Not on the field, mind you. The Falcons have the better team, Atlanta by 3.
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The Falcons have enjoyed an outstanding season, regardless of what happens this afternoon in the team’s final game ever at the Georgia Dome.
Against the Cowboys, when Perry played 54% of snaps, he bolstered his terrific pass breakup with two of the Packers’ four hits on Prescott.
Lambeau Field. Cheeseheads. Thirteen NFL championships. Last year’s Super Bowl, its 50th running, was won by the Denver Broncos over the Carolina Panthers, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, 24-10. The snow and the tundra. The Falcons have made one Super Bowl appearance in their franchise history. A Green Bay victory will plant the seed that there’s no way two underdogs will come in on the same day. Have thoughts on how the Packers and Falcons are performing?
But few players may be as valuable to their teams in multiple roles as Hyde. Others seen in the running for MVP by the odds maker include Atlanta QB Matt Ryan, Green Bay hurler Aaron Rodgers, and Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, who are given odds of +350, +450, and +900, respectively. That’s the only team you know in Atlanta.
The Falcons (12-5) don’t have that sort of legacy to fall back on. They can both run well and catch passes from Ryan, and you can’t underestimate the importance of Coleman being healthy to complement Freeman.
Ryan dissected Seattle’s vaunted “Legion of Boom” secondary last weekend, throwing for 338 yards and three touchdowns in a 36-20 victory. In road games against teams who were.500 or better, Green Bay stumbled to a 2-4 record. Jones, who initially hurt his toe in the Kansas City game, sat out the end of last week’s playoff win against Seattle.
Claimed off waivers in November, Michael has rushed 41 times for 161 yards and one touchdown over eight games with the Packers (including playoffs).
“No effect at all”, he said. “I’ll be ready to go”. Green Bay is beat up and hurting. Nelson was limited in practice this week as he recovers from broken ribs that caused him to miss Sunday’s win over Dallas.
On the other side, Packers coach Mike McCarthy says he may not know the status of Jordy Nelson, Davante Adams and Geronimo Allison until just before kickoff. Rodgers is a quarterback quite capable of leading such a ridiculous comeback.
It’s easy to see why.
With two very hot quarterbacks, this game could turn into a shootout.
Sure, Mason Crosby’s two clutch fourth quarter field goals were impressive, but for Steelers kicker Chris Boswell to score all 18 of his team’s points in last week’s win against the Chiefs…wow. Bruce Wilkerson was our left (offensive) tackle. ESPN’s FPI, which ended after the regular season, had the Patriots up. just under six points better than the Steelers. One player stands out after his recent performances however: Bud Dupree.
And it’s not going to be quiet inside after this one – or on Peachtree Street. We’re just excited to get the chance to play one more game and we’ll try to take care of it.
SHAKY DEFENSES: If defense wins championships, these teams wouldn’t have gotten almost this far. “They could’ve hung 30 or 40 on the Chiefs on the road, in bad weather so I’m more afraid of that offense then the Patriots offense”.
The Falcons’ defense has actually shown significant improvement late in the season, not unexpected for a young group that starts as many as four rookies.
The Falcons kept converting in long yardage.
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The question will be how Green Bay can contain Atlanta’s passing game.
