Green Bay Packers: Why They Will Beat the Falcons and Go On To Win the NFC

January 11, 2011   ·   Michael Burke   ·   Jump to comments

The Green Bay Packers pulled off a thrilling 21-16 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday and will play in Atlanta against the No. 1-seeded Atlanta Falcons this weekend.
Atlanta beat Green Bay 20-17 on a last second field goal when they met in November, but it will be different this time around.
I predicted before the playoffs that Green Bay would win the NFC (check out my last NFL article-http://bleacherreport.com/articles/560823-nfl-playoffs-the-pretenders-and-contenders-of-the-twelve-remaining-teams#page/3), and I still believe this.
In my opinion, Green Bay got past their biggest test in Philadelphia, and I expect them to play a great game in Atlanta and go on to beat either Chicago or Seattle in the conference championship.
One reason I think Green Bay is the favorite in the conference is the play of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers had another great year, and after throwing three touchdowns and no interceptions in his first playoff win, I think it is fair to ...

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