Watch Julio Jones obliterate the Green Bay Packers defense with this 73-yard touchdown in the NFC Conference Championship game. Expect Atlanta to test the likes of Damarious Randall (23), Micah Hyde (33), LaDarius Gunter (36), who struggled mightily against Dallas, and, if they’re ready to go, Quinten Rollins (24) and Morgan Burnett (42). Ryan’s postseason completion percentage, albeit in one game, is 70.3.
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The Falcons have never won a Super Bowl, losing their only visit in the 1998 season. Chandler threw for 219 yards but had three interceptions along with just one touchdown.
“That’s why I feel like we are a better team now because a lot of people say ‘I’m going to go out and play for this guy.’ We really do”. However, I believe that turnovers are an advantage for Green Bay.
Over their nine-game win streak, the Steelers have allowed just 16.5 points per game.
Given the six years that it has been since that game, Bears fans have grown used to cheering for other teams during the playoffs. The Falcons have a league-low 11 total giveaways this season nearly half of what the team had in 2015 and a big reason for the turnaround this year by both the quarterback and his team. In road games against teams who were.500 or better, Green Bay stumbled to a 2-4 record.
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Aaron Rodgers is also far from a slouch. Rodgers’, through two games, is 63.9.
There were three moments where the Packers had a chance to slow down Jones, but he managed to fight through all of them. The NFL Odds for the game have the Falcons favored to pick up the victory at home. Green Bay gave up 125 rushing yards to Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot last week. Combined, they’ve won four Super Bowl rings, with Brady’s four, Roethlisberger’s two and Rodgers’ one.
Matt Ryan’s fourth TD pass covered 4 yards to running back Devonta Freeman, putting Atlanta up 37-7 over Green Bay in the NFC championship game. Ryan’s 117.1 passer rating not only led the National Football League, but was the fifth-best in National Football League history. Green Bay finished 31st in pass defense.
The Packers are a clutch team. Jordy Nelson is recovering from two broken ribs and is one of several Packers listed as questionable for the game. Mason Crosby missed a 41-yard field goal and fullback Aaron Ripkowski had the ball stripped and recovered by cornerback Jalen Collins at the goal line.
The Packers had a great run defense for the first half of the season, but they fell from the top of the league’s ranking for the second half of the season.
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“I believe in order to be one of the few people on the planet who can do that type of stuff, you have to have a very gifted arm”, Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan said. We can help them with that.
