Packer Game Reaction

Before the game I had said that there are three things that worried me about the game. I guess these are pretty obvious but follow me. 1st was turnovers. Winning the turnover battle is huge in any game, and I would guess that the majority of the time the winner of a football game is the team that takes care of the ball better. But as you may remember, if not for a fumble on the Atlanta goaline, the Packers probably would have won the first meeting. Second was penalties, recall the 18 they had against the Bears. Although in looking at the season as a whole for the Packers, I would call all of the penalties in the Bears game an anomaly. Finally was the ability of the receivers to not drop the ball. There had been too many drops in the last couple of games.
The very first play from scrimmage was a pass out in the flat to a receiver that Charles Woodson read like a dirty limerick, but the receiver out there all but tackled Woodson. A good possibility that play could have resulted in a pick six. Then on the Packers first possession, Greg Jennings fumbles the ball and I am thinking we are theoretically -2 in the turnover margin and I am not feeling to great about the outcome of this game.
The Packers seem to right the ship and score a touchdown, but then the special teams really stinks it up on consecutive plays, allowing a kick return touchdown and then dropping the ensuing kickoff out of bounds at the 9. The offense then drives down the field methodically and scores a touchdown. I think that drive was turning point of the game number 1. It settled the team down, kept the defense off the field and pretty much set the tone for the remainder of the game.
The score is tied at 14 - 14 and the defense makes a stop and the Packers get the ball back with about 2 minutes to go in the half. I am thinking, “Alright, just get a field goal, but a touchdown would be better, and leave no time on the clock. Then we get the ball first in the second half. And with another scoring drive to open the 2nd half and we are up anywhere from 6 to 14 points.” But the Packers scored too fast and the kickoff coverage again failed to impress yet again, leaving the Falcons with decent field position and about a minute and a half to work with. Enter turning point of the game number 2. The pick six to end the half gave the Packers a 14 point lead going into the half and we still get the ball first. Another touchdown scoring drive to open the half and it was time to turn out the lights.
Rodgers played an incredible game. I really like seeing stats like “5 of 5 for 86 yards on 3rd down. And 6 of 6 for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns in the red zone.” He was calm and collected on the field and he wasn’t just slinging the ball around the field like someone I used to know. He was methodical and precise. Knowing that he will be the corner stone of the team for the next 8 of 9 years is extremely comforting.
The defense made plays when they had to. They showed a stat about mid way through the 3rd quarter about Matt Ryan. 15 dropbacks, 4 hurries, 3 sacks, and 4 knockdowns. Or something to that effect, essentially meaning that 2/3 of the time he dropped back he was getting harassed.
I don’t want to look past the Bears, but I have a hard time believing that the Packers will not win on Sunday.