I very much enjoyed the result of the first game last week after starting the equivalent thread for the Divisional Round games, so I'll try again this week.
Rodgers is legitimately terrifying, but so is the entire Atlanta offense - e.g., if Adams and Nelson are both out for Green Bay (quite possible), it could be that the best five or six receivers in the game will all be Falcons. Atlanta's defense still isn't good, but what it does have is playmakers, and a few sacks plus a turnover or two could be all it takes given the state of the GB defense. I expect a high-scoring game, but for the first time, I believe the Falcons are justifiably favored to reach the Super Bowl. (I also wonder if the Packers may just run out of gas; yesterday's game must have been very draining for them, and they haven't had a bye since Week 4.)
Rodgers is legitimately terrifying, but so is the entire Atlanta offense - e.g., if Adams and Nelson are both out for Green Bay (quite possible), it could be that the best five or six receivers in the game will all be Falcons. Atlanta's defense still isn't good, but what it does have is playmakers, and a few sacks plus a turnover or two could be all it takes given the state of the GB defense. I expect a high-scoring game, but for the first time, I believe the Falcons are justifiably favored to reach the Super Bowl. (I also wonder if the Packers may just run out of gas; yesterday's game must have been very draining for them, and they haven't had a bye since Week 4.)