Atlanta’s defense is not great. No one debates that. The Falcons have surrendered 30 or more points six times this season and 28 or more points nine times. They will give up points and they will give them up in bunches.
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It’s always best to arm yourself with some handy anecdotes heading into any big game, and instead of waiting for the talking heads on your pregame show of choice to recite them for you, why not just read them here? Here’s everything you need to know heading into Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Falcons.
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Training camp and the preseason this year felt different. We wrote early on that 2016 felt like a "Super Bowl or bust" campaign. If the Packers were to make a deep playoff run or make the NFL's championship game, there were a number of players who needed to step up or circumstances that needed to break the Packers way.
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On this week’s episode of Blue 58, Gary and I argued that there’s really not a lot of difference between the versions of the Packers and Falcons that we’ll see on Sunday and the teams we saw in late October. Both were high flying, pass-oriented offenses at the time, and they both are now.
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Way back in July, we discussed what Jared Cook needed to do to be a success in Green Bay. This passage jumps out to me (emphasis added):
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It takes an incredible season to make it all the way to the NFC Championship game, and it takes a great effort to make it beyond the conference title game to the Super Bowl. Fortunately, the Packers have had more than a few great performances in their conference championship games, so let’s take a look at a few of the best.
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On the surface, the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons feel like similar teams. Both won their division and finished with superb records – Dallas at 13-3 and Atlanta at 11-5. Both teams run the ball well behind a talented offensive line and have a superstar, game-breaking wide receiver.
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The Packers are off to Atlanta, and Jon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy are here to tell you all about it. But first, the guys break down the biggest play in Sunday's win over the Cowboys, discuss the possible return of Jordy Nelson, and take time to remember the ups and downs of Mason Crosby's career with the Packers before his clutch kicks in Dallas.
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Only four teams have scored 32 points or more in more games than this year’s Falcons, led by quarterback and MVP candidate Matt Ryan. That includes the Packers’ early season matchup against Atlanta, a game Green Bay narrowly lost 33-32.
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When wide receiver Jordy Nelson exited the Wild Card game against the Giants with broken ribs, the fear was that the momentum Green Bay had been building on offense over the past two months would disappear.
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Aaron Rodgers will face off against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday for the seventh time in his career. To say he’s been superb in his career against the Falcons is an understatement; he’s averaged 332 passing yards and has a sparkling 122.2 quarterback rating, his personal best against any other team in the NFC.
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Packers fans have unintentionally helped advance an unusual trend brewing in sports media throughout much of 2016 and now 2017: the Joe Buck redemption tour.
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It’s always best to arm yourself with some handy anecdotes heading into any big game, and instead of waiting for the talking heads on your pregame show of choice to recite them for you, why not just read them here? Here’s everything you need to know heading into Sunday’s playoff game in Dallas.
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Packers cornerback Sam Shields has been charged with possession of marijuana, according to a criminal complaint filed in Brown County.
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From the first playoff appearance against Arizona in the 2009 Wild Card round to this week’s Divisional round versus Dallas, Rodgers has generally exceeded expectations when the lights are brightest.
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The Packers have a long playoff history, and their many postseason trips have produced no shortage of great performances in the Divisional round. It could take an all-time great performance to beat Dallas on the road this week, so let’s take a quick look back at some of the best performances ever to see what this year’s team will have to match.
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One of the unsung heroes of this Packers’ season has to be left tackle David Bakhtiari. He’s been an anchor on the left side of the offensive line, despite playing alongside relative newcomer Lane Taylor.
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This is the fourth season in franchise history that the Cowboys started out with a 9-1 record – once in the 70’s, once in the 80’s, and most recently in 2007.
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Yahoo.com’s very excellent Shutdown Corner blog caught my eye with a headline on Twitter today: “Two years ago today,” they wrote, “Cowboys WR Dez Bryant was part of one of the most controversial plays in NFL history.”
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Now that the regular season stats are final, let's take a look at where some of the Packers' big names ended up.
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