2011 Week 5 - Packers @ Falcons

[Music] [Applause] the stars shine under prize lights ward Sunday night where are you [Music] oh we wanted to [Music] right is shoulder [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] season game for the Falcons tonight Chris first let's talk about Aaron Rodgers you could hardly have a better first quarter of the season put it in museum put it in a time capsule you have any adjectives for me about phenomenal you know when you take what he did in the playoffs last year and match it with what he's already done so far this season I think you have to say he's the best player in football right now and it has been a long time since I've answered that question with any name of Peyton Manning or Tom Brady good adjectives phenomenal any prepositions no ifs ands buts about that oh you're a clever guy like that now let's talk about the Falcons the one Achilles heel for the Packers thus far has been their defense giving up a lot of points their pass defense second worst in the league through four weeks how did the Falcons exploit that tonight well they're gonna have to hit big plays there's no question they have to match points with the Packers and what they can do but it's how you go about that is so important I think they have to pound the football with Michael Turner inside and then when those big plays present themselves then take your shots throughout the National Football League today of course the acknowledgement of the passing yesterday of Al Davis of the Raiders for the moment of silence right now let's join the public address announcer here at the Georgia Dome ladies and gentlemen please stand and join in a moment of silence for the legendary Hall of Fame leader of the Oakland Raiders al Davis who died yesterday at the age of 82 [Music] Sunday Night Football is brought to you by Verizon the official wireless service provider of the NFL by subway it's only Tober this October any footlong is a $5 footlong and by Hyundai if it's fuel-efficient and stylish it's probably a hyundai spanish audio provided by Telemundo NBC Sports home of Super Bowl 46 welcomes you to the following presentation of the National Football League Packard's and falcons and moments ago Michele Tafoya had talked with Green Bay defensive back Charles Woodson Charles who spent the first eight years of your career as an Oakland Raider what will be your lasting memory of the man who drafted you al Davis well Davis was a guy that I knew at all times have my back not that you know that from all the older guys that that he had around him it took that this guy's meanwhile you guys right now for no and everyone's looking for cracks in the armor pants is not putting up the numbers out last season what things what a great thing about is that we are getting turnovers so we're gonna continue to try to get turnovers and we just gotta be fun a minute we gotta tackle room we got to our sign this will be fine Charles thank you and the Atlanta Falcons with a last minute scratch to my floor defensive John Abraham out with a groin injury he'll be replaced Thank You Michelle and that's very big and there is Biermann because one thing that like Smith the Atlantic coach said has been got to be able to pressure Aaron Rodgers which is going to be a lot more difficult to do without John Abraham with the groin pole in the lineup tonight Aaron Rodgers expect even not to put a lot of pressure on him but the drop seven and eight back most of the times he goes back to pass will see Mason Crosby to kick off Eric wheeze when the best return men in the this season to run it back the cost though we see pick off those through the end zone [Applause] so the Falcons now come out Matt Ryan has done well in regular season outings against Green Bay and those two games as you can see three touchdowns one pick won them both however in January in the playoff game when it all counted as you can see one touchdown two interceptions a 69 rating and the Packers sacked in five times and route to that big win [Music] they start with Joe Hawley at center in place of the injured fewer and on the ground Michael Turner of the middle of a couple where you know it's we talked about in the open a little bit you've got to stay with this running game it's who the Falcons are Michael Turner power football play action off of that problem is you've got some big guys in there that are pretty hard to move in BJ Raji and Ryan Pickett Jerry's win made the tackle there so you have to be able to establish that if you're the Falcons to stay in your game [Applause] the defensive leader his stapler four years the outside and clock is able to finally tackle it but the 29-yard lies the falcons put themselves in a third and one situation now they pull Garrett Reynolds around here this time for the lead to get the full back in front also get the wide receiver cracking down inside so this is exactly what you're going to see Michael Turner in a sort of a bizarre status lost yards on more of his runs this year than ever before a much higher percentage and that's probably the strangest thing I saw in the Falcons coming into this game it usually does not about once every six carries and they empty the backfield on third down and [Applause] quick throw to Tony Gonzales talk about security blankets there is one Tony Gonzalez as we take a look at the Falcon star games Matt Ryan Boston College Michael Turner Northern Illinois OB Mihaly the Wake Forest University Julio Jones Alabama body white Alabama Berlin I'm Tony Gonzalez University of california-san Baker Southern California just been play lock Texas at Austin Joe Holly UNLV Garrett Reynolds University of North Carolina passing claim of Wake Forest again Todd McClure out so if Hawley is the man in the middle from the 36-yard line the short drop that's the scramble and extends the play [Applause] at the 36 chased out by the linebacker Brad Jones one of the interesting things about the Packers defensively is that they play sort of a nickel set despite the fact that the Falcons were in there with two tight ends in the game that's usually when you see more of the base set but here we have two tight ends and because they want so badly to get Charles Woodson up there and sort of that linebacker position they take one of the backers out and can they maintain out of that set defensively turn to the running back on second down and nine and Michael Turner tradin o8 around a corner he goes for a first down before he is pushed out of bounds he broke out of a charles woodson would be tackled and then thrust out of bounds after a gain of 15 by desmond bishop and charles woodson is one of the best tacklers from the secondary standpoint but Michael Turner is enormous and so even one of the best tackling corners in the game may not get that guy on the ground so that's the matchup you're hoping for to get Michael Turner on a defensive back that time Turner what five ten in about 247 and he is the full-back Mihaly in the backfield in this set every day 48 yard line off the play fake and then the pass is thrown under Matthews put the heat on and let's take a look at that green baby when peak at Ohio State University BJ Roger CeCe Gerry is when George Clay Matthews USC a Jayhawk the Ohio State University Desmond fish San Francisco City College Erik Walden Middle Tennessee State Charles woods the University of Michigan Charlie pepra roll tide Morgan Burnett Georgia Tech from our wing until we down at it one guy they're missing is the great safety Nick Collins neck injury they haven't put him on injured reserve yet - a chance I guess for him to come back if they get the post using second down and ten throws in the pass is incomplete one pop by giulio Julio Jones covered there by Sam shields it'll be third down to ten Matt Brian looked like he tripped on his back Jason Snelling on this one as he drop back it's a good-looking play but he just sort of fell over the feet of snowing and now they're sitting there at third and ten and the advantage now goes to Dom Capers and his defense opening drive in the game Falcons have picked up a pair of first-time [Applause] the pocket craisins the police effect could be a first down Harry Douglas on the outside third year wide out out of Herman Williamson Mike McCarthy has lost his defense yield a third consecutive first down on the 13 yard picked up on third in the law Williams on the outside typically is a bump-and-run guy but he's got a bad shoulder so that time he played off and Harry Douglas was able to rub off on the guy inside Julio Jones and able to pick up the first down Jacquizz Rodgers be looking for Oregon State he's the running back here whippets adjoins the looking from Alabama and going to the [Applause] [Music] 17 yards for the guy they created way up in the first round for with Cleveland to pick the before a lot of things happen you're going to fake the pitch here and OB my Haley is gonna well hello Jones and ball that can run like that guy and he's about 225 pounds I tell you he is a little bit of a Calvin Johnson look-alike to me he has a very bright future as [Applause] 27 to 6 in the draft Turner gets taken down the bachelors a great tackle slicing through the block II was Desmond Bishop second down you know Desmond bish have had such a good game last week he ends up with the game ball a week ago he keeps making plays like this he might get another one just sees the gap and shoots through there but like Michael Turner had a chance the bishop was there to make the stop second and 12 good opening drive for the Falcons this would be their 11 to the outside Rogers is close to a first down before he's forced out of us Harry Douglas threw an ice block you know all the talk was about picking up Jones in that first round but then in the fifth round they were able to pick up Rogers and Thomas Dimitrov the general manager felt that was a steal he's only five six weighs 196 had a sensational career at Oregon State when you're that small you get hidden behind the lineman that's a great point out so many times defensive players especially those linebackers when you get a smaller player like that and they're gonna have an illegal substitution now too many guys in the huddle [Applause] the last guy off is number 22 you know he was the 12th it's one of the problems you get when you play young players is sometimes you try and speed it up a little bit and right now the Falcons are trying to lock in the Packers and some of their defensive personnel grouping so they can't match with them and unfortunately dr. Rogers missed out [Applause] six [Applause] and he converts again by Tony Gonzales the ageless each season [Applause] we're going to talk about it on the other side of the ball too but two great tight ends in this one tony gonzalez as soon as matt ryan sees him one-on-one he's just going to throw that back shoulder throw and sort of the first time tonight maybe we'll talk about Nick Collins who is no longer there because of that neck injury that would have been his assignment pepper gets it instead [Applause] to that reason that man's it's first down and goal Lanta with five first dimes on the opening job have had the ball for over six and a half minutes and they'll take a timeout here first and goal we come back to the Georgia Dome Sunday Night Football from Atlanta brought to you by Southwest Airlines you can find our fares online only in southwest comm by Papa John T if it's a beach the sponsor of the NFL by Hyundai gave its fuel-efficient and stylish it's probably a Hyundai and by triple hop screwed Miller white taste greatness that's the netherworld haunted house here in and olanta the Green Bay D a little bit of a haunted house thus far second most points in NFL history allowed by