Game facts: Packers at Falcons

Published: Nov 28, 2016 at 01:37 PM

Next Gen Stat:Matt Ryan finished the 2016 regular season with the best passer rating against the blitz (123.1).

Mind-blowing stat: The Falcons scored 540 points in the regular season (8th-most in NFL history). No team to score as many or more points in the regular season has ever won a Super Bowl.

Ryan for MVP?:Matt Ryan averaged the most yards per pass attempt (9.26) of any QB in regular-season history (min. 400 pass attempts).

Elite RB duo:Devonta Freeman (14 TDs) and Tevin Coleman (12 TDs) are one of three RB tandems since 1977 to each score 11 TDs in a season.

Achilles heel: The Falcons finished the regular season with the worst red-zone defense in the NFL (allowed a TD on 72.7 percent of opponents' red zone drives).

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