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Article: Matt Ryan loses in homecoming
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- October 26, 2008
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Matt Ryan's homecoming game turned out just as most folks figured, perhaps even Ryan: He and the Atlanta Falcons lost to the Philadelphia Eagles.
But Ryan and his young teammates learned more about themselves on Sunday _ a lot of it positive _ in one of the more difficult venues for a visitor in the NFL, and against one of the more perplexing defenses.
The score was 27-14, but the game was closer than that.
In fact, if not for an egregiously bad call by the officials, who ruled that Atlanta muffed a punt that was never touched, Ryan would have had a shot at directing a winning drive in the final 2 1/2 minutes. And the play couldn't be challenged because Atlanta had ...