Packers vs. Falcons: Keys to the Game for the Green Bay Packers

January 15, 2011   ·   Zachary D. Rymer   ·   Jump to comments

Packers vs. Falcons: Keys to the Game for the Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers will be looking for revenge in Saturday's Divisional Playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons, as the Falcons beat them 20-17 back in Week 12 on a last-second field goal.
If the Packers do get their revenge, they will move on to the NFC Championship Game, but that's getting ahead of ourselves.
In order to come away with a victory, there are a couple key things they must do.
Chief among these is run the football. This is something they obviously did very well last weekend against the Eagles, as they got 123 yards rushing from rookie running back James Starks. Running the ball effectively allowed them to control the clock for 32 minutes, and they were very much in charge of the tempo of the game throughout the entire contest.
Secondly, as dangerous as Matt Ryan and Roddy White can be, they can't let Michael Turner have his way. He rushed for 110 yards against them in their first...

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