2008 · Week 5
Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
Oct 5, 2008 · Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons escaped with a 27–24 win over Green Bay Packers. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Falcons had just a 25% chance going in. Falcons improve to 3-2; Packers fall to 2-3. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 194 passing yards and 2 TDs; 16 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | GB | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 20 |
| 370 | Total yards | 417 |
| 194 | Passing yards | 313 |
| 176 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 16/26 | Comp / Att | 25/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 16/26 | 194 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 26 | 121 | 1 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
GB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 25/37 | 313 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan Grant | 18 | 83 | 0 |
| Donald Driver | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon Jackson | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Driver | 3 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Brandon Jackson | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |