Falcons Soared over the Eagles

Michael Vick threw for 156 yards and ran for a touchdown as Atlanta beat Philadelphia 14-10 at the Georgia Dome.

The Falcons and Eagles were involved in two mid-field pregame scuffles, the first of which resulted in the ejection of Eagles starting LB Jeremiah Trotter and Falcons backup CB Kevin Mathis. About two dozen members of both teams traded punches and pushes about 40 minutes prior to kickoff. After coaches and referees restrained those fighting, the referees huddled and annouced the ejection of the aforementioned players.

Quarterback Michael Vick on being around the fight at the beginning of the game:

"First of all, I want to give all the praise to God. No, I wasn't in the middle of all that. I ain't got time for that. I was focused and all ready to go. You know, things like that are going to happen sometimes tempers flare."

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