The Green Bay Packers got a big 34-20 victory on Sunday over the Atlanta Falcons, giving Joe Philbin a win in his first game as the team’s interim head coach. It wasn’t a big win because the Packers are still in the thick of the playoff race, though they are still mathematically alive. Instead, it seems big for the confidence of the team, giving the players and fans belief that the problems the team had dealt with all season are indeed fixable.
The Packers got big contributions from three reserves on the offensive line, however, as a trio of starters were made inactive just before game time.