Falcons postgame

So I was wrong. But I'm happy I was wrong. Yesterday I picked the Texans to notch a 24-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons. But Atlanta proved me, and a lot of other people, wrong with a 26-16 win, its first of the season. Hey, at least I was somewhat close on the score, right? Uhh, well, maybe not.

But I admit my inaccuracy in prediction today's game and, as I said, I'm glad of it. Happy Falcons are much easier to deal with than sad Falcons. Be sure to check out The Telegraph or macon.com on Monday to get all the coverage from the game, including my thoughts, grades on the Falcons and a look at how former Atlanta QB Matt Schaub did in his return to the ATL.

As promised, here are some quotes from after the game you likely won't find anywhere else.

John Abraham: "We've got to be stiff. We've still got to be loose, but we've also got to take it as in, we've got to step up from here. We can't fall back. This is where we've got to be."

Michael Boley on Matt Schaub: "He's changed a lot. He's a lot better than when he was here, so it's just one of those things where we had to come out and really be on our Ps and Qs about what he does as a quarterback."

Alge Crumpler on Morten Andersen: "I can't go 25 years. I'll let you know that right now; I can't go 25 years. He's automatic. That was great for us, for him to come out and just do a simple job, just put the ball through the uprights. We've struggled with guys coming in and out of here, but he's always come in and made sure that we put points on the board and it's been great. That's what he does."

Grady Jackson on the Falcons' good fortune: "Everything came together. Like I said last week, when everything comes together and we get everything right, we are a good team to be reckoned with. It's just something we've got to get going; offensively, defensively we played well and I feel like that's a starting point right there and we've just got to keep on building on it."

Grady Jackson on Michael Boley: "Michael Boley, I don't know what he had in him but I think he needs to keep on doing what he did, just be so active, running around and making plays. Hat's off to Mike."

Morten Andersen on his one failed field goal: "We had a little hiccup on that last one. I'll have to look at the film to see if the guy... either he made a great play or he was offsides. I don't know. He sure did get in there very fast."

Joey Harrington: "We've improved every single week. They're noticeable improvements. You can look at Game 1 and Game 4 and see the difference. That's the kind of thing we need to keep going. We need to take that into next week. It's a positive step. Being 1-3 is obviously not where we want to be, but we made a very positive step toward getting back to where we want to get by the end of the year."