Falcons put in promising effort, but can't outlast red hot Rodgers, Packers

GREEN BAY—The Packers lost the battle of the red zone but won the game, 26-21, and now find themselves in control of a first-round playoffs bye and, with a little help, the Packers could claim homefield advantage 

In the frigid weather that the tenants of Lambeau Field are accustomed to this time of year, the Green Bay Packers were able to put away the Atlanta Falcons and move to 10-3 on the season. The Packers dominated the first 

The Packers showed that from the outset and jumped to a 31-7 lead. In first half of the past six home games, they have outscored their opponents 182-30 and have led at the intermission by an average of 25.3 points. At 10-3, they held on to first place

ESPN NFL Insider Mike Sando spent Sunday with ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden and the "Monday Night Football" crew in Green Bay, Wisconsin, site of the Atlanta Falcons-Green Bay Packers matchup in Week 14 (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET). Sando files a few 

GREEN BAY, Wis. — It was supposed to be a building block, that defensive stand the Green Bay Packers made at Lambeau Field only eight days earlier against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to preserve their best win of the season. Surely, it was