Packers vs. Falcons 2017 live updates: Scores, highlights, and results from Sunday Night Football

The Falcons opened their new stadium the same way they closed their last one: with a win over the Packers.

Falcons 34, Packers 23: Aaron Rodgers marched the Packers down the field and threw the 300th touchdown of his career on this dinky shovel pass:

The bad news for the Packers was that Randall Cobb left with a shoulder injury.

Falcons 34, Packers 16: Green Bay inched closer Atlanta with a 33-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams. Rodgers tried Adams again for a 2-point conversion but failed.

Falcons 34, Packers 10: Atlanta got the three points back with a 53-yard Matt Bryant field goal.

Falcons 31, Packers 10: The Packers cut into the Atlanta lead after a 28-yard field goal topped off an 11-play, 65-yard drive

Falcons 31, Packers 7: The Falcons increased their lead after Desmond Trufant returns an Aaron Rodgers fumble for a TD.

The fumble was ruled a backward pass.

Halftime: Falcons 24, Packers 7

Falcons 24, Packers 7: And the Falcons got into the end zone once again on a 3-yard pass to Tevin Coleman.

Falcons 17, Packers 7: A Desmond Trufant interception gave the Falcons great field position and a chance to extend their lead before the half.

Falcons 17, Packers 7: Matt Ryan and the Falcons drove down the field on a seven-play, 58-yard drive capped off with a field goal.

This grab by Julio Jones gave the Falcons the boost they needed to jump ahead by double digits.

Falcons 14, Packers 7: Another nice drive for the Falcons gave them the lead again. And just like on their first possession, the score came on a Devonta Freeman 1-yard run.

Falcons 7, Packers 7: The quarter ended in a tie. The Falcons just began their third drive of the night with 24-yard catch by Mohamed Sanu.

Falcons 7, Packers 7: Green Bay answered right back with an 11-play, 75-yard drive. Ty Montgomery did most of the work: five carries and one catch for a total of 30 yards. He also ran in the 1-yard score.

Unfortunately for the Packers, Jordy Nelson left with a quad injury and is questionable to return.

Falcons 7, Packers 0: The Falcons marched down the field on their first possession in their new stadium. Julio Jones caught two big passes, and Devonta Freeman carried the ball four times for 18 yards, including the 1-yard touchdown.

Nothing beat the free throw celebration set to the NBA on NBC theme, though:

The last time the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers played was the NFC Championship Game last season, a game that the Falcons absolutely dominated. Green Bay doesn’t have to wait long for a rematch, as they will meet on Sunday Night Football at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC (live streaming online at NBC Sports).

Atlanta led the Packers by 24 points at halftime of that game, and comfortably took a 44-21 win into the Super Bowl. The Packers were riding an eight-game winning streak going into that matchup, so they were feeling pretty good. Now just one meaningful NFL game later, they have a shot at revenge.

Some may say the Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks game in Week 1 was boring, but it wasn’t a poor showing by either team. What it was, in actuality, was two very good defenses and coordinators stymieing the other. Aaron Rodgers had an interception and the Packers rushed for under 100 yards as a team, but they pulled out a hard-fought 17-9 win in the end.

The Falcons looked a whole lot worse than the Packers did in Week 1. They struggled mightily against a Chicago Bears team that few expect will amount to anything this season. Mike Glennon did some damage to the Atlanta secondary, and Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had to lead two fourth-quarter scoring drives for Atlanta to pull out the win.

Atlanta is relatively healthy going into Sunday’s matchup, with only Duke Riley and Alex Mack as the notable limited participants in practice earlier in the week. The Packers, though, have Bryan Bulaga, the starting right tackle, and David Bakhtiari, the starting left tackle, questionable for Week 2.

Green Bay was without Bulaga in Week 1, and Rodgers was sacked four times for a loss of 25 yards. They also couldn’t run the ball very well. In addition to those two, defensive tackle Mike Daniels is also questionable for Green Bay.

2) Falcons assistant GM Scott Pioli is 2017 ‘Ally of the Year’There have been two big “coming outs” in the NFL in 2017, and Falcons assistant GM Scott Pioli had a role in both of them. First was Ryan O’Callaghan, the former Chiefs and Patriots tackle who worked for Pioli at both franchises. Pioli played a supporting role in O’Callaghan’s journey and his coming-out story earlier this year. Two months later the NFL got its first publicly out coach — San Francisco 49ers assistant coach Katie Sowers — who publicly thanked Pioli for his support.

The Super Bowl hangover is more myth than reality. There have been teams to succeed the season after going to the Super Bowl. The Falcons are stacked with talent, and it was the first week of the season. Let’s not get too concerned ... yet.

These games also tend to be nail-biters; nine of the last ten regular season meetings were decided by eight points or less, including six by three or fewer points. Much like Green Bay’s non-divisional rivalries that have developed with the likes of San Francisco, Dallas, and Seattle, fans of both sides are connected by memories of both bitterness and joy.

Takk didn’t get a ton of playing time against the Bears—mainly because Chicago was so rarely lined up in a package that demanded nickel coverage from the Falcons. In his limited snaps, he showed flashes of what we saw in the preseason. Dan Quinn absolutely wants to get Takk more involved, and Sunday night’s game against Green Bay should give him plenty of opportunities to do so.