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Jones rises up to make acrobatic catch

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones carried the offense against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Jones broke loose for nine catches for 178 yards, including an acrobatic grab over two Carolina defenders on a Matt Ryan heave that he grab and ran into the end zone with for a 70-yard touchdown play.

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Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones goes up over Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly for a long touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to

“It was a great play by Julio,” Ryan said. “To be able to escape the pocket and realize he’s down there with a safety and a linebacker, I feel like that’s a good chance for us to throw up a ball and give him an opportunity to make a play.