2016 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 22, 2017 · Georgia Dome
Final
Green Bay Packers 21 at Atlanta Falcons 44. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 44–21 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Green Bay Packers
53 dressed · 9 never used
- 69David BakhtiariT · Every snap100%68 snaps
- 63Corey LinsleyC · Every snap100%68 snaps
- 18Randall CobbWR · Full-time97%66 snaps
- 75Bryan BulagaT · Full-time93%63 snaps
- 12Aaron RodgersQB · Full-time93%63 snaps
- 89Jared CookTE · Heavy rotation75%51 snaps
- 67Don BarclayOG · Heavy rotation74%50 snaps
- 87Jordy NelsonWR · Heavy rotation74%50 snaps
- 70T.J. LangG · Heavy rotation56%38 snaps
- 78Jason SpriggsOG · Rotational44%30 snaps
- 22Aaron RipkowskiFB · Rotational41%28 snaps
- 17Davante AdamsWR · Rotational40%27 snaps
- 81Geronimo AllisonWR · Rotational40%27 snaps
- 88Ty MontgomeryRB · Rotational34%23 snaps
- 11Trevor DavisWR · Rotational32%22 snaps
- 65Lane TaylorG · Rotational26%18 snaps
- 82Richard RodgersTE · Rotational25%17 snaps
- 32Christine MichaelRB · Situational22%15 snaps
- 83Jeff JanisWR · Situational21%14 snaps
- 98Letroy GuionDE · Situational7%5 snaps
- 7Brett HundleyQB · Situational7%5 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Atlanta Falcons
53 dressed · 10 never used
- 70Jake MatthewsT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 73Ryan SchraederT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 67Andy LevitreG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 65Chris ChesterOG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 2Matt RyanQB · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 51Alex MackC · Full-time90%66 snaps
- 80Levine ToiloloTE · Heavy rotation71%52 snaps
- 12Mohamed SanuWR · Heavy rotation71%52 snaps
- 24Devonta FreemanRB · Heavy rotation63%46 snaps
- 11Julio JonesWR · Heavy rotation60%44 snaps
- 81Austin HooperTE · Heavy rotation60%44 snaps
- 18Taylor GabrielWR · Rotational42%31 snaps
- 19Aldrick RobinsonWR · Rotational40%29 snaps
- 26Tevin ColemanRB · Rotational36%26 snaps
- 42Patrick DiMarcoFB · Rotational32%23 snaps
- 16Justin HardyWR · Situational18%13 snaps
- 63Ben GarlandC · Situational10%7 snaps
- 82Josh PerkinsTE · Situational5%4 snaps
- 76Tom ComptonOT · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 10
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
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
- Falcons -6.5
- Closing total
- 59.5
- Packers moneyline
- +221
- Falcons 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
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- Packers 7 days · Falcons 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Dan Quinn