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| December 04, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL

On one good leg, the Atlanta Falcons' Michael Vick might be better than half of the quarterbacks in the NFL.

Now that Vick is back, but not yet fully recovered from a broken leg suffered in the preseason, one thing is certain -- no player is more valuable to his team on the betting line.

Atlanta is tied for the league's worst record at 2-10, but with Vick making his first start of the season Sunday night, the Falcons are just 1 1/2-point home underdogs to the Carolina Panthers, one of the NFC's best teams at 8-4.

Imperial Palace sports book director Jay Kornegay opened the line at 3 1/2 before taking…

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