Packers Vs. Falcons: Green Bay Turnover, Michael Turner Run Give Falcons The Lead, 7-0

The game starts with a typical Atlanta drive, lasting much longer than you would think based on the results, and the Falcons are forced to kick the ball back to the Packers. And that’s where the typical part of the first quarter kind of ends.

On 3rd-and-13 from the Green Bay 8, Aaron Rodgers hits Greg Jennings for an easy first down, until Stephen Nicholas knocks the ball out and it bounces into the waiting arms of Brent Grimes, who returns it to the Green Bay 48.

The ensuing drive features Mike Smith’s usual decision-making: Go for it on fourth down, resulting in a first down at the Green Bay 12. After that, the Falcons turn to Michael Turner for the 12-yard touchdown run and the game’s first points. Turner already has 25 yards and a touchdown on six carries, which is not exactly how the Packers defense wanted to start out against him.