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ATLANTA -- Taylor Gabriel plays as if hes got something to prove.No surprise there.Hes one of the smallest guys on the field and couldnt even keep a job with the winless Cleveland Browns.Landing firmly on his feet in Atlanta, Gabriel turned a couple of short passes into long touchdowns that sparked the Falcons to a 38-19 victory Sunday over the plummeting Arizona Cardinals.The 5-foot-8, 165-pound Gabriel was cut by the Browns just before the season. That motivated him even more after he was claimed off waivers by the Falcons.Im shorter than all you guys here, he told reporters gathered around his locker, so I have to play with a chip on my shoulder. I have to play bigger than I am. I have to go out there and show people what I can do on a week-to-week basis.Gabriel scored on plays of 35 and 25 yards that showed off his speed. His second score , with just under 9 minutes remaining, finished off the Cardinals, who began the season touted as a Super Bowl contender but have been one of the NFLs most disappointing teams.I felt like they were running in slow motion, Gabriel quipped.The Falcons (7-4) began the day leading the NFC South and moved a step closer to their first playoff berth since 2012.We recognize the opportunity we have at hand, coach Dan Quinn said.The Cardinals (4-6-1) have lost two straight and three of their past four, putting them in danger of missing the playoffs after reaching the NFC championship game last season.Coach Bruce Arians was on the sideline after falling ill and being briefly hospitalized early in the week, but it did little to inspire his team.Theres not much you can take positive from this game, Arizonas Larry Fitzgerald said.Arizona got off to a strong start, burning the Falcons for eight plays of at least 13 yards on its first two possessions for a 10-7 lead.The Falcons surged ahead late in the first half when Matt Ryan tossed a screen pass to Gabriel, who picked up a couple of key blocks and outran everyone else to the end zone for his first score.Arizona cut it to 17-13 when Chris Catanzaro hit a 54-yard field goal on the final play of the half, the Cardinals taking advantage of an interception off a bobbled pass by Atlanta star Julio Jones.The Cardinals never got any closer.Tevin Colemans 2-yard touchdown run capped a 13-play, 77-yard drive that extended Atlantas lead to 24-13 late in the third quarter.Then it was Gabriel with the clinching score. He took another quick pass in the flat, sped down the left sideline and reached the pylon with a soaring dive.It was the kind of play that helped the Falcons counter Arizonas attacking defense, which came in ranked No. 1 in yards allowed.We felt his presence. We certainly felt his speed, Quinn said. When the other team wants to pressure and play aggressive, thats one of the weapons you use. Man, did he come up big for us.The Falcons finished with 360 yards, the most given up by the Cardinals since Week 1. No one has scored more points on Arizona this season.KEANUS HITAfter being fined for a vicious hit in Atlantas previous game, rookie safety Keanu Neal could be taking another blow to his wallet.Neal was penalized in the fourth quarter for unnecessary roughness against Fitzgerald.It looked as though both players lowered their helmets before making contact, but it was Neal picking up the flag.Neal was fined $24,309 for his helmet-to-helmet blow on Philadelphia receiver Jordan Matthews.INJURY REPORTArizona lost backup receiver John Brown to a hamstring injury, while Falcons defensive end Adrian Clayborn went down with a knee injury.Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer was taken to the X-ray room at the Georgia Dome after the game, but it was apparently just a precautionary measure. He met with reporters at his locker and didnt mention any problems.Cornerback Patrick Peterson played the game with a sore left knee. He was called for two pass interference penalties trying to defend Jones, both of which contributed to scores.I dont know what the diagnosis is right now, but I cant put too much pressure on it, Peterson said.UP NEXTCardinals: Return home to face Washington next Sunday.Falcons: Host the Kansas City Chiefs, the only team remaining on Atlantas schedule with a winning record.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLAir Force 1 Utility NZ . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Air Force 270 NZ . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. http://www.airforce1salenz.com/ . U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in Manhattan agreed that lawyers on both sides could make their formal requests by Nov. 8. A hearing is scheduled for a day earlier. Jordan Siev, a lawyer for Rodriguez, wrote in a joint letter to the judge from lawyers on both sides that MLB lawyers planned to ask that the lawsuit be dismissed. Air Force 1 Lv8 Nz . