Wild Card Round: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat January 4, 2003 at 8:08pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Lambeau Field shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Atlanta Falcons versus Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Atlanta Falcons-Green Bay Packers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L2 |
| New England Patriots | 9-7 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 9-7 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-5-1 | W3 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-7 | W2 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 7-9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-14 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 11-5 | W5 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-10 | L2 |
| Houston Texans | 4-12 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 11-5 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8-8 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-9 | W3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 12-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 10-6 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 7-9 | W2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 12-4 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6-10 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-12 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 3-13 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 9-6-1 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 9-7 | L3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | W2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1424272727 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00777 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Shawn Jefferson 10 yard pass from Michael Vick ( Jay Feely kick) | 7-0 |
| Falcons | Artie Ulmer 1 yard blocked punt return ( Jay Feely kick) | 14-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | T.J. Duckett 6 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick) | 21-0 |
| Falcons | Jay Feely 22 yard field goal | 24-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Donald Driver 14 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 24-7 |
| Falcons | Jay Feely 23 yard field goal | 27-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Atlanta Falcons defeated Green Bay Packers 27-7 at Lambeau Field in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Falcons: Jay Feely 23 yard field goal. Top line of the day: Brett Favre: 247 pass yards on 20-of-42, 1 TD, 2 INT. Atlanta Falcons advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Atlanta Falcons walked out of Lambeau Field as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Green Bay Packers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-7. The final scoring play came from Falcons: Jay Feely 23 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Atlanta Falcons advance to the divisional round.
Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 7. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 65358. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Brett Favre: 247 pass yards on 20-of-42, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Michael Vick: 64 rush yards on 10 carries
- Javon Walker: 5 catches for 104 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Lambeau Field. Final: Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 7, with Atlanta Falcons taking the result by 20. **First quarter**
- Falcons: Shawn Jefferson 10 yard pass from Michael Vick ( Jay Feely kick)
- Falcons: Artie Ulmer 1 yard blocked punt return ( Jay Feely kick)
Second quarter
- Falcons: T.J. Duckett 6 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick)
- Falcons: Jay Feely 22 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Packers: Donald Driver 14 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick)
- Falcons: Jay Feely 23 yard field goal
Top performers
- Brett Favre: 247 pass yards on 20-of-42, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Michael Vick: 64 rush yards on 10 carries
- Javon Walker: 5 catches for 104 yards
| Falcons | Packers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 21 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 309 | 289 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 13/25 | 20/42 |
| Pass yards | 117 | 247 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 0 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 0 | 14 |
| Net pass yards | 117 | 233 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 44 | 19 |
| Rush yards | 192 | 56 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties | 3 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 15 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | |||||
| Michael Vick | 13/25 | 117 | 1 | 0 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 20/42 | 247 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | ||||
| Michael Vick | 10 | 64 | 0 | 22 |
| Warrick Dunn | 15 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| T.J. Duckett | 17 | 45 | 1 | 15 |
| Quentin McCord | 2 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| GNB | ||||
| Ahman Green | 11 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Tony Fisher | 6 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | ||||
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
| Brian Finneran | 4 | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Alge Crumpler | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| GNB | ||||
| Javon Walker | 5 | 104 | 0 | 37 |
| Donald Driver | 3 | 64 | 1 | 25 |
| Bubba Franks | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Robert Ferguson | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Tony Fisher | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Karsten Bailey | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Terry Glenn | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ahman Green | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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