GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- Official game notes from the Falcons 27-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
- An Atlanta 27-24 victory gave the Falcons their first win on the road this season and their first victory at Lambeau Field since 2002 (NFC Wild Card playoff).
- On Atlanta’s first play of the game, Quarterback Matt Ryan completed a 37-yard pass to wide receiver Roddy White crossing into Packers territory. Ryan completed two more receptions to White on the drive for a total of 64 yards. The three completions led to an Atlanta touchdown, which marked the second occasion this season the Falcons scored on their first drive of the game (Week 1 vs. Detroit) and the first time they scored on their first possession of the game on the road.
- The Falcons posted a touchdown on their first offensive possession of the game when Ryan led the team 81 yards on 10 plays and completed a one-yard touchdown strike to tight end Justin Peelle, his first as an Atlanta Falcon and the eighth of his career.
- Ryan started the game having completed six of six passes for 72 yards and one touchdown pass.
- Ryan compiled the best half of football in his rookie career thus far when he completed 13 of 18 passes for 154 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 135.0 passer rating. Ryan finished the game with a season-high 194 passing yards.
- On Atlanta’s first play at the start of the fourth quarter, Ryan rushed for his longest career gain with a 17-yard scamper on third down.
- Entering Week 5, the Falcons led the league in first quarter scoring with 38 points. Atlanta added to that total with 10 points on a touchdown and field goal. The Falcons have also outscored their opponents in the first quarter by a 48-14 margin.
- Following the first quarter of play the Falcons recorded eight first downs opposed to the Packers who finished the opening 15 minutes of play with zero. Atlanta also racked-up 147 net yards to Green Bay’s 10 in the quarter.
- White contributed with 67 first quarter receiving yards, falling three yards short of his career-high in the first 15 minutes of play (70), which he set on September 21, 2008 against Kansas City. White also finished the first half with 132 yards, which is the most in two quarters of play for the four-year veteran in his career and the second highest total since Terance Mathis posted 136 on November 19, 1995.
- At the 6:02 mark in the second quarter, Ryan tallied his second touchdown pass of the day when he found White in the end zone for a 22-yard strike to give the Falcons a 17-7 advantage. The catch was his sixth of the day giving White 115 yards in the first half at that point.
- White pieced together his second 100-yard receiving game of the season and the ninth of his career after catching eight passes for 132 yards and one touchdown.
- Running back Michael Turner posted his third 100-yard game of the season after finishing with 26 carries for 121 yards and one touchdown. Turner’s score came at the 3:35 mark in the fourth quarter to give Atlanta a two-possession lead (27-17) which sealed the victory.
- Fullback Ovie Mughelli carried the ball nine yards on his first rush of the season in the fourth quarter.
- Defensive tackle Grady Jackson logged his first sack of the season and the 34.5th of his career when he dropped Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Green Bay’s first offensive play of the game. The sack led to a Green Bay punt.
- Following the two-minute mark in the second quarter, defensive end John Abraham notched his seventh sack of the season, dropping Rodgers. The sack is the ninth in his last six games, the 17th in his last 20 contests and the 74.5th of his career. The sack forced a Packers field goal attempt and following an offensive holding call on a converted attempt, Green Bay missed a re-kick.
- Linebacker Michael Boley intercepted his first pass of the season and the fifth of his career when he stepped in from of an Aaron Rodgers pass late in the fourth quarter. The INT led to the game-sealing touchdown by Turner.
- Center Ben Wilkerson saw his first action of the season at the center position when he briefly replaced Todd McClure on Atlanta’s first offensive drive of the game. Wilkerson was at center when the Falcons scored their first touchdown in the first quarter.
- Kicker Jason Elam split the uprights on his first field goal attempt of the game from 42 yards and gave Atlanta a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. Elam’s second kick of 41 yards at the 7:19 mark in the four quarter was also good, giving the Falcons a 20-17 lead. The second field goal marked his 26th consecutive kick.
- Following a Packers touchdown to tie the game at 17, running back/kick returner Jerious Norwood returned the ensuing kickoff 54 yards into Green Bay territory, marking the second-longest kickoff return of his career. Norwood’s return set up a Falcons game-sealing touchdown.
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- GAME INACTIVES: Inactive players and starters from the Green Bay game
