Falcons don’t fall on onside kick, let Cowboys complete comeback

The Falcons want to play bold and bodacious.

For the most part, they were on the mark early in the game and then needed to recover a late onside kick to hold on for the victory. But they watched the ball roll and Dallas recovered.

Greg Zuerlein kicked at 46-yard field goal at the buzzer to beat the Falcons 40-39 on Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Watch SportsZone Sunday at 11:35 p.m. as Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein and Channel 2′s Alison Mastrangelo break down Falcons loss.

The Falcons blew a 20-0 start and were up by 15 points with 4:45 to play before their collapse. Also, the unsuccessful attempt to go for a two-point conversion earlier in the game came back to haunt them.

The Falcons dropped to 0-2 for the first time since 2007. The Cowboys improved to 1-1.

Read more about the Falcons collapse and 5 things we learned from it at AJC.com.

This article was written by D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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