2016 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 22, 2017 · Georgia Dome
Green Bay Packers
21
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
44
ATL -6.5 ✓O 59.5 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 44–21 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
27/38, 392 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
31.1 expected points added · +7.1% completion over expected
Passing · GB
27/45, 287 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
8.7 expected points added · -0.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 27/45 | 287 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Ty Montgomery | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Brett Hundley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Aaron Ripkowski | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -6.4 |
| Christine Michael | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cobb | 6 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 21% | 5.4 |
| Jared Cook | 7 | 12 | 78 | 1 | 28% | 4.7 |
| Jordy Nelson | 6 | 9 | 67 | 1 | 21% | 3.4 |
| Aaron Ripkowski | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 7% | 1.5 |
| Davante Adams | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 7% | 1.4 |
| Geronimo Allison | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 1.2 |
| Christine Michael | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
| Ty Montgomery | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7% | -1.9 |
| Jeff Janis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Burnett | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaDarius Gunter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quinten Rollins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Hyde | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 27/38 | 392 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Tevin Coleman | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 9 | 12 | 180 | 2 | 32% | 15.0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 5 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 18% | 5.8 |
| Devonta Freeman | 4 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 13% | 4.1 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 8% | 1.2 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3% | 1.9 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8% | 1.6 |
| Austin Hooper | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | 3.3 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Poole | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ricardo Allen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deion Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Worrilow | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Vondre Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deji Olatoye | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ra'Shede Hageman | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Collins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -6.5
- Closing total
- 59.5
- GB moneyline
- +221
- ATL moneyline
- -248
Falcons closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 59.5; the game landed 65 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- GB 7 days · ATL 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Dan Quinn