensuing drive. Douglas added one more reception, his ninth of the game, ending the contest with 116 receiving yards. Jones also grabbed one pass during the drive, finishing with 10 receptions for a career-high 189 receiving yards and one touchdown. Bryant capped off the drive with a 28-yard field goal. The Falcons' kicker logged a career day as well, making all five of his field goals in the win. ATL 29 AZ 10.
Arizona added a late 1-yard touchdown and a 2-point conversion, each scored by running back Stepfan Taylor on its final drive of the game. ATL 29 AZ 18
Atlanta walked off the field with a 29-18 win, remaining in first place atop the NFC South.
