NFL power rankings: Packers tumble in Week 7 after Aaron Rodgers injury
By Peter Panacy
![MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 15: Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings hits quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter of the game on October 15, 2017 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 15: Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings hits quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter of the game on October 15, 2017 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/ebd3ec2aeecca03d72fd165b7fab0ff921813c6f534154ffa726efe85d9faa55.jpg)
. Atlanta Falcons. 4. team. 44. . 3-2
One would think, coming off a bye, the Falcons would have been well prepared for a home contest against an inconsistent Jay Cutler and the visiting Dolphins in Week 6.
Not so much.
At the beginning, it seemed as if the Falcons were off to a comfortable start, putting up 17 unanswered points before halftime. But that’s where things stalled, and quarterback Matt Ryan finished with only a so-so effort against a Dolphins team that answered back with 20 unanswered points of their own in quarters three and four.
It’s not a good look for the now-3-2 Falcons, who suddenly can’t feel so good about their hold on the NFC South.