A Matt Ryan touchdown pass to Mohamed Sanu and Matt Bryant’s subsequent PAT with 31 seconds left gave the Falcons a wild, 33-32 win over the Packers Sunday.
Up by six, the Packers didn’t use their timeouts during the Falcons’ drive, which covered 75 yards in 3:27. The Packers kept two timeouts for their final drive, which ended with a turnover on downs after the Packers got one first down.
The Packers led at halftime, 24-19. Both defenses played much better in the second half, but Ryan and Aaron Rodgers still combined for seven touchdown passes.
Ryan finished with 288 passing yards and three touchdowns. The Falcons won despite Julio Jones not catching a pass in the second half.
Down by two earlier in the fourth quarter, the Packers challenged a spot after Jordy Nelson was ruled short on a third-down pass. The review showed the Falcons had 12 players on the field, and a few plays later the Packers scored on a Rodgers pass to Jeff Janis.
Rodgers threw first-half touchdown passes to Nelson, Trevor Davis and Geronimo Allison. Rodgers threw for 246 yards and ran for a career-high 60 yards. Davante Adams caught 12 passes for 74 yards. Adams has 25 catches over the last two games, the most by a Packers player in a two-game span in franchise history.
The Falcons move to 5-3. The Packers slip to 4-3.
