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First-place Falcons marvel at wild OT win against Panthers

ATLANTA -- Rashaan Evans shook his head, almost still in disbelief. In some ways, he still was in disbelief.

The Atlanta Falcons linebacker has been playing football for a long time -- five years in the NFL, four at Alabama and high school before that. What happened Sunday, he never had experienced.

After a topsy-turvy game that saw six scores in the last quarter and then overtime -- not to mention a critical missed extra point and missed field goal -- in an eventual 37-34 Falcons win over the Carolina Panthers, Evans said he was physically and mentally drained.