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Natalie Miller

A pair of rookies are helping the Falcons survive Cordarrelle Patterson’s absence

When Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson went down with a knee injury in Week 4, there was concern about how to replace such a dynamic playmaker in what was becoming a flexible and shifty offense for the Dirty Birds.

What they have found in the search to replace his production, however, is two rookies who have changed the way they play ball.

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