The Green Bay Packers had a rough fourth quarter on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, and the defense as a whole had a particularly long day. The Falcons held the football for over 36 minutes of game time in their 25-24 victory over the Packers, using a devastating and consistent ground game to eat up clock and eventually wear down Green Bay’s defense.
Of the Falcons’ nine meaningful drives, seven lasted 8 plays or more, with four in double digits. Atlanta also had five drives of more than four minutes and three that were more than five minutes long, while the Packers only managed to force a single punt — the other non-scoring drives for Atlanta were an interception and a turnover on downs.