a team that has started for low back to the 2000 Rams and right now they're in jeopardy of moving links on the opening drive its first down and goal from the core Michael Turner is dessert [Applause] [Music] back pressures put on the white the touchdown and just before we got hit by Erik Walden by for his first batch of the game and that culminates a 13:1 yard touchdown you could hear Matt Ryan screaming out alert alert he made his wide receivers criss cross and got just enough of a picking action there to pop rowdy wide open nice job by Matt Ryan hanging in there until it developed [Applause] Brian for the extra point for the Falcons won the toss wanted the ball right away elected not been diverted pays off with a Brian the white touchdown pass 70 [Music] TV's best new drama on twice this week prime suspect catches tomorrow attend eastern Pacific [Music] so on Thursday night same times right here on NBC rowdy white that free on the crisscross there to score seven yards in mrs. Randall Cobb we're looking who ran a kickback on Holcomb Thursday night opener against New Orleans and we Rogers company retraction Mike Tura Kovac is the Green Bay defensive line coach and the Mosel what just happened with his guys got papers and we've [Applause] Webster law under - is made there by Orion grant and in 21 yard line now Rogers is in a couple of regular season games one in Green Bay and one here all into you against the Falcons Zoey gasps well inside and then of course you had a night of nights here in January 366 yards of 136 a training and away they went championship game in the NFC against Chicago of course on to the Super Bowl will they be Pittsburgh [Applause] and Jeff Triplett throwing the flag here for a full story won't start number seven eight second down and nine is we take a look at the Packer offense Aaron Rodgers California Brian grant University of Notre Dame engines Western miss Peters Donald Driver all four state Jordy Nelson in the state to market Finland the University of Texas Chad Clifton Tennessee TJ Ryan Eastern Michigan stop well Tennessee Josh you see a monkey new house TCU here goes grant grant missed last week's game with a please sustained the week before so he's back tonight and we'll share time with James Starks and he picks up a first down right here is one of the key guys in this ball game Marshall Newhouse taking over they can help with the pass protection is to occasionally one inside him that time a second and very long situation they just take off inside so it makes a little chat the pass block the next time for nuna6 your handler from the [Applause] and what goals distorts farts a postseason star left up to the 32 yard line nice game let's take a look at the Atlanta d3 Atlas Purdue Jonathan Babineaux Corey Peters Kentucky Kroy Biermann University of Montana Sean weatherspoon mi z0u Curtis Lofton Oklahoma Stephen Nicholas University of South Florida Brent Grimes Shippensburg University William Moore University in Missouri Thomas Deku the University of California Dante Robinson South Carolina good news is they get Babbitt all back he's been hurt bad news of course second to slant is caught by Greg Jennings to the 42 he goes first angry Bay for ya poor Floyd Peerman was dropping in a zone blitz and that thing whistled by his ear so fast Rogers if there's a guy with a quicker release than what he is I haven't seen him this year every once awhile the Falcons like to drop those defensive lineman baggage a little quicker than 12 touchdowns two interceptions coming off the spectac of the whole season Super Bowl and beef he's been great on play-act just tremendous and that time it's a little overthrown intended for James Jones Jones going deep down the middle covered by Thomas Deku it'll be second down at ten well here's basically the play that the Packer scored on to Jordy Nelson a week ago at the top of your screen and really it gives you a chance to work on the safety Thomas Deku down the field James Jones with that double move bacon out to the flag and then coming back inside to the post and barely listed the day crew was on [Applause] handoff goes to grant random to the 46 yard line thousand yard year a couple of years ago then he got hurt on opening day last year is gone for the rest of the season and back now thirty-six starch comes these guys are going to wind up as one and one a if they're not already [Applause] pull it to the michael finley and the green bay titan picks up a first down in atlanta territory we're seeing it more more around the league these tight ends that are really more like wide receivers and linebackers trying to cover them down the field sir michael finley is just a superstar wasn't even really playing on the team what season ago due to injury and Marshall knew housing the outside [Applause] Elson looking around for a flat coverages good Brent Grimes covering on the way will be second down Brent Grimes is without question the best of the cover guys for the Atlanta Falcons this time he gets Jordy Nelson squared up and it's in and makes the play that's what they're going to have to be able to do you know you can't double team all these great weapons the Green Bay Packers have but occasionally you have to have somebody make a play and I think Grimes will get more single coverage than anybody tonight nine balconies to go to the full hole that fusion 7 nothing Atlanta three and a half to go on the computer second attend [Applause] and this is grant loses the ball [Applause] later recovers [Applause] Vance Walker comes away with a the Green Bank drive backwards with the bull and a 7-nothing lead knocked away by crime [Music] check it out the complete Sunday night experience and you can find that all about it log on to Sunday Night Football extra on NBC sports.com so there was grant [Applause] Ryan grant had not fumbled the last 325 times he had touched the ball back to the [Applause] and this is Michael Turner its tackled there by CJ Wilson and there is grant you all Atlanta now has forced a turnover in its last 24 games it's the longest current streak in the NFL the equivalent of a season and a half today the Falcons continue to struggle on first down on that first touchdown drive they were second in eight second and nine second and tenth and second and 12 and they start this week at least second employ Jason Snelling comes in now [Applause] screaming and smelling makes the catch and selling gets the first down territory before hawk makes the tackle at the 47 yard line so another second or third and long conversion here 19 yard pickup very clever that time watch Roddy White's gonna fake the bootleg back over this way looks like a bootleg all the way then screen the other direction and caught the Packers in the open field very clever by Mike Mallorca [Applause] [Applause] straight ahead run by Mike to pick up five yards to the 41 tony gonzalez known mostly for his ability to catch passes but this time working against Clay Matthews so much of this offense is the cutback runs and if you can get Matthews running one way and just momentum take them it's a great block [Applause] to the 26 yard line where he's tackled by say infusing Jones has come on very very quickly over 100 yards in each of his list two games at 11 receptions last week gain of 16 here say a Peyton Manning is the best at running an offense at the line of scrimmage but this Matt Ryan is not too far off he is Bates in great checks the last few games last week against Seattle some really key ones what [Music] [Applause] what powers is way that of the 20-yard line tackle there by Charlie pepra really nice that time by Garrett Reynolds right guard coming around right here in the hole gets up on the linebacker they get it sealed inside with Justin Blaylock and that is just controlling the backer with that one and Gary Reynolds the right guard pick it up right guard Garrett Reynolds comes limping off the field they're already - they're long times starting center Todd McClure and Brett Romberg comes in to replace him say that Charlie Woodson rolled up on that knee ankle not sure exactly what the injury is but now the lane of Falcons getting a little thin on that offensive line Todd McClure they're starting Center already out Joe Holley replaces him now Romberg comes in for Reynolds and an offensive line that's really been playing so well so far now gets tested so McClure who's been a mainstay here for 13 years and on second and four Ryan just gonna let the clock tick down and they'll change ends and that is the end of the first quarter in Atlanta with a score Falcons 7 Packers Sunday Night Football continues after these messages ix aerial coverage is brought to you by Geico beautiful shot of Atlanta Georgia this second Sunday night knocked over al michaels Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya at the Georgia Dome the Falcons are playing only their second home game in the season the other was the Sunday night her against Philadelphia and the comeback win over Michael Vick and company wood started the Eagles on their skid second and for the Walton with Michael Turner gets the handoff and picks the wall for today the woes continued now for this Packers defense and upfront the offense applying getting it done Justin plan here with the cutoff block and here comes the cutback in behind it again they used a little bit of that ghost use the reverse bake the reverse to hold that backside falcon much more about to where the plane looks like it's designed go on they get runs back into the game they take his right ankle to the right garters back to the 13-yard line and the workhorse running back has carried the ball nine times already for 35 yards tonight you know for the Packers it's been a bit of a transition time Colin Jenkins left via free agency Mike Neal is supposed to take his place he hasn't played yet due to a knee Nick Collins goes out early in the season with the neck from on Williams they're great bump and run corners had a shoulder so he's had to adapt his game so this is not the same pack of defense we saw late in the season that made that run to the Super Bowl championship when things with Woodson pointed out in the shell at the top those they have 11 take away is caught on the outside by Allah why who is for the only touchdown of the game the score Roddy White making the catch well a great way to neutralize Clay Matthews is the bootleg away from him so they start that way come away and they've been bringing roddy white across the formation and Ronnie's really kind of sucking it up out here tonight we saw him at practice on Friday and he was limping around and not feeling good at all and play matthews getting bailed and hit and drift and whatever they after [Applause] Dodge's are for women in history the shovel pass those two smelling takes the ball inside the one Falcons of signaling touchdown but the zebra said still early first out in gold yeah here's the other way attack Clay Matthews you make him believe you're going outside of him here with this little food action and then you pitch it back inside we see the Philadelphia Eagles do this play all the time and it is tough they are just playing games right now with play Matthews because they know he is the primary guy that they have to block [Applause] to turn her Lanta [Applause] Falcons have already won Michael Turner he takes on Rek shot from a and Morgan Burnett and neither one of them can even slow them down that is the old Michael Turner right there Matt Bryant for the extra point [Applause] and the Green Bay Packers find themselves in very unfamiliar territory twelve and a half to the half 14 to nothing Falcons Green Bay has not trailed in a game by 14 points came back to Lambeau as a Viking 2009 Bay Packers