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Matt Ryan, Falcons finishing in fourth quarter

FLOWERY BRANCH —

There’s something different about the fourth quarter of NFL games. The intensity increases, the energy is higher and the hits are harder. Everything changes.

Right?

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Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s fourth-quarter passing rating of 129.1 this season is the highest of any quarter. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

“Not really,” Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said. “The game is the game. The fourth quarter and second half (generally) is when you have a feel for, ‘All right, we kind of understand what their game plan is and they understand what our game plan is.