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<blockquote data-quote="Packerlifer" data-source="post: 685189" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p><a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201011280atl.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201011280atl.htm</a>This Sunday's game will be the 31st time the Packers have played the Falcons, going back to the Atlanta franchise's first season 50 years ago, and the 15th time the Pack will have played in Atlanta. Green Bay leads the all-time series 17-13 but are only 6-8 on the Falcons' home ground.</p><p></p><p>The road record in Georgia could be better, however, as two losses the Packers sustained there in 1983 and 2010 came down to last second Falcon scores. In the first instance the Packers lost a 47-41 shootout on a pair of interceptions returned for td's against them; one to tie and the other to decide the overtime. In the second Atlanta kicked a field goal in the last 9 seconds for the win.</p><p></p><p>On several occasions a Packers' visit to Atlanta have been "tonic" for Green Bay. In their first trip down South in the third game of the 1968 season the Packers were a struggling world champion in their first year without Vince Lombardi as head coach. They had lost 2 of their first 3 and people were beginning to wonder whether the dynasty had come to its end.</p><p></p><p>The Falcons were, at the time, a struggling three year old expansion franchise. The Packers had routed them in their first two meetings in Wisconsin by a combined 79-3. They would achieve their largest margin of victory in the '68 season to rekindle a flicker of hope that they had one more championship season in them although as we know it didn't ultimately turn out that way.</p><p><a href="http://www.packershistory.net/1968PACKERS/GAME4.html" target="_blank">http://www.packershistory.net/1968PACKERS/GAME4.html </a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In 1976 the Packers closed out their season in Atlanta in a meeting of teams hoping to avoid a double-digit losing season and the Pack trying to end a 3 game losing streak to the Falcons. By a curious irony of coincidence one time Packers' qb Scott Hunter quarterbacked this game for the Falcons and former Atlanta qb Randy Johnson quarterbacked the Packers that day.</p><p><a href="http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME14.html" target="_blank">http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME14.html </a></p><p></p><p>In another dismal season almost 30 years later the Packers would travel to Atlanta in 2005 showing a 1-7 record while the Falcons were 6-2 and appeared to be heading to the playoffs. The Pack seemed to have no chance in this one but rallied themselves for a decisive win; led by the rushing performance of a street free agent Samkon Gado. <a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200511130atl.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200511130atl.htm </a></p><p></p><p>The result didn't turn the Packers' season, they finished 4-12, but it did wreck Atlanta. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlanta_Falcons_season" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlanta_Falcons_season </a></p><p></p><p>In 1982 the Packers visited Atlanta in a game that had enormous playoff implications for both teams. In the early '80's the Falcons had a prime NFC Super Bowl contender. The year before in Green Bay they had put a hurt on the Packers' season when the Packers had them down 17-0 entering the fourth quarter then watched as the Falcons scored 31 in the final period for the win. Green Bay wound up missing the playoffs by just one game that season and that Falcons game could be easily pointed to as a good reason for falling short.</p><p></p><p>Memories of that collapse were rife as the Packers and Falcons entered the '82 game fighting for a high "seed" and home field playoff game. The 1982 season had been abbreviated and altered by the nine week player strike. After starting 4-1 the Packers had been faltering; losing by 20 at Lambeau to Detroit and then struggling to escape with a tie against the winless Colts.</p><p></p><p>The Packers would play their most dominating game of the season in clinching a playoff berth and winding up with the third "seed" for the NFC playoffs. The result would be the difference between playing their first playoff game in Lambeau Field since the Ice Bowl 15 years earlier and winning to advance to the divisional round or having to play on the road. It was also the difference between Atlanta getting a home field playoff game and having to travel to Minnesota where they lost. <a href="http://www.packershistory.net/1982PACKERS/GAME8.html" target="_blank">http://www.packershistory.net/1982PACKERS/GAME8.html </a></p><p></p><p>It was a game they lost in Atlanta in 2010 that proved to be the igniter for a Super Bowl Championship for the Packers. The Falcons were soaring along to the "top seed" for the playoffs when they edged the Packers on a field goal in the last 9 seconds. But the Packers came away from that game with renewed confidence in themselves. <a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201011280atl.