have had the bullet just once Atlantis had it twice and they times 145 yards already for the basket tonight 51 to Green Bay the grant fumble turns it over nicoleff taken five you are Rogers with little work from the 16 yard line the opposing quarterbacks the season against the falcons as you can see the completion percentages have been great including last weekend Tavares Jackson lit him up but they were able to hold on at the end of the game as Seattle missed eight along against that defense 20 times this inside the 20 we score touchdowns on 10 of those another shot here because the special teams of the Rogers on the first drive was three out of five for 30 yards and source gets met in Sean Witherspoon second-year guy out of Missouri who was their number one draft choice last year here we go chat lifts and now they've got Ray Edwards moved over to the other side and Edwards came back inside there too along with Shawn weathers for we're going to have to continue the way they're going right now [Applause] the Vikings for years is made by James Jones and it will spot the ball the 24 yard line that would be third down and two for the Packers one of the things that was so frustrating for the Falcons in those games last year there had to be six or seven times in there games that they had three runners rushing at Aaron Rodgers and Aaron he was going to take a massive hit and somehow escape and somehow made so for tonight they third down two Green Bay they can buy the Packers 14 to nothing Atlanta if Sunday night the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night to the third and key here as you can see to the fourth week where right in the lead on third the rebates on 3rd and cue [Applause] and he shovels it off to the full-back Boone who takes it up to the 30 yard the safety valve choice at the John and it's a first down for the Packers now there just doesn't seem a lot to get there and Rogers that time just the three-man rush Rodgers knew it so he just stood there John with a great job on Biermann really was not even a receiver on the play and Aaron Rodgers just gave it the here you go things gonna get a little facial out there to Pearman and then just turn around the top lobbyist for sure we got to get some groceries away with Abraham not on the line a significant difference starts on the outside turns the corner stays inbounds close to a first down and he has it as he crosses the 40-yard line say I have just been really impressed lately with James Starks he's a guy that you know he played well in the playoffs last year he's a hard runner you see him running over guys and you're impressed but he really didn't have a clippo here's to the protections and all the things and then in the Super Bowl he was good in the last couple of weeks he seems to be getting better and just got the bill in the Packers are more and more impressed with in every single week later the University of Buffalo as we say it's 1 in 1a with Grant and storage with Aaron Rodgers have it just accurate third-down back [Applause] here by Jay Williams a rookie from Arkansas there sit round draft choice and Jan Clifton his hurt the left tackle is down on the turf at the 32 yard line there's the shot by DJ Williams but for the Green Bay Packers this is huge already without Belaga Clifton the mainstay of the line the 12th year left tackle down on the turf injury timeout by the Knights the new series grandma comes to and we see a detective wassup strangely familiar grandma no relation to rush premiering Friday and Airport second-degree not cookin comes out of the game so you got two replacements at both cackling spots and starts crunch of the outside ferns and gets the first down but it's Clifton putting no weight on his leg coming off the field marshal Newhouse goes to left tackle and they bring their rich wand and then right tackle Clifton ends up clicking the heels of his guard TJ lang and then gets pushed back into his other foot and somewhere in that mess ends up getting hurt and they're really I think if you had asked Aaron Rodgers who's the number one guy that he would like to keep protected this year he probably would say Chad Clifton at this point he's got people not so much the pressure is put on and complete so now they can put the Falcons can more pressure on these you got Newhouse the second-year guy who started the game right tackle going to left and there goes Clifton back to the locker room and Sharad their number one draft choice and right tackle well now you start protecting your edges to try and help your tackles and stunts come inside there and your get speed on the stunt communication on the offensive line Sookie now they've got marshal Newhouse of their plan left tackle where he hasn't played they've got the draft choice Jerrod at the communication is going to be all fouled up now for the batteries [Music] Weatherspoon setting up a third and eighth it's just so significant now because if we're the Atlanta all of a sudden there you go our past was we're not going to try and blitz Aaron Raj scheme changes now at this offensive line has and send a little prize the dynamic has flipped from the beginning of the game there [Applause] the catch is made Gregg getting down the sideline Brits Owens was chasing them it's a game of 39 the Packers have a first out of gold well it gets set up with the protection you're going to take one of your most talented receivers here's your michael finley and help on the pass rush and then they start picking on the other side with their best receiver Greg Jennings going against Chris Jones they warm out a huddle now from the floor on first Anatole [Applause] five why a timeout is not taken by it Atlanta very low hover in Atlanta with Mike Smith taking a timeout Aaron Rogers sees the whole field watch him go through all his progressions looking off buying a little time because he knew he was looking for Jennings coming all the way across the field when you get your fastest guy and I think that Greg Jennings is probably their fastest guy one on one to take advantage check in with Michelle well Falcons safety William Moore out out with a left shoulder injury he is questionable he has nowhere near his helmet he came into this game with a neck injury meanwhile left tackle Chad clifton for the Green Bay Packers hamstring injury he is doubtful remember Mike McCarthy told us that the lockout really hurt his offensive lineman the most and now there not a big one Jane Sanders is the guy back in similar places more at safety its first at his goal now seven and a half to go in the first half by 14 [Applause] and it gets about half the distance near the two he goes in the second down a goal that time to Michael Finley not quite as successful blocking but for these two tackles now playing opposite positions a lot of different things come into play now so Marshall Newhouse who is making his first start on the road has to switch from a right-handed stance to a left handed stance and they're just trying to put Derek's rod in the best position possible SWAT has made some progress but he was a failed experiment at guard earlier this now back to his natural in that backfield and down he goes and it's only could do the whole night on the football so are the weather school [Applause] the blind sign and rises to the very end that just make traded third goal the DJ Williams right here in the backfield probably is supposed to pick him up he looked inside first peek for just a minute and that was just enough for Wetherspoon to get around their Wetherspoon has really picked it up these coaches have said [Music] [Applause] defense figuring things out on the field coming back to the sideline made a huge difference late the Falcons had not had a sack since opening day [Applause] [Music] under pressure Danny goes again the fifth sugaring of the it's that site worth that about the Center for Crosby field goal yeah but you really can't put that on the offensive line the protection was gluten not beer but Aaron Rodgers had to try and buy time Syd berry on the outside really gets blocked by Sherrod takes him to the ground the Rodgers just couldn't find any space and you wonder if Aaron is just questioning this protection a little bit of 32-yard [Applause] and Crosby tacks on Green Bay's first points of the night so Clifton leaving a big deal and that would figure 14 to three Atlanta this is Sunday night very important early season game the Falcons two and two already in the city one sample lost today but they're three and two and they've already beaten Atlanta 14 to three Falcons and they're going to get the ball basic Crosby we you're the such practice Hindus say the Atlanta Falcons offensively have done everything that they wanted to do Mike Mularkey actually coach with Dom Capers in Miami for a year and malarkey saying this week you know there are a few things that Dom doesn't really like to see from an offense when he's coaching defensively and I know what they all are so I'm throwing them all at him I don't know they're gonna work or not but so far tonight it's been picture-perfect the no the root contention [Applause] for the 20 yard run first down I'm painting for Lonnie white with reflection something else Ryann very often second down in 10 say it's pretty amazing with the lack of success that the falcons have had on first down that they're sitting there with the 14 to 3 lead at this point it points out how well they've played on second and third down [Applause] I'm an intern fourth year for Ryan he came here when Mike Smith came here Mike Smith noriko the Falcons were a mess in 2007 Michael Vick had gone off to jail Bobby Petrino was the coach and he quit in the latter part of the season walked out on the team the coaching staff was in disarray the team was terrible and Mike Smith was a guy know there very few people had heard of the we knew of course who follow football the defensive coordinator at Jacksonville but meantime he's not about as good a job as anybody in the history of this franchise and just palmed relax guys were going to be okay third down attack [Applause] cross the field Harry Douglas makes the cash and Harry does this with a flag down all the way to the 33-yard line there's a flag back at the 10-yard line Jeff Triplett opening number 77 to the offense nicely played boy they trying to keep playing Matthews away and they're one a 47-yard game down the drain watch his hand on his outside shoulder pads just as Matt Ryan starts to escape Clay Matthews does a good job of begging but you see it so often offensive linemen don't expect a quarterback to be flushed that way and they just it's a reaction kind of thing just grab that outside shoulder pad for just a second and got caught what a play by Matt Ryan though huh sleeve Oh seventh year in the league with his first Pro Bowl last season stirred down at 20 now groans the working into the game this is a tough situation [Applause] always so bad bacon inside here got all the guys down the field there should be a flag on the play there they got all kind because they thought it was a run so the linemen are down the field you're gonna see these offensive linemen getting down here because they think it's a run I mean they're five six seven ten year should have thrown it to him they were open flag though so the first punt of the game and posture the rookie worst in the league in gross average only 36 and change [Applause] there's a 35 Penny's the Friday's and his fortune to hold on Chris Owens is right there but Rodgers will get the ball on the Atlanta side of the field for 22 left of the half 14 to 3 something I football brought to you by Verizon America's largest the most reliable wireless network but Universal Pictures the thing in