Opening drive touchdowns have become a given in Falcons games.
Atlanta took the opening kickoff in Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers and marched 80 yards on 13 plays, culminating in Mohamed Sanu's two-yard touchdown catch on a shovel pass from Matt Ryan.
The @AtlantaFalcons have scored a TD on their first drive in 8 straight games, including playoffs
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 22, 2017
ATL is 8-1 this season when scoring first
Ryan had a trio of third-down conversions on the opening drive. The MVP favorite has been an absolute monster in such situations.
Matt Ryan on 3rd down, since Week 16 (including opening drive today):
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 22, 2017
29/32, 323 passing yards, 3 TD passes, 0 INT, 140.0 passer rating
That's video game stuff.