Green Bay (+5) at Atlanta (1-22-17)

[oldunclemark]

3:05 EST.....Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers (why?) on FOX

inside the Georgia Dome ....over-under (a ridiculous) 61

 

GB TV insurance salesman Aaron Rodgers has 46 TDs and 8 interceptions in 18 games

...and indoors he'll be able to do without 'Comeback Player of the Year' Jordy Nelson97 catches, 1,257 yards, 14 Tds) if Nelson cant play for the 2nd week in arrow.

DeVontae Adams (75 catches, 997 yards), 12 TDs has an injury but word is he's starting and playing.

GB kicker Mason Crosby has made 23 consecutive playoff field goal tries

 

Be skeptical about injury reports at this point. Everybody who can walk tries to play in the conference title games.

Taking a look at the Falcons low-rated pass defense...Nelson might crawl out there.

 

NFL MVP Matt Ryan (373 of 534, 4,944 yards, 38 Tds, 7 INTs) will throw it to Julio Jones (83 catches, 1,409 yards)

Again...Julio is aid to have 'turf toe'     He probably has a bruise on his elbow too and that's not going to keep him from catching 10 passes against the weak GB secondary either

Atlanta was No.1 in the NFL in points scores averaging 33 per game

,,and OLB Vic Beasley led the NFL with 15.5 sacks....

Atlanta RB Devonta Freeman (227 carries, 1,079 yards, 11 Tds) can do well here but every time Atlanta runs the ball on first down, they're doing GB a favor

The Falcons allowed 370 yards per game during the regular season..but that's misleading..They were ahead a lot and gave up easy yards to teams trying to rally

The earlier meeting..won 33-32 by Atlanta....tells you exactly what you want to hear depending on which ever side you like Sunday

Atlanta DE Adrian Clayborn is out,...GB has 300 players on the injury list but most of them are playing because the next game is either next month or next fall.

Its almost impossible to tell who will win unless you have a decent grasp on who will play the entire game..

 

Okay, you saw it. The over-under is 61.....60 1/2 in some places.    

I've never seen an NFL over-under number that high.....I think its a hook to draw Atlanta folks who have watched their team average 33 a game and GB folks who have watched Aaron Rodgers score 30 or more for 8 weeks. Plus, there's no weather factor. It cant rain or snow to handcuff scoring. And the earlier game was 33-32

You can make an argument for the total going 'over' but here's the way it was put to me: If both teams score a TD in every quarter, how many points is that?  56?

Take the 'under' 

[oldunclemark]

still at 61 or 61 1/2 Sunday morning...

....going to be hard to get to 62

[oldunclemark]

all injured GB receivers will be active....including Jordy Nelson

Edited January 22, 2017 by oldunclemark
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[Susie Q]

Pulling for the Falcons here     

[snkdy]

Go ATL! Hoping to see a great shootout here..

[oldunclemark]

24-0 at the half.....long way to the 'over' but possible

[oldunclemark]

Cant believe it but the 'over' came in

 

If you took the over on 61  1/2...you proudly cash that ticket