Back to the Top News Newsfeed

Julio Jones has Packers DBs 'praying' to contain him

The last time Falcons receiver Julio Jones faced the Packers, he had a monster game, catching 11 balls for 259 yards.

"He just snapped," Packers safety Micah Hyde told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Thursday.

MORE: League's top 10 receivers

The Packers had managed to hold Jones in check in that 2014 game as they jumped out to a 31-7 halftime lead — before Atlanta was forced into a pass-heavy offense. Jones went off, catching touchdowns of 79 and 22 yards. The Packers barely held off the rally for a 43-37 victory at Lambeau Field.