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Matt Bryant becomes first Falcon to make 200 field goals

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant became the first player in franchise history to make 200 field goals. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

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Credit: ccompton@ajc.com

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant became the first player in franchise history to make 200 field goals. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)
By Alex Makrides
Sept 18, 2017

Matt Bryant made the Falcons record book on Sunday.

With 3:21 remaining in the second quarter of the Falcons game against the Packers, Bryant kicked a 51-yard field goal straight through the uprights, becoming the first player in franchise history to make 200 field goals.

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