I for one did not see the Atlanta Falcons being this good this year. When the schedule came out I marked this one a “W”. Now I’m not so sure. The Packers and Falcons enter this game with NFC dominance on the line. A win by the Packers gives them wins over the two teams likely to stand in their way of home-field advantage in the playoffs – the Eagles and Falcons. I’m not worried about the Bears year, plus the Packers have the Bears in Lambeau in January to settle that score.
One thing is sure, I’m willing to bet a fair amount that the Falcons will score more points on the Packers tomorrow than the Packers have given up the last three weeks combined. Ten points will not win this game for the Packers, I’m guessing it will be going to be a shootout. I think the Packers can move the ball through the air on the Falcons pretty much as usual so I’m not worried about that. I am worried about the defense which is playing great but also faced the offensively challenged Jets, Cowboys and Vikings the last three games, the Falcons ain’t one of those.
The Falcons have what the Packers don’t have on offense and that is a stud running back. Micheal Turner is the perfect back for the Falcons who have all-world receiver Roddy White and the accurate as hell quarterback Matt Ryan. This is a tough offense to stop to begin with then they throw in the no-huddle to make it even harder. The Packers have more all-around talent at receiver and have spread the ball around to offset the loss of Ryan Grant and tight end Jermichael Finley, expect even more of that Sunday.
The thing that worries me most is turnovers. Can the Packers possibly go another game without turning it over? If they do they win. If turnovers come in bunches than the Packers could be in for a long day. I’ll say they hold off one more week, they might turn it over once but it won’t stop the Packers from winning 34-30.