Going into Saturday night's clash between the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons, there was one thing that nobody could deny. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is pretty darn good. After the game, that changed. Rodgers is pretty darn awesome.
While no one has ever really doubted Rodgers and his talent, the Atlanta Falcons defense could find no answer for him. They could barely provide any pressure. When they did, Rodgers, whose foot speed is underrated, found the means still make a play for positive yardage. WHen the smoke cleared, Rodgers was 31-36 for 366 yards and 3 TD. And don't forget to add his rush TD either.
The Pack didn't need the newly discovered running attack either although they did manage to rush for 96 yards. Rodgers was the story...and the show.
The defense provided a score as well. CB Truman Williams picked off an ill-advised Matt Ryan pass and sprinted 70 yards for the score. Bad timing, too. Atlanta was driving for a potential field goal when Ryan released the pass. All the Falcons were trying to do was get a little closer for K Matt Bryant to attempt that field goal. It never happened. The Falcons never recovered from the half ending score.
Yes, the turnover bug had the Falcons solely in its sights. Four times the Falcons gave the ball to Green Bay. Twice on picks by Williams (one in the endzone) and twice the Falcons put the ball on the turf. Hard to win with a -3 turnover ratio for a game.
I felt going into this game that the Falcons were getting no respect. They were the NFC's #1 seed, but it seemed they were under the radar.
They're still there and haven't been found.
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