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Freeman leads Falcons to another win, 48-21 over Texans
ATLANTA – When you win an NFL game 48-21 after leading 42-0 – as the Atlanta Falcons did inside the Georgia Dome on Sunday against Houston – it’s pretty difficult to say the victors saved the best for last, but hear me out.
With a second left on the game clock, Texans running back Cecil Shorts III took a short pass out of the backfield and began running left, then right, frantic for a hole through which to find the end zone. Only he soon ran out of options, running smack dab into the Falcons’ Allen Bradford, who, in the words of fellow reserve linebacker Nate Stupar, “Put the wood to him.”
And with that wood applied, the football popped out of Shorts’ hands, where it was scooped up by Stupar, who swiftly headed for the opposite end zone 84 yards away.
“First time I’ve scored a defensive touchdown since my junior year in high school,” said Stupar, who grew up in State College, Pa., eventually playing for his hometown football giant, Penn State.