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Examples
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The Falcons dominated the first half despite being stopped on two fourth-down plays.
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Jonathan Babineaux sacked Clausen on a fourth-down play from the Atlanta 45 late in the half.
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"We had bad fourth downs in the beginning of the year, but we worked on it all through practice this week," said Jason Pierre-Paul, who was in on the second fourth-down stop.
Atlanta Probably Should Have Punted Tom Perrotta 2012
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The Falcons dominated the first half despite being stopped on two fourth-down plays.
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Atlanta missed on a fourth-down try in overtime that cost the Falcons a game against New Orleans during the season.
Giants Rout Falcons 24-2 in NFC Wild-Card Game Associated Press 2012
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Their opponents converted 55.6% of their fourth-down tries, the sixth-worst stop ratio in the NFL.
Atlanta Probably Should Have Punted Tom Perrotta 2012
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If those two fourth-down stops changed the course of the game, the last one of the day sealed the victory in fine fashion.
Atlanta Probably Should Have Punted Tom Perrotta 2012
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It set up a quick TD that gave Philadelphia an early lead and set quite the tone on a day the Giants would convert just four of 16 third - and fourth-down plays.
NFL Replay: Wild playoffs turn front-runners into has-beens 2009
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In the regular season, the Giants' defense relented on 10 fourth-down attempts, tied for most in the league.
Atlanta Probably Should Have Punted Tom Perrotta 2012
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Jonathan Babineaux sacked Clausen on a fourth-down play from the Atlanta 45 late in the half.
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