theaters Friday by Lexus it's time to engineer amazing and by the middle light aluminum paint four more ounces of that great Pilsner taste the vortex in Atlanta they call it the triple coronary bypass burger - one pound burgers two fried eggs eight slices of cheese ten slices of bacon served on three grilled cheese sandwiches you then spend a week at Canyon Ranch where you die the 44 first down Ryan grant back in the date of running back [Applause] Crabtree to the 30-yard line he goes blinds makes the tackle first down for Green Bay now it's the Falcons turn to have issues they're nickel guy Chris Owens makes a great tackle but as he gets up he is clearly rocked he's excited and then guys every hurt you know comes back him in the head and then eventually you just sort of stagger down to the ground but he is there nickel so now you've got to expect the Packers to counter with a little spread formation and they're gonna have to take chances with their tackle [Music] [Applause] [Music] tell them haters in the [Applause] [Music] in the passport fight Jordy Nelson for a very short gain to the 28 yard line a pretty good job that time by the Falcons picking up the hot read they brought Hayden on a blitz and I think it was Witherspoon who ended up running underneath the receiver Rodgers was clearly upset he thought he had a big play but weatherspoon took it away [Applause] clock ticking down to three second and nine [Applause] [Music] which coming Rogers escapes it and intro the pass is caught Nelson makes the catch meanwhile the Blitz came from the corner and from the coupe coming in and he looked like he was going to Rogers that and Aaron able to remain upright get passed away well we've talked about it the communication now between guys that aren't used to playing together and Brian Van Gorder taking advantage of that bag now Stark's having to step around and washers looks a little unsettled out there he is as good as there is in the business that Reid but he also knows he has problems on both ends third and two to bring the whoopee and they swing it out he would pick up a first down as he gets to the 15-yard line God who through the block Alec screen picked through the third round from the University of Hawaii and that takes us down to the two-minute warning will be first and ten from the 15 yard line on the other side of the two-minute break Atlanta 14 Green Bay 3 they owe the halftime show approaching mike vick of the eagles four straight losses jets can't wait to get off the road lose their third neuro at Foxboro coming up on Toyota halftime show two minutes to the half first down the starch we'll pick the ball over the 17 yard line second and eight for good in the field well Chris always is out with a concussion as you saw he went back to the locker room for observation so Calvin Hayden replacing him right now no but Hayden in the game he mentioned before William Moore Michelle is out of the game as well war of attrition yeah and Mike McCarthy doing a great job calling his plays he's bringing tight ends and then going spread and then back to back screen plays he's just trying to slow down this pass rush a little bit there's some different personnel Google's second or two watches is he the confusion this is good call there though you you definitely want to play this clock down obviously you're trying to score a touchdown here but you'd also love to run the rest of this clock out and not give them a chance so here is really the key play is you have to think the Packers pick the field goal if they don't all the time they need they have to tie master down it the seven yard line be the wife you Rogers he's gonna let there's a flag that comes in he takes a ball in the two yard line you rant the two touchdowns last week in addition to throwing for those four against Denver looks like Josh said [Applause] two sitting it's a good initial move by Corey Peters right here sittin gets beat and has no choice but to grab him where he feels like he has no choice I'll tell you if I had Aaron Rodgers is my quarterback let's say go ahead Corey Peters take your shot to try and tackle [Applause] downs two of them last don't want to see that guy running too often now because they were running the clock then all of a sudden it's a whole different ballgame after eight a penalty it's turned down in 12 with two seconds remaining [Music] [Applause] quarterbacks alike Rogers any receivers on those 12 completions Brian with 80 yards and then one touchdown pass to Robbie white to culminate the first drive of the game but now they've really been limited in their spread formations you can tell there protections they haven't gone wide receivers which is really the strength of this football team [Applause] five four [Applause] dropped at the goal you're Michael Finley and the goal-line might not have gotten in but it would have been first that I would have to get inside for 12 and it comes Crosby we talk so much about being a basketball player and getting rebound position watch them go post up Curtis Lofton here just get inside of them an easy pitch and catch and there's just no excuse between the age [Applause] [Music] he does just that to Beautiful's for Mason tonight eight ticks remaining in the first half Finley very angry with himself it's an eight-point game [Music] [Applause] stay in the game all season long matter where you are with the NFL's mobile app cynical mobile learn more nfl.com slack mobile with a game recap each team possessions Rogers numbers Ryan's numbers [Music] Clifton god Malaga was already inactive tonight's about his starting tackles out like return her on the ground the 36 yards Green Bay was the fact that Green Bay have dropped so the fewer passes this year than what they did to go and yet clearly the pivotal play now of this first half is that you're Michael Finley dropped he was upset he didn't get targeted enough last week backers will get the ball at the start of the second half is Crosby boots went through the endzone Mike Smith when he leads at the half 29 and 123 Street for Brian Billick brother and Lloyd coached with Brian at San Diego State met Brian's wife sister they got married 12 long years as an assistant at Tennessee Tech for Mike Smith and Matt of the big-time the cradle of coaches into the first half and the very very for the Atlanta Falcons topped by a score of 14 6 Michelle chicken wing good morning we would need had to say when we come back to start in the second half coming up actually to the halftime show with Bob Dan the brain back in Atlanta now at halftime of Packers Falcons over the last 24 hours even those too young to recall the enormous accomplishments and aura of Al Davis's Raiders of an earlier era have been made aware of Davis's unique place in the game's history coach GM Commissioner owner perpetual litigant and general pain in the assets to the league he constantly challenged and frequently sued sometimes with good reason sometimes out of a reflexive combativeness that seemed to know no bounds al Davis was many things not all the mad Merle that's why he was so fascinating and until recent years so formidable for a generation his Raiders weren't just committed to excellence they consistently achieved it and in distinctive fashion as Davis created a sanctuary for misfits and miscreants and then let them flourish in an us versus the world atmosphere tinged with cloak-and-dagger paranoia that approach created the radar mystique and that in later years undermined it al Davis was born in Massachusetts grew up in Brooklyn graduated from Syracuse yet somehow spoke with a vaguely southern drawl part of what you might call an unusual personal style he was a progressive who broke ground with the hiring of Hispanic and african-american coaches and a high-ranking female executive but he was also petty allowing personal vendettas to undercut and then drive away significant figures like Marcus Allen and Mike Shanahan while his once great franchise slipped into disarray he was compassionate and generous and sought no public recognition for his many acts of kindness if he liked you he was also great company but if he got on his bad side for whatever reason watch out he was simultaneously a visionary who influenced the game on and off the field and a throwback will hung on much too long perhaps because as he himself acknowledged he had no real life outside his family and football Don Shula once said of his old adversary when you call al davis devious he considers it a compliment for his part davis who probably revered Machiavelli as much as Madden often said he'd rather be feared than respected or loved a true appreciation doesn't ignore that fact it recognizes it along with all the contradictions and complexities for better and for worse and everything in between al Davis was an American original he deserves to be long remembered not because he was a model but because he mattered he was a rebel a renegade a raider and we will not see his like again now tomorrow morning on today all the details on Paul McCartney's wedding in London which apparently you need to have even though you're not attending and we're back for the second half after this this telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience any other use of this telecast or any pictures descriptions or accounts of the game without the NFL's consent is prohibited [Music] why Logan is white for the touchdown loses the ball later recovered that's the way and touchdown weatherspoon has really picked it up and out of the second half at the Georgia Dome of downtown Atlanta so the boy a Sunday Night Football week five comes to a two coming in factors for the two Troi get the ball boxer the kickoff in the rookies Cobb will bring it back out to we aren't lying let's get an update from Michelle well Chris you talked about Green Bay being limited in the way they could spread out their offense because of those two young tackles I spoke to Mike McCarthy and he said in fact they are going to have to change the way they play call and they're gonna have to shift a lot of help to that right side meanwhile Mike Smith sees this is on the opportunity to keep the pressure on Aaron Rodgers and he said we've got to finish our pass rushing we got to get in because you can hit his arm and he can still complete passes we got to finish on Rodgers all right Thank You Michelle one reason that he can't put as much pressure on obviously as he would like his the absence of John Abraham [Applause] the pressure being put on Corey Peters with tackle burst through and sack souring to start the second half [Applause] here is what the Atlanta Falcons have not been able to do get interior pressure they've been totally dependent on their outside guys and yet tonight it has been those interior guys they had a rough week of practice they took good chewings out after the Seattle game but tonight they're stepping up their play three sacks were lanta Atlanta did not have a sack and it's last three games for [Applause] and it's incomplete bread crimes with the coverage that will be served on 17 here's what you do when you end up with both your tackles out of the game you chip with your tight ends and a little bump to help Seurat there and this time DJ Williams with a deep cleaner on the outside so that's really what this offense is better [Applause] these two tackles in fuel situations even without John Avery third and 17 [Applause] mr. Freeman and Roy so four down a three in Africa they opened the third quarter now one of the things they're doing in this game now is spying with Steven Nicholas site they don't want Aaron Rodgers taking off and picking up those big first down hanging around to make sure that he doesn't run took matchday was one of the