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. Nike SF Air Force 1 Mid Nz . Despite dominating possession, Schalke needed an own goal from Nicolas Hoefler for the breakthrough a minute before the interval. The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net.India had done remarkably well through the first two sessions of the second day in Mohali. Their makeshift opener provided a fine start to the innings and when he was dismissed, their captain took control. Virat Kohli often talks about intent in the terms that even while defending, you should appear dominant. Both he and the teams other in-form batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara, exemplified that after lunch against the threat of reverse swing.England had men on the drive. Their quicks bowled impeccable lines and the legspinner Adil Rashid held his discipline as well. All of that meant India could get only 31 runs in 16 overs between the 26th and 42nd. Kohlis patience was tested with many deliveries loitering in the corridor outside the off stump and he did well as a batsman watching them all carefully and letting them go repeatedly.Yet so relentless was the bowling that the leading edge was found. In the 37th over, Ben Stokes had the Indian captain reaching away from his body, the bat face turned a touch too early, and the ball flew uppishly into a gap between two cover fielders.Pujara, at the other end, has little problem lasting through a spell like this. While batting, at least. The post-day press conference was a different story. The lines they were bowling, I felt, was a little negative, he said. But I still feel the way we batted, the way we showed character, we were leaving the balls outside the off stump and building a partnership which was very crucial for the team.Nevertheless, maintaining their plans for so long - well over an hour - began taking its toll on the visitors. Jonny Bairstow dropped a difficult catch, diving low to his left in the 45th over, and Rashid and Gareth Batty dished out treats labeled hit me. The batsman who was reprieved, Pujara, recorded his third fifty-plus score of the series.India went to tea at 148 for 2; trailing by 135 runs. Then, they lost three wickets for eight runs in 10 minutes.Nothing quite established the value of good fielding as the final session.Second ball in, Pujara hammered a filthy long hop in the air towards deep midwicket. Chris Woakes raced in off the boundary, dived forward and grabbed the ball in both hands inches before it hit the turf. To follow that, Jos Buttler dived to his right to intercept a front-foot slice from Kohli and then broke the stumps down at the non-strikers end while throwing on his knees and the debutant Karun Nair was run out. To get power and accuracy from such an awkward position was remarkable. Equally so was Englands discipline. They had kept Kohli scoreless for 10 successive balls, making him desperate enough to call and then send his partner back. Kohli faced another period like this and was eventually dismissed by Stokes foor 62 with a substantial 19 overs left to stumps.dddddddddddd. Nothing quite established how good R Ashwin is as a batsman as the events that followed.There is a line Rajinikanth, his favourite actor, says while portraying an old man in response to the villain asking how he was still stylish despite his age. Koodave poranthathu, engeyum pogathu [I was born with it, and it aint goin nowhere]. Ashwin is similar with bat in hand. The on-drive he hit off James Anderson, on the up against the new ball, then holding the pose, was as good as any punchline in any movie. It was the substance that he lacked, until this year.In the leaves and the blocks, the calm in the face of England building momentum, the way he led Ravindra Jadeja in what could be a match-defining partnership of 67 in 19.3 overs, and patted him on the back for a job well done, were the signs of Ashwins development. He is no longer part of the lower order. He doesnt need a proper batsman at the other end to tell him what to do. He has become one of those himself, scoring more runs than Misbah-ul-Haq, Faf du Plessis and Ross Taylor this year off relatively the same number of matches.The 57 not out Ashwin made in Mohali was his third fifty of the series. All of them, not to mention a handy 32 in the second innings to save the Rajkot Test, were made under pressure. He should know pressure; he creates a suffocating amount of it when he bowls and maybe as a result knows just what to do to avoid it when he bats. There was a big point of concern, though. Ashwin had to hobble between the wickets for most of his innings.I havent spoken to Ash after he came out, Pujara said. But when he was bowling there wasnt anything wrong. Probably he might have caught some niggle when he was batting. Im yet to speak to him.Nothing quite established how much fun Test cricket can be as the work of these two teams.England were on top, with a lead of 79 when Kohli was dismissed. Their lead at stumps was a mere 12 thanks to Ashwins steel and Jadejas restraint - the latter withstood Andersons reverse swing, he didnt mind being 8 off 34 and looked perfectly fine handling the second new ball.I would say that we have an advantage because both our allrounders are playing, Pujara said. So tomorrow, the first session will be very crucial for us. Our game plan would be simple -- we would be looking to take a lead of 75-100 runs. If they continue to bat, you never know. Both of them can bat. We saw in the last game that Jayant Yadav can also bat. Our lower-order has been contributing in all the Test matches. We expect them to continue tomorrow as well. ' ' '