Rodgers 31-for-36 as Packers rout Falcons
Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after he threw a 20-yard touchdown in the seocnd quarter to James Jones #89 against the Atlanta Falcons during their 2011 NFC divisional playoff game at Georgia Dome. (Jan. 15, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
ATLANTA - Carving up the NFC's top-seeded team, Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Green Bay Packers earned their second straight postseason road victory, a 48-21 rout of the Atlanta Falcons last night.
The Packers will have to win one more on the road to complete their run from sixth seed to the Super Bowl. Rogers will lead Green Bay into the NFC Championship Game at either Chicago or Seattle next weekend.
"That's what you dream about," Rodgers said. "This just feels so good right now. To be able to put up an offensive performance like that, it's just incredible."
Rodgers completed 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards, more than Brett Favre - the guy he replaced in Green Bay - ever threw for in a playoff game.
It was the most points ever scored by the Packers in a playoff game. They did not punt.
Green Bay scored 35 consecutive points, including Tramon Williams' 70-yard interception return on the final play of the first half for a 28-14 lead.
Rodgers guided the Packers on an 80-yard drive to open the second half, running the last 7 yards for a TD that made it 35-14. "It was one of those nights," Rodgers said. "I felt like I was in the zone."
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan also was picked off in the end zone, costing Atlanta an early scoring chance, and lost a fumble attempting a sneak. In two career playoff games, he is 0-2 with six turnovers and a safety.- AP
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