pushier job to believe when you have an offense like we've days [Applause] the 36 yard line and Wiens steps out of bounds at the 40s it would feel positioned for Atlanta as they have their first possession of the second half up by eight the Atlanta Falcons leading that Ryan third guy overall pick to the OHF 21 and two during the regular season at home one mode this year most wins at quarterback first 25 home games Daryle Lamonica 24 and 1 Danny white with the Cowboys 123 Terry Bradshaw is 22 and 3 in mind the great Otto Graham with 22 eggs so pretty good list with Wyatt a fourth home game the dividual is a in a very important early season game upon from the $30 first shucks in his way with a flag down up to the 43 yard line Jeff Triplett making the call 93 underneath inside the Green Bay Packers they know they're trying to run on early downs so they're doing all kinds of little games that try and gum it up inside but no time Erik Walton the other outside linebacker from will opposite Clay Matthews [Applause] by his penalty there greg gard Reynolds that hurt coming back in the first half an hour at 66 touch the second half and he pulls on this play to Patrick territory tackle at the 48-yard line now one of the bizarre stats for the Atlanta Falcons this year is that their run pass ratio has been 35% runs 65% passes that is not who the Atlanta Falcons are tonight it has been sort of the opposite of that they've had 16 runs I believe at this point 13 passes and so this really looks like the way that mike smith and these guys want to play Turner's carry the ball well a 44-yard to second down five sir she's carry about two yards and we'll set up a third down and two or three from the 45 yard line well this is the way BJ Raji was playing at the end of last year just standing up the center having his way with him waiting for the back to make a cut throw them away and make a play when Raj he starts playing like that get about running up the middle he needs to become a dominant player he in play matthews or the seven ynz the 46-yard line to the outside and that is caught by play Matthews put the heat on Ryan but he was able to get it away and convert boy Clay Matthews just barely miss Matt Ryan on that one coming off the edge nice swim move gets underneath play beau throws his body Ryan just barely got that one out of there there's a lot e white he's limping around but he's moving around effectively picking up the tempo and going without a hole at the 38 yard line give it to a yard maybe two to the 36 yard line with Erik Walden and Charlie pepra it wouldn't stop al here we go now I've been waiting for this moment run run run and now you're finally starting to see the single coverage out here on Julio Jones I'm sure those coaches have seen it too if they come back to it again expect one of those deep throws they do not go in without a huddle again that second down defensively know why you can't give their time with us No that plate walk down the outside goes wrong by Gonzales and Tony gets it inside the 30 that'll make it third down and one for the Falcons that time they bring Charles Woodson and Clay Matthews off the same side we've seen this defense have a lot of success with this blitz hopper to get these blitzes called go against the hurry-up offense on the game of war progress to the 30 so it's third down to single coverage again take their shot against an co2 has gone up a few plays this year at the top and not going to get the first down on the ground as Snelling takes it to the 29 and there's a penalty marker down at the 31 nice and cleave Oh Clay Matthews has a way of impacting the game one way or another that time with a move and he ends up underneath I'm gonna throw on the face and clay Bowe finishing and a referee throwing and what they want to do right now is they go over to McCarthy do you want to take the play or the penalty they could take the play then they get fourth down and one at the 29 yard line or the penalty McCarthy says I'll take the third and long instead well with the school 14 6 if he can keep the three points off the board here and force of potties just one touchdown away from for the people over here each put on by that the patch is going away so that'll make it for and found and move them out of field goal range and bring in that Boshart to punt the time they faked here and drop out and shoot in here with a Jayhawk and catch Sam Baker looking outside and he misses hawk coming inside Matt Ryan knew he had no choice but to get that one out of there and good decision that time by Mike McCarthy [Applause] in the second round spectacular gave you and that Thursday night opener or a touchdown fear caused by calm at the 16-yard line Rogers and company getting the ball back down by third quarter what makes Aaron Rodgers one of the top quarterbacks in the game I think his decision-making and quick release watch this release with a clock on it for you point to seven seconds when three three you wonder how it compares it's the best that play the game Brady even though he's a little taller able to get it out of there point three Oh as does peyton manning see understand it get it out of your hand and and play like those guys doing third of a second from a 16 that could start this drive with a [Applause] it's swallowed up by Corey Peters well I know they want to try and slow down this pass rush a little bit but you've got the best player in the game at least thus far and the way he finished last season and Aaron Rodgers he has a quick release he understands pressures he knows when he's in trouble I just think you have to put the ball in his hands spread it out take your chances if somebody misses a block let Aaron Rodgers pick it up let him make somebody miss [Applause] 430 [Applause] that pass is incomplete game Sanders reading Jordy Nelson as the ball got there third at 12 it's getting tougher here because you end up with the linebacker dropping and a safety coming and Aaron Rodgers you can always see one of the looking at that linebackers gonna call it around but because they know Rogers doesn't have much time to say or jumping he's going to start pushing [Applause] tested Kelvin hey got nickel guy yet number for protection throws downfield at the beach at the Jones to the 45-yard Rogers extending the play weatherspoon came in looked like he was going to get him off he goes to the sideline 30 yard gain on third and law there you go let Aaron Rodgers do this the public blocks him he escapes and picks up a huge first down that's what he does as well as anybody in the game and if there's one thing that separates him from some of those other top quarterbacks it's that escape ability he did it to the Atlanta Falcons last time in the playoffs and he has a chance to go the game tonight he's as good as it gets the pocket tonight dump it off the starks after a couple of fakes and to the 43-yard line well ray Edwards the big money free agent and Derek Sherrod on the outside their first-round draft pick and there they go and 'shrogs win in that battle here's Newhouse the other young tackle in there he's getting it done [Applause] at the 44 was six and a half to go in the quarter [Applause] [Music] incomplete Colt been a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown in the cold Super Bowl nice play by Kelvin hey they are sitting on these routes right now they don't even move backwards they're not respecting the deep threat and so Aaron Rodgers really has no choice at this point he's going to have to send some receivers down the field on only downs because they really have no respect for their ability to protect and get the [Applause] Dinah's drivers first catch of the night so Donald Driver drafted in 99 the senior Packer his thirteenth year becomes the 11th different Packer to make a catch tonight nice job that time is all the Blitz took advantage got it out of their hands quickly but we're seeing a little more pressure now this strategy has changed since these stackers have gone [Applause] five why remain fresher pants a little high and off drivers close fourth down just three man pressure and when you're playing at Tampa to the one thing the one spot you like to hit and fight over the ball tough play here for Donald Driver but this is a ball he really needs to catch Rodgers home that thing in their top play for a bomb well they're going to line up to a tenth the 57 yard field goal the undersides if you listen Atlanta is going to have great position but Wars B with plenty to spare bangs it through Janikowski like officially 56 yards to make it 49 ties for the longest field goal in Queen Bey history sweep your home for NHL hockey on vs. Lightning capitals tomorrow night that on Tuesday night the Panthers take on its first and it leads up to the Bruins who say the contention is the Hurricanes Wednesday NHL hockey all this week on first Cosby who ties his arm to with a 56 yard field goal the touchdown here picked a 56 yarder at Philadelphia last year and since this one through the uprights and that had a clear by six or seven yards to Megan 14 denied into Chicago we go to Soldier Field the Minnesota Vikings finally getting off this side today were the win against Arizona taking on the Bears to be Detroit tomorrow night football Mike as it started seven inch turn for Pacific Vikings Bears next Sunday from the 20th - starts this Drive why his Tony Gonzales with a flag triplet will make the call here illegal formation offense number 11 covered up number 74 who had reported as an eligible receiver the five-yard penalty repeat first down so the tackles feet that comes in and then Jones has to line up behind the line of scrimmage but didn't yeah here's the tight end but it's really a tackle so Julio Jones probably got confused he saw a tackle in there so he would have had to be on the ball that were a tackle but since he were a tight end he had to be off the ball it's a first down and 15 back into it very few college [Applause] he whited its slam-dunked to the ground by pepra for the 26 yard line and they'll make it second down and four I don't think Desmond Bishop can believe he missed that one right inside of him and Roddy White going inside and work at Bishop saw it the whole way and just outside the fingertips but Ronnie white who had some issues with drop really last weekend this entire season looking some big catches so far in this one little banged up dropped only three on the target panty level blaster has already dropped five this season second and four shields and shield's went around and wants offensive interference won't get it third down finally they take their shot outside one-on-one and I think if Matt Ryan had this one to throw over again he would throw it a little higher Julio Jones is one of those guys just a phenomenal leaper but if you throw those line drives in there he doesn't get to take advantage of it a few [Applause] be a rebounder is a much better shot [Applause] complete that's intended for Harry Douglas so the penalty backs him up can't recover from that and they'll punt the ball to Green Bay with a five-point lead defensively the Packers are starting to get off the field but they're getting no pressure whatsoever I mean it really has been they haven't gotten a sack so far tonight bringing a little blitz inside and just not getting close to Matt Ryan despite that the Falcons since the opening two drives at Basra six round draft [Applause] from the 27 oh it's very at the 30-yard line a resounding Omega Mike Peterson 13 here in the hello some anti-football fit lanta being brought to you by Wendy's new days hot juicy cheeseburger by Nissan innovation from today information for tomorrow innovation for all my DirecTV the season NFL Sunday Ticket is included when