Falcons Rout Packers 35-14 in Week 3
Atlanta Falcons 35, Green Bay Packers 14 at Lambeau Field. Michael Penix Jr. went 18 of 25 for 256 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
 Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Packers Leaders
Falcons Leaders
Team Stats
| Falcons | Stat | Packers |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 8 | Passing 1st downs | 15 |
| 15 | Rushing 1st downs | 1 |
| 2 | 1st downs from penalties | 2 |
| 6-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 2-3 |
| 66 | Total Plays | 63 |
| 498 | Total Yards | 328 |
| 7.5 | Yards per Play | 5.2 |
| 11 | Total Drives | 10 |
| 256 | Passing | 311 |
| 18/25 | Comp/Att | 28/53 |
| 10.2 | Yards per pass | 5.8 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 0-0 | Sacks-Yards Lost | 1-1 |
| 242 | Rushing | 17 |
| 41 | Rushing Attempts | 9 |
| 5.9 | Yards per rush | 1.9 |
| 4-5 | Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-4 |
| 6-83 | Penalties | 6-45 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 0 | Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 |
| 37:05 | Possession | 22:55 |
Scoring Plays
8 scores Week 3: Penix Makes His Season Debut as 0-2 Falcons Visit Packers on Thursday Night
Read the full recap →The Atlanta Falcons visit the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, September 24. Atlanta is 0-2 after a 34-3 home loss to Carolina in which it turned the ball over five times, and Michael Penix Jr. will start for the first time since ACL surgery last November; Cooper Rush threw four interceptions in two starts and Tua Tagovailoa remains out with an oblique strain. Green Bay is 1-1 after a 20-17 overtime win at the Jets in which it gained 199 yards and converted 1 of 9 third downs, a week after allowing 29 straight points in a 39-22 loss at Minnesota.
Penix on a short week
Twelve career starts, ten months since his last one, and three days of practice before Lambeau Field; Atlanta's offense has scored 16 points in two games.
Green Bay's offense has stalled
Jordan Love threw for 145 yards against the Jets and the Packers' third-down rate is the worst in the league through two weeks.
Turnover margin
Atlanta is minus-7 in two games; the Packers' defense produced two takeaways of its own in New York.
Pregame AI Prediction
How the prediction did
Predicted 13-24 (Falcons vs Packers), final was 35-14. Miss, and the worst of the season so far for a High-confidence pick. Michael Penix Jr. went 18 of 25 for 256 yards in his first start since ACL surgery, Bijan Robinson ran for 194 yards and two touchdowns, and Drake London had 194 receiving yards as Atlanta gained 498. The model projected the league's least productive offense to score 13 and it scored 35 at Lambeau Field. It underrated how much the quarterback change would matter.
Falcons Packers Atlanta's offense is the league's least productive
Sixteen points and seven turnovers in two games, and the fix is a quarterback making his first start in ten months on three days of preparation.
Green Bay's floor is higher at home
The Packers' offense was poor in New York, but the defense held the Jets to 17 and Lambeau on a Thursday night is a difficult debut spot.
The total is the risk, not the winner
Neither offense has functioned; the projection is built on Green Bay's defense creating short fields rather than on Love.
A High-confidence lean built on the gap between the two offenses. If Penix is sharp early, Atlanta's defense is good enough to keep it close.
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