GREEN BAY (7-3) At ATLANTA (8-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Pick ’em.
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Packers 6-4; Falcons 6-4.
SERIES RECORD – Packers lead 13-12
LAST MEETING – Falcons beat Packers 27-24 at Green Bay on Oct. 5, 2008
LAST WEEK – Packers beat Vikings 31-3; Falcons beat Rams 34-17
PACKERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (19), PASS (11)
PACKERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (11), PASS (18)
FALCONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (7), PASS (13)
FALCONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (6), PASS (24)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Falcons and Packers both on four-game winning streaks. Atlanta going for its fifth five-game streak since 1998, when they won their last nine regular-season games and went on to appear in franchise’s only Super Bowl. … Packers have surrendered only 10 points in their last three games. … Atlanta QB Matt Ryan has same quarterback rating (101.8) in each of last two games. He was 32 of 50 for 316 yards and three touchdowns against Baltimore, followed by a 26-of-39 performance vs. St. Louis in which he threw for 253 yards and pair of TDs. … Ryan and Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers have both gone three straight games without throwing interception. … Rodgers coming off highest-rated game of the season. He was 22 of 31 for 301 yards and four TDs in 31-3 blowout of Minnesota. … Falcons RB Michael Turner has rushed for over 100 yards in five of last eight games. … Packers RB Dimitri Nance attended training camp with Falcons and started season on Atlanta’s practice squad before claimed by Green Bay. … In Mike Smith’s three years as coach, Falcons are 23-1 when leading at halftime. … Green Bay has six receivers with at least 21 catches, led by Greg Jennings with 46. … Falcons are least-penalized team in league. They have been flagged 48 times, and only 38 penalties have been accepted by opponents.
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