Jags win 30-21 on final play Web-posted 9/23/97   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - There must be something about the night air that brings out the gremlins in kicking games.

NFL notes: Falcons' Brandon out for the season Web-posted 9/23/97   The Atlanta Falcons' latest injury is as bad as feared. Starting strong-side linebacker David Brandon was to undergo surgery to set a broke left fibula late Monday and is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Falcons big flop at San Francisco Web-posted 9/21/97   SAN FRANCISCO -- Any thought that Dan Reeves could work magic early in his tenure as the Atlanta Falcons coach can now be dismissed. The Falcons are still awful.

Panthers stay winless at home Web-posted 9/21/97   CHARLOTTE - The Kansas City Chiefs' need for late-game heroics disappeared Sunday. The Carolina Panthers' dominance at home is becoming a fading memory, too.

Panthers find out how reality works Web-posted 9/22/97   CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- For the longest time we thought they must be immune. To heartache. To stupid mistakes. To the NFL's harsh realities.