you switch and but Bud Light and this would be response to the NFL here we go there they go on Friday that he'll rule six ago yeah repeated Nick beware of questions giorgia for the 30-yard line Rogers [Applause] Jews and Green Bay has to leave for the first time in the game 7d are the 100th career touchdown pass for Aaron Rodgers they tried to dial up pressure and got got Jones down the field against a safety and I've just been waiting for it they've been squatting [Applause] and finally they take their shot down the field and I think now you're going to see the Packers going for two did they get a three-point game [Applause] Green Bay with its first touchdown of the night after he was he field goals fennekin's line up to the goose with bland in the backfield flanking Rogers [Applause] that has busted up and pending for Findlay cake who breaks it up one point [Music] Falcons tried to dial up a little pressure here off the edge rogers saw it the whole way they pick it up with Ryan grant and run right by the safety Thomas de Cunha there for the big touchdown but they finally forced them down the field trying to run underneath it here with the coverage on this side but safeties don't cover wide receivers down the field nice job by Mike McCarthy understanding what the Falcons had started to do they got a little overconfident with their coverage wanted to try and sit on those routes McCarthy got off the outside there trod [Applause] the face but just long enough I take it for a rookie you just go out there and fight a big guy and Jones on a night when Rogers has hit 11 different receivers the law comes Jones for the touchdown he's been his favorite target for catchers for 109 [Applause] and Crosby with a touchback among the things Rodgers has done since he took over for Brett Favre and in 2008 a hundred touchdown passes 34 interceptions now one thing of course Brett the gunslinger Oh four through seven through seventy nine interceptions Rodgers one interception for every 52 passes right now that is the best Wraith in NFL history [Applause] and he's taken his team from a 14-point deficit - bolts starting tackles and it's worth fifteen unanswered points to take the lead now it behind for the first time in the game 1-yard picked up to the 21-yard line well now the game's flipped around a little bit now you're seeing the Green Bay Packers coming up and challenging the Atlanta Falcons the Falcons offense has begun to shrunk now they're getting the one-on-one matchups on the outside as they play the run on first down so now the Falcons are going to have to counter with some deep throws or early downs [Applause] oh my god [Applause] [Music] - hi and before white covered well Erik Walden came in and pop Ryan as he goes to the ground and it's third down and nine well that time they dropped Clay Matthews out he shift all your protection this way he drops out and they bring everybody to this side including Woodson but it was Erik Walden who ultimately got there and caused a quick throw [Applause] good night of scoring on its first two drives [Applause] and the free to go on the quarter [Applause] eight back Lyons gonna run it slide again stop short of the 30-yard line the slide killed him that time he had it if he goes headfirst or takes another step yeah where you initiate the slide oh we got a flag now too at the end of it it's going to be more than one but now you've got a flag at the end of the play and the Packers are applauding so it figures to go against players no work unsportsmanlike conduct offense number 84 Roddy White don't know if he was upset with the call or what clearly though Matt Ryan slid short of the first down and maybe rowdy was trying to do a little rough ring out there just didn't see it so it would have been fourth and one instead more than 16 and Randall Cobb drops back that posture were punt and Green Bay could wind up with Bachchu again coming into the game the average in the [Applause] 147 by building probably 12 to the FairTax and there's all kinds of at the 47-yard line put his hand up a little bit late a key dent a rookie from Georgia bangs into it then we have a flag and the Falcon is coming unglued here a little bit their strength is their lack of mistakes lack of penalties playing under control here the last few plays they are starting to unravel taught me a late call on the fair catch and that might be what the discussions about here he is boss almost there dense almost on top of them and there it is again as you get a good look at well lilies that did part of that wasn't so bad I thought he missed them the question was whether or not the backside guy got blazed over unsportsmanlike conduct [Applause] fifteen yards first down and McCarthy a rant [Applause] so the penalty for the guys coming out onto the field where you're going to have a change of possession so that's ordinary I think that somebody must have gone after the officials on that play because you can't really call it for coming off the bench here it is the guys are coming out there's a flag you got me - I'm not trying to stain the floor we Bailey are getting with [Music] [Applause] Rogers [Applause] and they'll just toss it into the bench well I don't know what you expect if you're officiating the game you throw a flag and there's gonna be a change of possession I don't get it something else had to happen that can't be the call I don't think that was a really interesting play right there bootleg here single route on the left side nobody out on the route they were going to try and do it throw back all the way across the field so once Jennings wasn't nice play out there Dante Robinson no choice but to throw it away second and ten [Music] and it's incomplete never had complete possession Kelvin even riding the extraction of the foot six out of 10 only receivers tonight James Jones [Applause] for these tackles the crowd [Applause] snap of the crown [Applause] spydra Michelson strained over the middle egos first down Green Bay a big third and long version for gain 222 and you get the feeling that maybe they're anticipating a chip out at your michael finley never comes breaks inside and that's one of those quick throws that Aaron Rodgers does so well shrimp up to right it's not beautiful but he's getting it done Newhouse on the other side who had to switch from the right side to the left much better working gets the Edwards 276 yards in and he's going to take a timeout 1:08 left from the third one hey I think this Gaines shifted when Mike McCarthy started trusting these taxes here's marcin new house on the outside getting it done couple times working boy pyramid again nice job on the other side the rookie Garrett Sherrod nicely done Get Set words to high price free agent are you with any of that so now you're seeing some more confidence in the play caller Mike McCarthy because of the job those two guys are doing the more kudos to Ted Thompson the general manager Marc Murphy and the whole brain trust because they've had Clifton and coucher as their tackles and there's Ted Thompson four years well there's Murphy off his left shoulder camera right and what they did is they've gone out pick a new house in the fifth round last year got Sawada last year so reshuffling rebuilding on [Applause] look up here whether school was second down so you just can't talk enough about the difference that John Abraham may have made in this game the speed rusher the most athletic guy they have on that defensive line his absence tonight is just making a huge difference I'm sure he's thinking give me a shot at one of those two guys but as they try to fulfill the game and [Applause] the 40-yard line under a minute now to play in the quarter that's Finley making the catch the third down and an injury-time out here as that's weatherspoon down on the turf so coming into the game again to set it atlanta inconsistent this year lose win lose win Green Bay undefeated the Falcons are going to be as we sit at the top swimming very much upstream with a loss tonight I tell you I've been really impressed with the Green Bay Packers tonight they had to make so many adjustments once the Chad Clifton went out of the game and I thought if you two asked me at the beginning of the season what couldn't the Packers overcome I would have set injuries to their tackles well neither starting tackle is in there tonight and yet somehow Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have made or all you need to know about any offensive line you go back to last Sunday night's game when Nick Mangold not being able to play for the Jets was huge right from the get-go and here's Wetherspoon who makes contact and then i'm gonna play doc the river maybe a stinger you still down you know you can just see and it's why the commissioners trying so hard to get guys to not lead with the head initial contact with the head and very since you know these big tight ends really had just changed the game it Michael Finley inside and you look at him and he moves like a wide receiver but you try and hit him and all of a sudden you're going backwards and he's a tremendous young talent can play so many different positions they put him in a lot of those 3x1 sets where he's flanked out by themselves or by himself and if you don't double them they go they're a hundred percent of the time they're already - the starting safety William wore Chris Owens is out back and of course with be enacted now where the school has to come out for at least to play it'll be third down and three unofficially tonight well tacos and a sack so another big piece mission 33 [Music] [Applause] slang table a first down and that's cops first catch of the night and that is 12 different receivers for the Equal Opportunity specialist Aaron Rodgers well Aaron Rodgers saw what I saw and he said I'm just going to get it out quickly and tell ya it's unbelievable Randall Cobb about fifth or sixth on this depth chart for these wide receivers that young man what an impression he made on us on opening night in that game against the Saints everybody's go to pass the Green Bay tonight Eastside Don Hudson n23 Green Bay 15 14 Sunday Night Football back after these messages tonight's aerial coverage bring brought to you by Geico downtown Atlanta the Georgia State Capitol Jimmy Carter had his office there in the early 70s he went right from there to Pennsylvania Avenue start the fourth quarter Al Michaels with this Collinsworth in the show to FOIA 1514 Green Bay it's first and 10 for the Packers at the Atlantic [Applause] Roger shows up to play fake Jennings around the corner and Jenny's the touchdown what a play [Applause] twenty nine yards and touchdown on the opening play of the final quarter foots in bounds balla crosses the goal line touchdown yep it will view it upstairs a super play the question is that foot nice look touchdown yep I'd say that was some play fake that time by Aaron Rodgers you talked about their play passes and how effective they were those linebackers jumped so far up on that play fake it was an easy pitch and catch in behind them talking to Rodgers last night about his proficiency said you know a couple years ago I worked very hard on selling the play fake one of the things he did to get better and with play-action he is spectacular now to make it an eight-point game Crosby bangs appeal so that's 22 unanswered points for the Green Bay Packers watch the linebackers in here on this play fake as they step up they believe that grants can get the ball and then they just simply throw it break in behind them deep safeties in Aaron Rodgers gets this kind of play fake going it makes it tough [Applause] today Mike McCarthy has called his way in and around this game very cautious early on the two young tackles