Miller's double allows Celtic to slip past Aberdeen

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08/19/2007 - Aberdeen, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kenny Miller scored two goals in the game's final five minutes to give Celtic a 3-1 win against Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium on Sunday.

The two teams were deadlocked at 1-1 heading into the 85th minute, but Miller scored his first goal to put Celtic ahead and then added an insurance tally in the 90th minute to give Celtic seven points from its first three games and put the Glasgow club two points behind city rivals Rangers in second place.

Craig Brewster put Aberdeen ahead after 24 minutes but the hosts conceded the equalizer to Celtic's Massimo Donati in the 61st minute before Miller rescued the maximum points for Celtic. Aberdeen has now taken just one point away from its opening three contests and is sitting in the bottom half of the table.

Brewster's goal gave the home supporters hope that they would see their club claim its first victory of the season and the Dons were playing well, holding Celtic off and taking a one-goal lead into halftime.

However, the Hoops began to seize the advantage and were soon level after halftime through a free-kick goal from Donati. The goal seemed to encourage Celtic and they began to apply even more pressure in search of a winning goal.

Shunsuke Nakamura's fine play set up Miller for the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute, and the second-half substitute made the most of his time on the field when he scored his second goal of the game in stoppage time on a nice curling shot.

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Key loses: Joe Horn WR,
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Possible draftees: Aaron Ross CB Texas, Darrelle Revis CB Pitt, Ted Ginn Jr. WR OSU, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Chris Houston CB Arkansas, Greg Olsen TE Miami

2. Carolina Panthers
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Key additions: David Carr QB
Key loses: Chris Draft LB
Team needs: LB, TE, S, OT
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The Falcons were another NFC South team to have a disappointing 2007 season.  The Falcons have been plenty busy during the off season with plenty of players coming and going including a new head coach.  The Falcons were able to improve their draft position with the trade of coveted backup QB Matt Schaub.  High on the list of Day 1 needs will be a defensive end to replace Patrick Kerney and a hard hitting safety since Lawyer Milloy is nearing the end of his career.  With an additional 2nd round pick, the Falcons could attempt to trade up to acquire local product WR Calvin Johnson. 

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