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With North Carolina bringing its high-powered offense to town, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher took time out from his weekly session with the media to dispel any talk about the job opening that came up this week when LSU fired Les Miles.Im not talking about LSU. Were talking about North Carolina, said Fisher, an assistant at LSU from 2000 through 2006, adding that he also has not had contact with anyone from LSU nor would he listen if they called him or his agent.Im coaching football, he said. I dont listen.Fisher and his 12th-ranked Seminoles look to have enough on their hands without that distraction when they take on the Tar Heels at 3:30 p.m. ET at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla.The Seminoles badly need this one because they are already 0-1 in the ACC and another loss in conference play would all but knock them out of the running for any sort of title in 2016, including the national playoffs.And while none of the current players were around the last time Florida State played North Carolina in 2010, there is one detail about that game that Fisher likely will bring up: the Seminoles lost, 37-35.Finally, theres this extra bit of clutter for Fisher to try to eliminate this week: He has beaten every team in the ACC at least once since taking over in 2010 -- except North Carolina, that is.It doesnt matter, Fisher said. I dont care what everybody else does, we have to get better at what were doing.The Tar Heels are unranked but have won three in a row since dropping their opener to Georgia.Their quarterback, junior Mitch Trubisky, is shaping up to be one of the best passers that the Seminoles may face all year. Hes averaging 326 yards passing a game and has already thrown 10 touchdowns without an interception.Hes big, hes strong and hes hard to get down in the pocket, Fisher said. I like him, but hes going to be a pain in the tail.The Tar Heels come into their game buoyed by the confidence of their comeback win over Pitt. Trailing by 13 points with less than eight minutes left in the game, the Heels engineered two touchdown drives, the second of which included three fourth-down conversions. North Carolina also held visiting Pitt to a three-and-out in between.We found out a lot, said junior wide receiver Austin Proehl, who had one of the critical fourth-down receptions on the final drive. We found out who we were as a team.The Seminoles got a confidence boost of their own in their last outing in running up a 55-35 win at South Florida. Running back Dalvin Cook appears to be just fine.After a hot and cold first three weeks of the season, the junior speedster slashed and dashed for a career-high 267 yards for his first 100-plus-yard rushing performance of the year -- something noticeably missing from the preseason Heisman hopefuls resume the first three games.Some reports said Cook has dealing with an undisclosed injury. Others speculated the almost 20 pounds of muscle he added during the offseason were slowing him down.Cook basically laughed off all of it.I dont know why it was a question, he said. I go out there and play the same football every week, Cook said. 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Ryan threw for 97 yards and a touchdown in four series, and the Falcons led by 16 before the Ravens backups rallied with a 20-point fourth quarter. Atlantas starters bounced back nicely from an opening 34-10 loss to Cincinnati one week earlier. Under Ryans direction, the Falcons pierced Baltimore (2-0) for 11 first downs in 16 1/2 minutes and built a 20-7 lead at halftime. The defence limited the defending Super Bowl champions to three first downs and 13 yards rushing before halftime -- a mere 10 by Ray Rice on eight carries. "The feel on the sideline was that there were a number of areas that we improved on as a football team," Atlanta coach Mike Smith said. "Players that were going to be counting on, I think took a big step from Week One to Week Two." It was 23-7 before Baltimore came back against Atlantas subs. After Tyrod Taylor threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tandon Doss to make it 23-20 with 7:52 left, and Asa Jackson scored on a 78-yard punt return with 6:18 remaining. "Were just happy to come away with the win," Rice said. "Our young guys are really improving. Thats special to us." Ryan went 8 for 15 and threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones. "We were better this week than we were last, and thats what you want to do in the preseason, you want to continue to get better," Ryan said. "Again, weve got a long way to go, but it was a good start." Steven Jackson had 42 yards rushing on eight carries against a defensive unit that has seven new starters. "Having success tonight is great for our confidence," he said. "Weve been working on the chemistry between the running back and the offensive line, and we feel the hard work showed tonight." The Ravens, conversely, were embarrassed by the easy fashion in which the Falcons moved downfield. "That was not us," Ravens defensive co-ordinator Dean Pees said at halftime. "Thats not how we play. Our fundamentals were not what they should be." Baltimores offence wasnt much better. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco played the first halff, completing 7 of 9 passes 118 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith.dddddddddddd But over the first 30 minutes, the Ravens got only 54 yards on 18 plays besides the pass to Smith. "That first half was about as poorly as we can play," sixth-year coach John Harbaugh said. "I cant remember us playing worse since we came here." Atlanta had its way with Baltimores defence, even though receiver Roddy White hurt his ankle in the first quarter and did not return. "We made the decision that Roddy was not going to come back in the ballgame," Smith said, refusing to address the particulars of the injury. After going three and out on the opening series, Flacco put the Ravens up 7-3 with a touchdown pass to Smith, who cut across the middle of the field from the right side and outran Asante Samuel to the end zone. Atlanta bounced right back, moving 80 yards in seven plays to take a 10-7 lead. Jones burned cornerback Jimmy Smith for three catches totalling 55 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown play. In the first quarter, the Falcons ran 21 plays compared to seven for Baltimore and built a 10-1 advantage in first downs. "We were just sloppy. We never got into a rhythm," Flacco said. "The one drive we did score on, it was just one play." A field goal by Jeremy Shelley and a 2-yard run by Jacquizz Rodgers made it 20-7. Last season, the Ravens held opponents under 20 points in nine games (including two in the playoffs). In their preseason opener, they hammered Tampa Bay 44-16. This game was decidedly different. "This was good for us. A little humble pie," linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "We had a lot of success last week, with everything pretty much going our way. Atlanta is a very good team, and you cant make the mistakes we did. Its that simple." Guard Jah Reid said, "Well learn from it, well watch film from it and well get better from it." NOTES: Falcons backup quarterback Dominique Davis went 8 for 10 for 98 yards. ... Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez was scratched because hes participating in only portions of training camp as part of his agreement to postpone his retirement. ... Baltimore played without tight end Dallas Clark, who signed a one-year contract on Tuesday. Visanthe Shiancoe, another newcomer at tight end, did not have a catch. ' ' '