were in there developed a little more faith Aaron Rodgers started making a few plays and now you can tell he's opening that playbook up and Greg Jennings is something special isn't he so spike McCarthy - he's you know he's a guy who he's not one of the more higher profile coaches in the National Football League he the Green Bay quarterbacks coach back in 99 New Orleans was the offensive coordinator went to San Francisco for one year they passed on Aaron Rodgers they went with Alex Smith and he winds up getting the head job in Green Bay and they've already announced they're gonna name a street after him they do that with a super bowl-winning coaches he said wait till the end of the season it's not a cul-de-sac it's actually it's a complete thoroughfare [Applause] it's pinballed around and then tackle to the 23 yard line among the things in the cart being did on his way up of course it approaches through the years we thought about Mike Smith twelve years as an assistant at Tennessee Tech at one point McCarthy gets his master's degree but he needs some money so he becomes a toll taker on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and he said I used to hate it when my friends came through I was like I think sue that he's out there on the graveyard shift but Mike McCarthy and his Green Bay Packers this is significant they're going to 95 and oh the tiger [Applause] for the Lombardi Trophy doctor the trip [Music] [Applause] in the 22 first down Atlanta their cars [Applause] with him free examine of Miami who came along last year spectacularly now but you know Sam shields with great coverage here but yeah Brian's got to keep it on the field I you know Julio Jones did the right thing there he pressed that inside to leave his quarterback some space and now Julio Jones looks like he's pulled up - [Applause] let's go no place to go it's taken down every shorty by Williams in my Hawk weave third down and seven Charles Woodson came on to blitz off the edge and Matt Ryan had to throw a little lob pass over his head just to complete that which put Harry Douglas in a pretty tough situation nice play by Woodson realizing he wasn't going to get there and just force the lob pass this then shut down [Applause] Spanish spinning in the 46 yard line and the Packers are screaming that it's not a catch McCarthy will have the guys upstairs take a real fast look ladies trying to run a play without the ability to challenge yeah you have to maintain control all the way through the catch to the ground a you maintain control and now McCarthy at the very last moment getting word from upstairs as to what the guys see and he's going to challenge that bring may challenging the ruling on the field of a kick at the sideline so that was a third and seven play Gettier did me answer in a moment [Music] it's close but we think it's going to be incomplete fast we believe well the rule is if you're going to the ground obviously we've got to maintain possession no possession there and contact is made by term on Williams so now he would be in the process of going to the ground so you have to maintain control the ball is clearly out there's no question about that part of it there when he gets his hand on him he's sort of riding him to the ground so at this point have to maintain control which doesn't happen big big play because it see there goes Jones we walk to the locker room checking with Michelle yeah he was indicating his left hamstring was feeling some pain and obviously they weren't able to do a lot with him down here on the field he was surrounded by trainers and you see him leaving the field we hope to get an official update shortly they fill him in check tonight Michelle one catch 16 yards slightly at the end until the locker room he goes meanwhile waiting for triplet she's are going to be a punter of first down the answer after review the receiver did not maintain possession in the 24 and a half 13:47 on the clock 13:47 on the plate on the game clock the key moment was when that hand went on the receivers back before he got two feet down and control at that point he is going to the ground have to maintain control and despoja when he waited as long as he possibly could to throw it out there but they got it right Falcons go up to the line of scrimmage and he waited to the last second that's the third straight three and out for Atlanta and already the fourth punt in this half it's amazing isn't it it looks so easy for the Falcons on those first two drives and nothing cents on capers making the adjustments [Applause] good eat chicken at the 30 yard line by top 13:39 in atlanta packers unbeaten up by 8 Sunday Night Football brought to you by Geico 15 minutes could save you 15% on car insurance by FedEx explore our world of solutions FedEx solutions that matter my mercedes-benz located on the web and MB usa.com and by Sprint whole football the limits only from the Sprint plus Tuesday fountain rookies visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta signing autographs taking photos with the kids and their families [Applause] Aaron Rodgers now Baptist 22 on a intercourse the stores progress again at 8 maybe 9 Jordy Nelson I play action for Aaron Rodgers and it's really been the difference I'm really surprised at how sort of violently these linebackers are stepping up against the run the packers have - 1 yard rushing for in the second half and yet they're flying up here and allowing these clothes to get in behind the linebackers and it's just turned the game second and wanted great adjustments by the green that says a full-size tonight rush starts the one of them picking up the first down start second-year guy played his college ball at the University of Buffalo didn't even get into a game last year until December remember grant got hurt on opening day and it was Swartz who finally get an opportunity and then he was a Sutton star in January and February when it really counts yeah I thought he was going to be a liability oh they got a flag down out for illegal substitution again well then no huddle offense 5-yard guilty Hill first down parthy not happy on that one but we were talking about starts and I agree I thought he was going to be a liability there we go I think it was Crabtree that came in there was the extra guy yeah you know he was in there and then Jordi stepped in and I think what Aaron was saying was I wasn't in the huddle yet so we still had time to make that substitution [Applause] the 40-yard line it's taken by Greg Jennings this guy's just gets the ball unbelievably well and the snow huddled the adjustment that they made with the no-huddle and sort of freeing it up a little bit not so much to no huddle right here but speeding it up has made a difference - you could just tell that Rogers got into a little more of a tempo the pass rushers started to wear down a little bit for the Falcons after getting three sacks early on been closed since second down on 11 so the note about 12 receivers trying working till Tiffany she was surrounded significance of that the other game back in o3 that was the night that after Brett Favre's father had died in the Packers on a Monday night played in all barb went to 12 guys that night we took very [Applause] this thing out one touchdown game with at least a field goal Russian 3:8 give us a timeout call by Atlanta before the snap [Applause] no play [Applause] you heard the whistles is a little bit of a conference here would think probably what happened was I'm out the Falcons Atlanta got stuck with Atlanta run personnel on the field against the spread offense and all these wide receivers it might spend said I'm not letting these wide receivers run down the field against my linebackers here here is Smith for me Highsmith he sees it and he sees what's happening and he calls the timeout he knows he's in trouble he's undermanned out there against all the wide outs on the field and German Findley and too big a play he wasn't going to take the chance that's much pedigree he was the defensive coordinator Jacksonville prior to coming here under Jack Del Rio third and 11 where's that timeout you don't go down to be a boxer though [Applause] to four-man rush blocked by Finland we've had it and by gene Sanders as the ball gets there fourth down here we go against that Tampa to defense and I don't know exactly what Curtis Lofton was doing start down 11 he's dropping to 15 yards with the tight end coming underneath it and there's the hit James Sanders who made a big hit last week to change that game turning this one to you and Ryan will go to work from the 60 yard line with 1112 to point in Atlanta and the pack up by 8 talking about streets being named to people peach juice you order a peach tea and Peach Street in his Lane yeah they drive here for the Falcons who had nothing go first two drives can be made 60 large drive repeating 53 total yards six [Applause] for the [Applause] after the play personal foul unnecessary repetition number 50 in the deep end fifteen yards automatic first now a Jayhawk it's always smoothly out there always the retaliator isn't it there we go right here Holly is going to get him Joe Holly he's going to give him a little push here comes the retaliation little acting job and exact of people everywhere [Applause] [Applause] in the run out of bounds by fog Garrett was making his first grab he's gonna probably see a little more action here now that Julio Jones is back in the locker room Clay Matthews on the outside saw this all the way as did a Jayhawk he was not food at all they tried to sneak wings out the back door Hart saw it and had the speed to run down the speed weaves second down and six okay these corners for the Packers have simply taken over the game man way to Douglas on the outside now that John's not is pulled in at the 45-yard line by Tony Gonzalez leave quite him out and Gonzales makes a big tax tackle by Bishop first down after a gain of 22 toning so if your wideouts can't get it done go inside to your tight end back shoulder throw perfect coverage by Desmond Bishop the Tony Gonzales the veteran and now the Falcons jump in there no thousand of 94 taxes all time constant ground with that cat deserves [Applause] of ability on the outside by rowdy wait to the 37 yard line now the Packers just continued to fire off of both edges anytime that you see the Falcons go spread offense you're seeing both bleachers on either side coming after Matt Ryan so he's got to get the ball out of his hand immediately [Applause] second at seven to the left side and then Turner picks up the first down some Falcons with by far the most impressive March since early in the first half 1st quarter going into the second when they had that second touchdown [Applause] then [Applause] under fracture buddy at 55 you heard him at the line maybe he's the mic Desmond Bishop cookies were play is done number 55 is in his face well that means 55 so Mike that means it's the offensive lines responsibility to pick him up and right now they do not it looked like Sam Baker missed him coming around for some reason not sure exactly how he missed it when you say fit divides the mic that turns it over to the offensive line to make that rebase sack of the game with 11-yard second and 21 [Applause] for what the pants a little high tipped and intercepted charlie pepra comes away off the deflection off Gonzalez's hands picked off by pepper and that's the end of that Atlanta Drive it looked like pressure from Clay Matthews inside pours the quick one rebei another turnover this Packard events for those Pyxis those six went to the break talking about another turnover created by the Packers and despite their statistically in net numbers defensively especially pass defense as to 12 take