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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Matt Schaubs cool presence in the huddle has the Falcons believing the offense can keep moving should starting quarterback Matt Ryans long string of consecutive starts end this season.Schaub, 35, is entering his 13th season with a return to Atlanta, his first NFL home, and the confidence earned from starting 92 of 141 career games with the Falcons, Houston, Oakland and Baltimore.Falcons coach Dan Quinn says the experience is valuable -- even though Ryan hasnt missed a start since 2009. Schaub has made a strong first impression with Quinn, who says the veteran has a real coolness about him.When the pressure is on, he kind of looks at you and smiles and says `This is what were going to do, Quinn said last week. Thats an assuring feeling, knowing thats an important job for us.Quinn hasnt decided on a plan for rotating his quarterbacks in Thursday nights preseason opener against Washington, he said. Sean Renfree and Matt Simms also are competing for a backup job.Ryans streak of 103 consecutive starts, including four playoff games, is the leagues third-longest among active quarterbacks, behind Eli Manning (194) and Philip Rivers (169). Even so, Ryan has taken a beating: He was sacked at least 30 times each of the last three seasons -- the most in his career.If Ryans streak continues, Schaub will be just another backup in a baseball cap. Even so, he said he likes being back in Atlanta and never considered retiring after last season.Keep going? There was never any doubt, Schaub said. It was just a matter of the opportunity.Schaub previously played with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur in Houston. He said his relationship with Ryan also made Atlanta a good fit.I talked with him and my ability to lend a hand, help out, be ready to go and if called upon I can be there and cut loose for these guys, Schaub said.When Schaub began his career with Atlanta in 2004 as a backup to Michael Vick, the Falcons were still holding training camp at Furman University. Now, hes enjoying camp life in the teams comparatively luxurious dormitory on the grounds of their practice facility, where, he said, the air conditioning is always on and the beds are comfortable over here.Tight end Jacob Tamme said Schaub has been hitting people all over the field in practice.Look, I dont know what age youre supposed to play to as a quarterback, Tamme said. I dont think his age is doing anything to him. ... He understands the offense, as a veteran knows the ins and outs of this offense and football at this level. 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DETROIT -- Sam Bradford had spent much of the game throwing short, crisp passes.It didnt necessarily make for exciting football, but that low-risk approach enabled the Minnesota quarterback to avoid sacks and turnovers.Then his final throw was intercepted, setting up Detroits winning field goal.I think their corner just made a really good play. Id like to have it back, Bradford said.Bradford went 31 of 37 on Thursday, and that late interception was his only turnover, but the Vikings lost 16-13 .Their attempts to move the ball with quick, short passes didnt lead to many points, and Bradford threw for only 224 yards on all those completions.Minnesota receiver Stefon Diggs (knee) was out, and nobody else emerged as much of a big-play threat.Weve probably got to try to find a way to create some explosive plays, Bradford said.Its hard when you are only picking up five, six, seven at a time. Theres things that we can do to try to figure out how we can create some more explosive plays.The interception in the final minute by Darius Slay was only the third of the season thrown by Bradford, who has completed 71 percent of his passes. But hes averaging only 6.9 yards per attempt.With the game tied at 13, the Vikings (6-5) took over at their 25 with 1:45 remaining. As he had all game, Bradford threw short, finding Kyle Rudolph for 5 yyards and Cordarrelle Patterson for 3.ddddddddddddAfter letting the clock run for a while, Minnesota appeared to have picked up a first down on another short throw, but an illegal formation penalty left the Vikings facing third-and-7. That was when Slay stepped up in coverage and intercepted Bradford, giving the Lions (7-4) the ball with 30 seconds left.On what looked like a safe pass for Bradford, Slay created a turnover with an aggressive move.Hes kind of got a knack for it, Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. Hes one of those guys too thats a bit of a riverboat gambler. Hell take a chance when he sees its there. Hell go after it.Minnesotas inability to throw deep cost the Vikings earlier in the fourth quarter as well. They had the ball deep in Detroit territory, but a penalty pushed the ball back to the 25 on first down. Bradford completed three straight passes -- for 4, 5 and 6 yards -- and Minnesota settled for a field goal.On his teams next drive, Bradford completed a 2-yard pass on third-and-3, and the Vikings punted. Th