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Cheese Curds, 1/18: Peppers & Perry need to step up against hot Falcons offense

One of the biggest keys to Sunday's NFC Championship Game will be winning the turnover battle. And as anyone who has watched a Dom Capers defense knows, his teams force turnovers by pressuring the quarterback. This week, with the Green Bay Packers' secondary still in shambles and facing the NFL's top scoring offense, pressuring Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will be even more critical than usual.

That task will in large part fall to outside linebackers Julius Peppers and Nick Perry.

The Packers' top two pass-rushers have combined for 20.