Packers vs. Falcons: Can Green Bay's Defense Stuff Another Potent Offense?

by Chris Burke

Filed under: Atlanta Falcons, Packers, NFL Playoffs, FanHouse Previews, NFL Analysis

In a divisional-round weekend full of great matchups, Packers-Falcons will no doubt make its case for the best of the bunch.

Green Bay earned the right to visit Atlanta with a wild-card round victory over the Eagles in Philadelphia. The Packers jumped out to a 14-3 lead in that game, relying on its always-stout defense and a new-found running game to grind the Eagles to a halt.

Atlanta earned a first-round bye by virtue of its NFC-best 13-3 record in the regular season -- a mark that included a win over Green Bay in Atlanta. The Falcons are hoping to use the same rowdy home-field edge their division rival, the Saints, did last season en route to the Super Bowl.

An early look at this NFC divisional-round game:

 

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