Atlanta
Falcons
1-1
21
FINAL
14
Green Bay
Packers
1-1
AI Recap
AI RECAPThe Atlanta Falcons walked into Lambeau Field and walked out with a 21-14 win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 3. It was a road result that kept Atlanta's early-season momentum intact and handed the Packers a home loss they'll be chewing on all week. The margin never grew comfortable, but the Falcons always had the answer when they needed one.
Cam Ward was efficient rather than explosive, throwing for 208 yards and accounting for all three Atlanta touchdowns through the air. Breece Hall gave him the balance to work with, grinding out 102 yards on the ground and keeping the Falcons ahead of the chains. Green Bay's most productive weapon was Christian Watson, who piled up 134 receiving yards and repeatedly stretched the Atlanta secondary. The problem for the Packers was converting that yardage into points, as they managed just two touchdowns all afternoon.
The defensive story belonged to Jalon Walker, who lived in the Green Bay backfield and finished with three sacks that consistently stalled Packers drives at the worst possible moments. Avieon Terrell delivered the swing play with an interception that flipped the field and cut off a Green Bay push. Benjamin St-Juste led all tacklers with four for the Packers, but the defense couldn't generate the same disruptive plays on its side. In a seven-point game, Walker's pressure and Terrell's takeaway were the difference.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | YDS | TD | INT | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward | QB | 20 | 11 | 208 | 3 | 1 | 109.9 |
| Jordan Love | QB | 19 | 12 | 201 | 2 | 1 | 111.9 |
| Max Duggan | QB | 12 | 7 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 117.7 |
| Christian Watson | WR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall | HB | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Jordan Love | QB | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Max Duggan | QB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Brian Robinson Jr | HB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Watson | WR | 5 | 134 | 26.8 | 1 | 65 | 0 |
| Breece Hall | HB | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 2 | 63 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden | WR | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Drake London | WR | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Trey McBride | TE | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | WR | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Tim Patrick | WR | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Walker | LEDG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avieon Terrell | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin Cooper | WILL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benjamin St-Juste | CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr | REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Hargrave | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons | REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Pola-Mao | FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McClellan | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Hand | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrington Valentine | FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal Adams | MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evan Williams | FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Devonte Wyatt | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisean Nixon | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Smack | K | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Folk | K | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