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201011280atl.htm </a></p><p></p><p>Seven weeks later the 10-6 6th seed Packers would again play in Atlanta against the 13-3 top seed Falcons as underdogs in the Divisional Playoff. [MEDIA=youtube]pnDoeM4JmL0[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>This is the golden anniversary of the Atlanta franchise in 2016. Despite being in different divisions and playing one another only intermittently over 50 years they do have a history with the Packers. Starting with their attempt to lure Vince Lombardi away from Green Bay to be their first head coach and hiring a Lombardi assistant Norb Hecker for the job to launch their club. <a href="http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/atlanta/falcons.html" target="_blank">http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/atlanta/falcons.html </a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=atl&yr=all" target="_blank">http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=atl&yr=all</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packerlifer, post: 685189, member: 1242"] [URL]http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201011280atl.htm[/URL]This Sunday's game will be the 31st time the Packers have played the Falcons, going back to the Atlanta franchise's first season 50 years ago, and the 15th time the Pack will have played in Atlanta. Green Bay leads the all-time series 17-13 but are only 6-8 on the Falcons' home ground. The road record in Georgia could be better, however, as two losses the Packers sustained there in 1983 and 2010 came down to last second Falcon scores. In the first instance the Packers lost a 47-41 shootout on a pair of interceptions returned for td's against them; one to tie and the other to decide the overtime. In the second Atlanta kicked a field goal in the last 9 seconds for the win. On several occasions a Packers' visit to Atlanta have been "tonic" for Green Bay. In their first trip down South in the third game of the 1968 season the Packers were a struggling world champion in their first year without Vince Lombardi as head coach. They had lost 2 of their first 3 and people were beginning to wonder whether the dynasty had come to its end. The Falcons were, at the time, a struggling three year old expansion franchise. The Packers had routed them in their first two meetings in Wisconsin by a combined 79-3. They would achieve their largest margin of victory in the '68 season to rekindle a flicker of hope that they had one more championship season in them although as we know it didn't ultimately turn out that way. [URL='http://www.packershistory.net/1968PACKERS/GAME4.html']http://www.packershistory.net/1968PACKERS/GAME4.html [/URL] In 1976 the Packers closed out their season in Atlanta in a meeting of teams hoping to avoid a double-digit losing season and the Pack trying to end a 3 game losing streak to the Falcons. By a curious irony of coincidence one time Packers' qb Scott Hunter quarterbacked this game for the Falcons and former Atlanta qb Randy Johnson quarterbacked the Packers that day. [URL='http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME14.html']http://www.packershistory.net/1976PACKERS/GAME14.html [/URL] In another dismal season almost 30 years later the Packers would travel to Atlanta in 2005 showing a 1-7 record while the Falcons were 6-2 and appeared to be heading to the playoffs. The Pack seemed to have no chance in this one but rallied themselves for a decisive win; led by the rushing performance of a street free agent Samkon Gado. [URL='http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200511130atl.htm']http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200511130atl.htm [/URL] The result didn't turn the Packers' season, they finished 4-12, but it did wreck Atlanta. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlanta_Falcons_season']https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlanta_Falcons_season [/URL] In 1982 the Packers visited Atlanta in a game that had enormous playoff implications for both teams. In the early '80's the Falcons had a prime NFC Super Bowl contender. The year before in Green Bay they had put a hurt on the Packers' season when the Packers had them down 17-0 entering the fourth quarter then watched as the Falcons scored 31 in the final period for the win. Green Bay wound up missing the playoffs by just one game that season and that Falcons game could be easily pointed to as a good reason for falling short. Memories of that collapse were rife as the Packers and Falcons entered the '82 game fighting for a high "seed" and home field playoff game. The 1982 season had been abbreviated and altered by the nine week player strike. After starting 4-1 the Packers had been faltering; losing by 20 at Lambeau to Detroit and then struggling to escape with a tie against the winless Colts. The Packers would play their most dominating game of the season in clinching a playoff berth and winding up with the third "seed" for the NFC playoffs. The result would be the difference between playing their first playoff game in Lambeau Field since the Ice Bowl 15 years earlier and winning to advance to the divisional round or having to play on the road. It was also the difference between Atlanta getting a home field playoff game and having to travel to Minnesota where they lost. [URL='http://www.packershistory.net/1982PACKERS/GAME8.html']http://www.packershistory.net/1982PACKERS/GAME8.html [/URL] It was a game they lost in Atlanta in 2010 that proved to be the igniter for a Super Bowl Championship for the Packers. The Falcons were soaring along to the "top seed" for the playoffs when they edged the Packers on a field goal in the last 9 seconds. But the Packers came away from that game with renewed confidence in themselves. [URL='http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201011280atl.htm']http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201011280atl.htm [/URL] Seven weeks later the 10-6 6th seed Packers would again play in Atlanta against the 13-3 top seed Falcons as underdogs in the Divisional Playoff. [MEDIA=youtube]pnDoeM4JmL0[/MEDIA] This is the golden anniversary of the Atlanta franchise in 2016. Despite being in different divisions and playing one another only intermittently over 50 years they do have a history with the Packers. Starting with their attempt to lure Vince Lombardi away from Green Bay to be their first head coach and hiring a Lombardi assistant Norb Hecker for the job to launch their club. [URL='http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/atlanta/falcons.html']http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/atlanta/falcons.html [/URL] [URL]http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=gnb&tm2=atl&yr=all[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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