Written by Conor Agnew at YahooSports.com
Sunday, January 22nd marks the NFC Championship and it has some of the highest stakes ever for a championship game. This is more about winning and losing for the Packers and Falcons; it’s about legacy. It’s been 25 years since the Georgia Dome opened, and now on Sunday it hosts one final game before the Falcons move to their new home. Ending the stadium’s run with an NFC title would mean so much to the city of Atlanta, especially considering how much disrespect the Falcons have gotten over the years.
Let’s close out The @GeorgiaDome the right way.
See you Sunday.
Tickets – https://t.co/sde5oUcJQM pic.twitter.com/Z3N3kt34qp
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) January 16, 2017
Matt Ryan knows something about disrespect. He’s having an MVP caliber season this year, but as close back as 2015 people were questioning whether he was even a franchise quarterback, let alone an elite one. If he wins against the Packers, no matter what happens in the Super Bowl he’ll defend his spot as one of the NFL’s elite and can battle for a spot in the Hall of Fame. For a quarterback that’s flown under the radar for so many seasons, wins on the biggest stage in sports will go miles in establishing Matt Ryan’s legacy.
Unlike Ryan, Aaron Rodgers isn’t chasing a spot in the Hall of Fame. Another Super Bowl appearance can put him back in the conversation of the best of all time, especially if he has the opportunity to play and beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl. To go from questions about his future early in the season all the way up to people asking if we’ll ever see someone play the position at this high a level again is quite a leap, but Rodgers has made it and all that’s left to do is stick the landing.
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are 8-0 since he said he said he felt the team could “Run the table.” pic.twitter.com/QHVqN07KKD
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2017
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