The Green Bay Packers, led by quarterback Jordan Love, meet the Atlanta Falcons, led by quarterback Desmond Ridder, in a regular season game on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Packers by 1 1/2.LAST MEETING: Packers beat Falcons 30-16 on Oct. 5, 2020, at Green Bay.PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL , RUSH , PASS , SCORING TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Packers plus-2, Falcons plus-3
FALCONS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Bijan Robinson showed why the Falcons defied conventional wisdom by taking him at No. 8 in the draft. The rookie scored his first career touchdown on a brilliant 11-yard play. He hauled in a swing pass, faked out one defender and smashed through two more on his way to the end zone. Robinson tacked on a 21-yard run that set up Atlanta’s go-ahead touchdown. Look for the Falcons to expand Robinson’s role even more as he gets more experience.
KEY INJURIES: Green Bay WR Christian Watson didn’t play in the opener. … RB Aaron Jones hurt a hamstring while scoring his second touchdown against the Bears. ... LB Quay Walker was in concussion protocol early this week. … CB Eric Stokes is on the physically unable to perform list. ... Falcons LB Troy Anderson was in the concussion protocol. ... CB Jeff Okudah missed the opener and remained limited at practice. ...
STATS AND STUFF: The Packers own an 11-3 September record since coach Matt LaFleur’s arrival in 2019. … The Packers have allowed 20 points or fewer in each of their past six games, a streak that began last season. That’s their longest such streak since 2010, when they also held six straight opponents to fewer than 21 points. … The Packers played 12 rookies in the Bears game. That’s the most rookies the Packers have started in a season opener since 1952, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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