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Alex Noren made the most of the morning conditions to fire a bogey-free 66 and hold a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Dubai Desert Classic. Latest leaderboard Dubai Desert Classic The Swede posted three birdies in a four-hole stretch late in his round at Emirates GC to move top of a bunched leaderboard, where defending champion Rory McIlory lies two shots off the pace.Beginning on the back nine, Noren followed an opening-hole birdie with a gain at the 17th before picking up shots at the first, fourth and fifth to move alongside early pacesetter Brett Rumford at the top of the leaderboard. Noren, who finished second behind McIlroy in last years event, then added another birdie from close range at the sixth to set the clubhouse target at six under. McIlroy recovered from an opening-hole bogey to stay within two of the lead Im very happy, Noren said. I hit a lot of good shots but a few bad shots and got away with it.When you do that and still can manage to shoot 66 then you have had a pretty good day, so I wont be complaining too much.I didnt really expect to be leading so it feels even better when that is the outcome. Hopefully I can keep it going for the rest of the week. Rumford sits in a tie for second after a bogey-free 67 A final-hole bogey cost Peter Hanson a share of the lead after the Swede had raced in to contention with five birdies along the back nine, with a five-under 67 putting him tied for second with Rumford, Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Trevor Fisher Jr.Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke, without a top-10 finish on the European Tour since 2011, had also briefly held the outright lead on six under after holing a long putt at the fourth, only to slip away over the closing holes. A dropped shot at the next was followed by a three-putt double-bogey from 12 feet at the sixth, before he finished with back-to back bogeys to close a one-under 71.McIlroy was part of an eight-way tie for sixth which also included three-time champion Ernie Els and the English trio of Chris Wood, Graeme Storm and Simon Dyson.Amateur James Allan rattled in three gains from this opening four holes to join Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson on three under, with last years Race to Dubai runner-up Danny Willett a further stroke back. Watch the Dubai Desert Classic throughout the week live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf. Second round coverage gets underway on Friday from 7.30am. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV Also See: Dubai recovery pleases Rory How to play Emirates Golf Club Desert Classic leaders Golf live on Sky Sports 4 NFL Jerseys Free Shipping . 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This year, said first-year coach Dirk Koetter, whose rewards for winning his debut was a Gatorade bath and the game ball.Asked who presented the game ball, Koetter said Take a guess. No. 3.Winston is No. 3.It was a frustrating start for the Falcons, who were 1-5 against NFC South opponents in 2015, including 0-2 against Winston and the Buccaneers.Winston was the star, but the Buccaneers displayed balance. Doug Martin ran for 62 yards. Eight receivers caught passes.Gerald McCoy, Kwon Alexander and Robert Ayers Jr. led the defense with sacks. Tampa Bay limited Julio Jones to four catches for 66 yards, though Jones had a 25-yard scoring catch after the Buccaneers stretched their lead to 31-13.Atlantas comeback ended with Matt Bryants third field goal, a 29-yarder in the fourth quarter. The Falcons final possession ended at their 28.We had some opportunities but we just didnt make the plays and thats disappointing, said Ryan who completed 27 of 39 passes for 334 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.Tampa Bay held Atlanta to only 52 yards rushing, including 20 yards on 11 carries by Devonta Freeman.You cant say enough about Julio Jones and Matt Ryan, theyre great players, but you have to beat them as a team and thats what we did, said Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes. We played as a team, helping each other, played a good game and got out of here.---Here are some things we learned from the Buccaneers win over the Falcons:FALCONS FANTASY WATCH: Mohamed Sanu and Tevin Coleman are the complementss to Jones and Freeman, respectively, in Atlantas offense.dddddddddddd They showed they could be more than afterthoughts in fantasy leagues.Sanu, signed from the Bengals to be Atlantas new No. 2 wide receiver, had five catches for 80 yards. He had a 59-yard catch and a 5-yard scoring catch in the first quarter.Coleman led Atlanta with his modest 22 yards rushing on eight carries and added five catches for 95 yards. The second-year running back showed his big-play potential with a 47-yard catch from Ryan, affirming expectations hell play a bigger role this season.CHEERS FOR WINSTON: Winston earned repeated compliments from his teammates, including center Joe Hawley, who began his career with Atlanta.Its not often that you have young guys like him with that kind of poise at such an important position with all the eyes on him, Hawley said. He really shows a lot of poise for such a young player.KOETTERS `WEIRD RETURN: Koetter was Atlantas offensive coordinator when Mike Smith was coach. He was promoted from coordinator to coach by Tampa Bay and then hired Smith as his defensive coordinator.Koetter said returning to the Georgia Dome as the visiting coach was weird -- a description he repeated.Its weird to see the people on the other side, Koetter said. It was weird last year and weird this year. Ive got a lot of respect for plenty of people in that organization but thats the nature of the NFL.NO SACKS: The Falcons may be tired of hearing they ranked last in the league with 19 sacks last season and have ranked no higher than 28th since 2012. The pass-rush woes continued as they were held without a sack by Tampa Bay.INJURY REPORT: Tampa Bay backup linebacker Jacquies Smith was carted to the locker room with a right knee injury and didnt return. He was hurt covering a punt in the first quarter. Atlanta defensive end Brooks Reed returned after leaving in the first quarter with a shoulder injury. Reed left the field again in the fourth quarter.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Charles Odum at www.twitter.com/CharlesOdum and http://bigstory.ap.org/content/charles-odum ' ' '