Sunday Night Football Odds: Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons
Sunday, October 09, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
In a bit of an NFL Week 5 scheduling quirk involving two teams not in the same division, the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers will face off for the third time in less than a year at the Georgia Dome. Unbeaten Green Bay opened as 6-point favorite on Bodog Sportsbook’s Sunday Night Football Odds.
Last year in Week 12, the Falcons stamped themselves as one of the NFC’s best teams with a 20-17 win over Green Bay, winning on a field goal with nine seconds left. Matt Ryan was nearly perfect, going 24-for-28 for 197 yards, one TD and no picks. And Michael Turner rushed for 110 yards and a score on 23 carries. But there were some bad signs. Green Bay put up 418 yards of offense (124 more than Atlanta) and Aaron Rodgers threw 344 yards, one TD and no picks.
When the teams met again in the NFC’s divisional round, it was all Rodgers and the Pack. In the 48-21 win, Rodgers was 31-for-36 for 366 yards and three scores as Green Bay had the highest-scoring playoff game in its history. Ryan was picked off twice and Turner was a non-factor.
Unfortunately for Atlanta, Rodgers is playing at an even higher level right now with Green Bay at 4-0. Last week in a blowout of Denver, he had 408 yards passing, four passing TDs and two rushing scores. Rodgers is the first player with that line in NFL history.
Atlanta has been very uneven. In losses to Chicago and Tampa Bay – both on the road – the Falcons’ offense was shut down. But in the Falcons’ lone home game so far, a win over the Eagles, and last week’s victory at Seattle, Atlanta has scored at least 30 in each. Rookie WR Julio Jones had his best game to date vs. the Seahawks with 11 catches for 127 yards. If Green Bay has one weakness, it’s the pass defense that ranks No. 31 in the NFL. That unit is No. 2 against the rush.
Including playoffs, the Packers have won 10 straight games overall and five in a row on the road. But since 2008, Atlanta has a 21-4 mark (.840) at home, No. 2 in the NFL over that span behind only New England.
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