Falcons fans ready for Matt Ryan to be an NFC Champion.
Aaron Rodgers loosening up the arm. How many times will he throw today?
WR Jordy Nelson, Davonte Adams, Geronimo Allison, Randall Cobb, Travis Davis, Jeff Janis will all be active.
Matt Ryan takes the field to chants of "M-V-P, M-V-P."
Jordy Nelson running routes in early warmups.
Warming up.
Falcons Inactives: WR Nick Williams, RB Terron Ward, CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson, S Dashon Goldson, LB Josh Keyes, OL Wes Schweitzer, TE DJ Tialavea.
Julio Jones cleats for NFC Championship.
William Hill's Nevada sportsbook reported taking a $76,000 money-line bet on the Green Bay Packers at +175 odds on Friday. The bet would net $133,000 if Green Bay defeats the favored Atlanta Falcons.
Matt Ryan loosening up the arm.
One of the stark contrasts in the NFC Championship is run blocking. The Falcons ranked sixth in my good blocking rate (GBR) metric that measures how often an offensive blocking wall gives its ball carriers good run blocking (very roughly defined as not allowing the defense to disrupt a rush attempt). That is markedly superior to Green Bay's No. 31 GBR ranking. It could mean the Falcons have more paths to victory than the Packers.
That should do it......Good luck today!