away their time for second to leave behind a very tiny one there that was set here the Vikings picked them up as a free agent he was on the market and they interviewed him by Skype yep some guys make recruiting trips they take you to a five-star hotel in a restaurant other guys do it by Skype well right now the his Packers offensive line needs to Skype somebody on the outside they let both guys go and they couldn't get the pass and that was a quick screen something has miscommunicated there that everybody was fouled up for Sanford Lander tonight second and 18 [Applause] that's cop making the catch and he picks up the Arnage all the way to the 30-yard line it was a second and 18 and he gets 16 it'll be third and 2 huge play for charlie pepper it down the field here tony gonzalez coming at him watch his play by pepper he played a lot of snaps last year tips that one in there to himself but it was the pressure inside by Clay Matthews and Garrett Reynolds whatever he hurt early in the game showed up there he just couldn't come back on that stunt what sore ankle showed up there - in the 30 [Applause] he's dropped the cup of the night but also May and another big third down conversion and that's gonna chew up a good part of the clock 24 yards for the second straight play Sean Witherspoon I think he's right here falls down on the play if he fell down on the last one they complete that when he falls down here and they convert Rodgers man he's locked in now he's not looking at any pass rush anymore slow start for that offense tonight but that's 375 yards for Rodgers tonight [Music] he was looking around the other so accident o'clock if they can Mirman making the tackler know we're down to 5:20 now to go in the game so yeah you want the ball back but you also have to make sure they don't kick a field goal here you're at an eight point lead and three looks pretty powerful on the board now tryin unable to find his receivers down the field was reduced the tony gonzalez tried to squeeze one end there got it taken away second and ten Rogers making the play clock [Music] [Applause] the outside quickly broken tackle Jones gets away and then Jones takes the boil the 24 yard line and stays inbounds to keep that clock running broke away from Robinson 22 yard game and the thing the Falcons talked about over and over again this week is yes let them make catches but we have to tackle they missed so many tackles the last time these two teams met and here's a huge one right here nothing wrong with giving up that completion you tried the Blitz it didn't get there you just have to get him on the ground James Jones with a nice escape a killer [Applause] and the next map is under 4 I'm gonna get taken down at the 25-yard line to get Atlanta how to use it one time out and that could come into play here they have to plus the two-minute warning Rogers very efficient and effective milk in the play clock all the way down to one or two nice thing about having a guy like Aaron Rodgers who does not turn the football over very much a lot of teams would just simply run it the next two times but I think Mike McCarthy trust Aaron Rodgers enough to open up the playbook and allow them to choose just about anything he wants Brandt is the running back he pull back in the set which is later the 17-yard line and now we'll go to 302 and atlantis is what we've got to use the time out of you got to use a timeout that's the stop em they're already in field goal range best analysis about the NFL and its players with Mike Florio check it out hope football talk at NBC sports.com also stay in the game with the innovative mobile app Senate bill 5 slash mobile will be third down and three Mike Smith is down to one timeout plus the two-minute warning and it looked like he just said if we stop them here we're taking the timeout right and the green bail set up for a field goal which would still make it a two-possession game and leave Mike with only the two-minute warning 22 straight points for Green Bay Atlanta came out hot tonight scoring on each of its first two drives 80 yards or 60 yards but since then ol Green Bay 33 [Applause] effectively ended as he takes the ball on a 12 yard line for a first down all right tell you when you know the other team's gonna run the ball and you can still run it that's pretty impressive check out this block right here by Lange he gets initial contact gets up I'll tell you this James Starks the man running the football it's their shoulders low this has been an impressive performance tonight not pretty not the way they had it planned that they have found a way to stand up and give this win it looks like at the 12 year [Applause] taking the cool to the 12 goes brand two minute warnings in a convent Atlanta will take its final timeout I'd say I'll tell you a really big call in this game by Mike McCarthy a 56 yard field goal with the score of 14 six because if you don't make that you give Atlanta the ball it would be leading by eight me giving them the ball at midfield the nation Crosby came in and bang that baby through 56 here it was I tell you the other one out that we talked about the fact that he decided to take that penalty instead of having a fourth of one and leaving them in field goal range drove them out and those three points look huge now now you know why they gonna name the street after Mike McCarthy and you know he as a toll taker gives an idea for the Green Bay City Council you make it a toll road [Applause] almost guarantee that he would not work there again picks up to take the receipts second and ten [Applause] it'll be the final play before the two-minute warning show the Falcons no timeouts two minutes left green they clearly in field goal range at worst it'll be third and 13 on the other side of the two in the hole and the Green Bay Packers trying to go to five two straight points leading way in Atlanta to the Windy City a week from tonight meanwhile Wendy's postgame report Michelle from the field stars of the game Bob Tony and Mike wrapped the game up Chris Nilan take a look ahead to Vikings bears from Chicago next Sunday night it's smile on the face of Matthews his team on the cusp of going to five of those third and 13 from the 15-yard line barely matters he gets to the 12 they could take 40 more seconds off the clock and let crosby come in for what would be in effect the chip shot field goal to ice it well he hasn't missed so far this year I'm sure they'll milk this thing down as far as they can and then take their time out but for the Green Bay Packers looking to start five and oh it would be only the seventh time in this team's history all six of those other teams on NFL championships so you don't think anybody's gonna start talking about an unbeaten season until tomorrow morning right they have st. Louis at home next week huge favorite then they go to Minnesota heavily favored then they have an open date then they go to November big game they go to San Diego's novia good matchup into the back of schedule winless Rams at many bye at San Diego tough one Vikings go to Lambeau in the Tampa Bay goes with coaches it's the last thing they want to hear like we're playing a 102 you know boy you know coach beat like ball game right here still have to make it his three foot putts are different when they're we all know it's one thing when they don't mean anything this one means a lot he's a tiger couldn't make it this weekend 30-yard attempt we'll send it to the Packers home on a happy trip to Wisconsin [Applause] that's what world champions do they find a way despite tough circumstances which is certainly what Aaron Rodgers in the packers face tonight to simply get it done get past the rating very you know imprecise and all of that and it's a little complicated but it gives you an idea you know the guy has those numbers that period of time what means as Chris said at the top when asked to free an activity said phenomenal no ifs ands or buts there it is higher pasture rating at any point after 1500 career passes Rodgers at 100.5 and Kurt Warner who did it through 2002 and had that rating for only one game but there is Aaron Rodgers who has just been spectacular no question that the MVP balloting were to be held today there is your man and he does it again tonight and it doesn't after a very slow start he doesn't with one tackle out before the game and the other God during again and then Crosby bangs it through the end zone and the Clark he does a brilliant job of calling the game capers on the other side does a great job with the defensive adjustments and the Packers are with 25 unanswered points on their way to a big win and in the meantime you got guys like Sherrod picking up a lot of experience you got Newhouse who had to flip over from the right side to the left side so that line is getting rebuilt on the fly and the Packers are as hot as they've been including last season winning the longer suspect - is caught by Roddy White for a first down say the adjustment by Dom Capers to go to more of the bump and run man-to-man coverage trust these corners on the outside and begin to send pressure just change the complexity of this football game it really did he rolled the dice they weren't getting any pressure take some chances in these corners run the battle from the 35 flaga saw Gonzalez for the moment would have one more and career catch than Tim Brown the longtime Raider pending the call prior to the pan holding hundred fifty-five mini fans the penalties apply he totally played the first down Italy on Bishop catch by Gonzalez [Applause] Tony's caught five tonight Java's now the hand doesn't I was interesting talking to Dom Capers about this defense he said you know after four weeks last year we weren't very good either and all of a sudden that started to come together and he thought one of the keys was BJ Raji he got so much better in the second half of the season and through the playoffs finally creating some pass rushed from the inside and he thought that is one of the keys second and eight [Applause] every third down today right now Ryan that hot start tonight that you look at the overall numbers 167 yards for him through the year and for Rodgers use just for shy of 400 and they just have to be shaking their heads the Atlanta Falcons to come out and put 14 points on the board and just go up and down the field and then the spigot just got turned off I mean it was a goose egg after that lion started eight of Penn which means he would be Tanner of his last 21 under 50% and intercepted off the deflection and that Jared Busch is going to run it back and Bush still going Harry [Applause] we talked about the depth of these wide receivers and so many guys banking catches how about the depth on the defensive side how about another drop pass by Roddy White in effect it was Charlie pepra backup safety who made the interception earlier now it's Jarrett Bush a backup quarterback who comes in and makes the play I thought it was to some degree the corners and their play of Truman Williams and Sam shields and Charles Woodson a year ago that turned this team around defensively and maybe it will be son after tonight when the Falcons will go to 2 & 3 so they've already lost as many games as they did all of last season than they were 13 and 3 were the number one seed in the NFC five and oh they go home to face the winless Rams meanwhile Atlanta stays here to take on Carolina and the amazing Cam Newton they almost pulled one out today against the Saints but New Orleans won and the Saints put some more room between themselves and last year's NFC South champions great job great adjusting by the Packers the night is for the last 25 points of the game and win at 20

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