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ATLANTA - Patrick Peterson was eager to get a shot at Julio Jones. The way the Arizona cornerback remembered it, he had won most of the duels going back to their college days in the Southeastern Conference.On Sunday, Jones was the clear winner.Peterson allowed a career performance to Atlantas star receiver, who had 10 catches for 189 yards and a touchdown as the Falcons coasted to a 29-18 victory over the punchless Cardinals.He won the matchup today, Peterson said. I mean, Cy Young winners give up home runs.The Cardinals (9-3) lost their second in a row, a once-comfortable lead in the NFC West suddenly shrinking to a single game over defending Super Bowl champion Seattle.More troubling for Arizona than Jones big day was an offence that nearly went its second straight game without scoring a touchdown. Rashad Johnsons 88-yard interception return was the only TD until Drew Stantons meaningless 3-yard scoring pass to Stepfan Taylor with 1:05 remaining.That broke a streak of 170 minutes, 1 second without an offensive touchdown — more than 11 quarters.Stanton, who took over when Carson Palmer went down with a season-ending injury, threw for 294 yards but was picked off twice. It sure didnt help that star receiver Larry Fitzgerald missed his second straight game with a strained left knee and running back Andre Ellington went out in the first half with a hip injury.Were still in great position, Stanton said. Weve got to find a way to get first downs and put up points. We havent done that the last couple of weeks.Stanton was thoroughly outplayed by Atlantas Matt Ryan, who completed 30 of 41 for 361 yards with a couple of scores.The Falcons (5-7) piled up 500 yards against a team that had given up less than 300 in each of its four previous games, remaining tied for first in the woeful NFC South by matching New Orleans victory at Pittsburgh earlier in the day.Atlanta holds the tiebreaker edge over the Saints.These are the type of games youve got to win in November and December in order to play in January, Ryan said.Steven Jackson broke off a 55-yard run — his longest since 2009 — on the Falcons opening possession to set up Ryans 1-yard touchdown pass to Levine Toilolo on fourth-and-goal.Jones hauled in a 32-yard scoring pass for Atlantas other TD.Matt Bryant handled the rest of the scoring for the Falcons, setting a career high with five field goals though most of them werent much longer than extra points.The Falcons claimed their first win outside the division (they are now 1-7) and their first over a team with a winning record.Jones eclipsed his previous career best of 182 yards receiving and made sure Atlanta didnt miss its other top receiver, Roddy White, who was out with an ankle injury.(Peterson) is a very good player. We think Julio is a really good player, too, Ryan said. Julio went out and competed really hard, made some really good catches for us. He stepped up when we needed it.The Falcons lost a touchdown when Devin Hesters 70-yard punt return was wiped out by an offensive facemask penalty just short of the goal line. The odd call came as he was trying to ward off Cardinals punter Drew Butler, who appeared to have an even tighter grip on Hesters facemask.It didnt matter.About the only Arizona highlight came with the Falcons looking to build on their 17-0 lead after the first quarter. Johnson stepped in front of a pass intended for Jones and took it all the way to the end zone.You have to face adversity, Peterson said. Shes here. Its all about what type of men we have in this locker room and how were going to bounce back from it.Notes: The Cardinals missed a chance to wipe out Jones longest play, a 41-yard reception in the third quarter. 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Hernandezs trial in that case is scheduled to begin next month in Fall River Superior Court.Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in all three killings.Hernandezs lawyers said evidence about the double slaying in Boston in 2012 and other alleged crimes would risk undue prejudice against Hernandez in the Lloyd trial.Prosecutors filed a notice in October listing 30 subjects of potential other prior bad act evidence, including other shootings, gun trafficking, firearms possession, drug use and a drunken driving arrest, Hernandezs lawyers said in their filing.If permitted to use all, or even much, of this evidence, the commonwealth will have succeeded in transforming a murder trial into a wide-ranging, collateral attack on the defendants personal history, character, lifestyle and propensities, Hernandezs lawyers wrote.They argue that if evidence of the double slaying is presented at the Lloyd trial, it would grossly undermine Hernandezs right to a fair trial.It will be difficult enough for Hernandez to get a fair trial in this case without having to defend against two completely separate murder allegations (different time, different place, different weapon, different evidence) before the same jury simultaneously! his lawyers wrote.Hernandezs lawyers also want the judge to bar eviddence about an incident outside a Providence nightclub in May 2013.ddddddddddddHernandezs lawyers said Hernandez was visiting the club with friends when they were confronted, threatened and/or attacked by a larger, belligerent group.As Hernandez and his friends went to their car, someone threw a handgun under a parked car. Hernandezs lawyers say the handgun was not the murder weapon in the Lloyd case and Hernandez was not the person who threw it.There is absolutely no factual connection between this incident and Odin Lloyd and his shooting death, his lawyers wrote.Hernandezs defence team said they also object to prosecutors introducing any evidence of the shooting of Hernandezs friend, Alexander Bradley, in Florida in February 2013.Bradley told police in Florida that he did not know who shot him in the face. Hernandez has not been charged, but Bradley later filed a federal lawsuit against Hernandez seeking monetary damages.Undoubtedly, the commonwealth would like to suggest to the jury that Hernandez has a propensity for shooting his friends for one reason or another. Under this theory, if the jury finds that it was Hernandez who shot Bradley, the jury could then jump to the conclusion that it was Hernandez who shot Lloyd as well, Hernandezs lawyers wrote.This is precisely the kind of outlandish, flawed reasoning which our criminal justice system prohibits.A spokesman for Bristol County prosecutors declined to comment.Prosecutors suggested earlier that the encounters in Boston, Providence and Florida show a common pattern of violence by Hernandez following disputes at nightclubs.Lloyd had been at a Boston nightclub with Hernandez and others days before his body was found about a mile from Hernandezs North Attleborough home. ' ' '