Green Bay Packers-Atlanta Falcons Projected Final Score Revealed
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A rematch of last year's NFC Championship provides the Game of the Week, set for Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. ET from Atlanta.
SportsLine Projection Model’s score: Falcons 30, Packers 26
Vegas line: Atlanta opened at -1, but is now sitting at -3 (O/U 54)
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Both the Packers and Falcons are known for having high-octane offenses and being just good enough on defense. But each team flipped the script in Week 1.
Green Bay won a 17-9 slugfest with Seattle, another top NFC contender.
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The Packers held the Seahawks to just 225 yards of total offense, and a key third-quarter turnover led to one of the game’s two TDs.
The Falcons were pushed to the limit at Chicago, but an 88-yard TD pass to tight end Austin Hooper and a final stop on the Bears’ last drive secured a 23-17 win. Atlanta’s defense allowed 301 yards.
But, we’ll see how these defenses do against the likes of Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan. Green Bay’s D ranked 31st against the pass last year, Atlanta’s was 28th.
In last year's NFC title game, Ryan threw for 392 yards and four TDs, Rodgers went for 287 yards and three TDs in the Falcons' 44-21 win.Â
SportsLine simulated the game 10,000 times. Matt Ryan throws for 314 yards and 2.09 TDs and Julio Jones catches 6.5 balls for 108 yards. Aaron Rodgers passes for 290 yards and 2.00 TDs, Ty Montgomery runs 12.8 times for 70 yards and Jordy Nelson catches 6.4 passes for 75 yards.Â
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