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Matt Ryan threw four touchdown passes as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43-28 on the road. Julio Jones collected 111 receiving yards and a touchdown, and the Falcons move to 6-3, three games clear in the division. Mike Evans caught a spectacular one-handed catch, but it wasnt enough for Tampa, who are yet to win at home.In 140 characters... Bucs exhausted after week eight OT loss. Falcons in the ascendancy and never troubled as Matty Ice looks every bit the regular season MVP. VOTE: Who leads week 10 choice? The 6pm race is still wide open - have your say on Skys game selection. MVPEvery week he seems to strengthen his case, but Matt Ryan was once again the architect of this victory. Though he didnt need the last-minute drive to win on Thursday night, the quarterback managed the game to a tee, throwing four interceptions and zero picks. Quarterback Matt Ryan has been touted as the season MVP Game-changerAfter a steady drive to see out the third quarter, the Bucs make a 4th and 1 situation, but a holding penalty pulls them back and they lose possession. Ryan takes the ball, drives 57 yards in nine plays and stretches the score to 40-14 with just 10 minutes left.Stat of the night3 - Ryan becomes the first Falcons quarterback in team history to have three career games where he has thrown four touchdown passes and zero interceptions. Scoring Summary 1st Quarter ATL 0-7 TB TD - M. Evans 3 yd pass - J. Winston Extra Point - R. Aguayo ATL 7-7 TB TD - L. Toilolo 32 yd pass - M. Ryan Extra Point - M. Bryant ATL 10-7 TB FG - M. Bryant 29 yd 2nd Quarter ATL 13-7 TB FG - M. Bryant 41 yd ATL 13-14 TB TD - M. Evans 24 yd pass - J. Winston Extra Point - R. Aguayo ATL 20-14 TB TD - T. Gabriel 9 yd run Extra Point - M. Bryant 3rd Quarter ATL 26-14 TB TD - P. DiMarco 1 yd pass - M. Ryan Two point conversion failed ATL 33-14 TB TD - J. Jones 3 yd pass - M. Ryan Extra Point - M. Bryant 4th Quarter ATL 40-14 TB TD - A. Hooper 2 yd pass Extra Point - M. Bryant ATL 40-20 TB TD - A. Humphries 7 yd pass - J. Winston Two point conversion failed ATL 43-20 TB FG - M. Bryant 50 yd ATL 43-28 TB TD - C. Brate 2 yd pass - M. Glennon Two point conversion - B. Myers The gameThe Buccaneers started brightly, taking 10 minutes on their first drive before a three-yard pass from Jameis Winston to Mike Evans put them 7-0 up.However, Atlanta hit straight back through the running game, Devonta Freeman and Taylor Gabriel combining for 42 yards on consecutive plays before Levine Toilolo caught a 32-yard touchdown pass on the next play.The Falcons added two field goals following back-to-back Tampa fumbles, before a costly strip sack from Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy on Ryan handed Tampa possession at the opposition 19-yard line. Winston overcame a five-yard penalty to pass 24 yards to the left-hand side of the end zone for Evans second touchdown of the night. Wide receiver Mike Evans scored twice and made a great one-handed catch, but couldnt prevent the Bucs fourth home defeat But it was the Falcons who finished the half stronger, Ryan leading a 74-yard drive downfield before Gabriel converted the touchdown with a nine-yard rush to give them a 20-14 lead. Atlanta dominated the second half, scoring three unanswered touchdowns as the Bucs 30-24 week eight overtime loss appeared to catch up with them.Fullback Patrick DiMarco scored from one yard for his first touchdown of the season, before Julio Jones three-yard catch completed an 82-yard drive on the Falcons next possession. Buccaneers fans did have something to cheer about when Evans made an athletic one-handed catch at the sideline, reeling the ball in and getting his feet in bounds, before a huge hit from Keanu Neal knocked him out of bounds. Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans catches one handed before a big hit from Keanu Neal But it was the Falcons tight end Austin Hooper who scored next, running in a two-yard score to extend the visitors advantage to 40-14 at the start of the fourth quarter.After completing a seven-yard touchdown pass to Adam Humphries, Winston was forced out of the game following a knee injury on the two-point attempt. Mike Glennon was brought on in as replacement but, despite leading a 75-yard touchdown drive, the damage was done and the Falcons ran out comfortable winners.Following the game, Winston said he felt great, and expects to be back in week 10 for the arrival of the Chicago Bears. Atlanta head coach Dan Quinn will be pleased to have avoided a divisional upset, and another commanding performance from Ryan only serves to strengthen his MVP candidacy. As for the Buccaneers, who are still winless at home, Dirk Koetter will be ruing the exhausting toll of last weeks overtime effort, which was evident in Thursday nights performance. Following another home match-up in week 10 against Chicago, the schedule isnt kind to Tampa, who must travel to Kansas, Dallas and New Orleans before the season is out. New York Giants v Philadelphia Eagles November 6, 2016, 5:30pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Also See: NFL Fantasy: week nine NFL - The season so far WATCH: Sunday Blitz Graves predictions v Giants .Brady threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman midway through the fourth quarter, and New England beat the San Diego Chargers 23-14 for its eighth win in nine games. . -- Slugger Jose Abreu, All-Star left-hander Chris Sale and closer Matt Lindstrom are on the disabled list. ." One game is checked off, 15 remain and the next one to get crossed out could come Tuesday night when the defending champion Heat host the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoff series. . With the players association in the midst of meetings in Las Vegas, a vote will be held on Friday to decide the CFLPAs presidency and other executive positions. . -- The guys in green raced off the court and into the locker room where they danced and sang, compared whose shot was most likely to end up featured on "One Shining Moment," and checked Twitter to see who was giving them a shoutout.Osaka, Japan - Second-seeded German Sabine Lisicki was among the first-round winners Tuesday, while fourth seed Flavia Pennetta exited the HP Open tennis event. Lisicki beat South African Chanelle Scheepers by a 7-5, 7-6 (7-1) margin. Next up for the Wimbledon runner-up will be Slovenian Polona Hercog, who outlasted Czech Petra Cetkovska 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. American lucky loser Vania King took down the Italian Pennetta by a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 score, while another upset occurred when heavy Japanese crowd favorite Kimiko Date-Krumm disccarded seventh-seeded Brit Laura Robson 6-4, 6-4.ddddddddddddThe 43- year-old Date-Krumm was the 2010 runner-up in Osaka. American Madison Keys, the No. 6 seed, moved on with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Slovakian qualifier Anna Schmiedlova, while ninth-seeded Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic topped Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Other winners Tuesday were Zheng Jie and Zhang Shuai of China, Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic, Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum, and Czech qualifier Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. ' ' '
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