(LEARFIELD) – The Green Bay Packers face the Atlanta Falcons in the home opener for the Packers at Lambeau Field in just a short time.
Packers linebacker Zaire Franklin is excited for his first regular season game at Lambeau Field.
Safety Evan Williams expects no shortage of energy in the home opener tonight.
Edgerin Cooper said that he’s anxious for tonight’s game.
One of the keys for the Packers defense will be stopping or, at least, slowing down Falcons running back Bijan Robinson.
Franklin talked about Robinson.
Franklin continued his conversation about Robinson.
Cooper talked about Robinson as well.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will be making his first start since suffering a knee injury last season.
Williams talked about facing Penix.
Williams discussed how it will be different facing a player playing his first game of the season.
One key for the Packers defense will be getting off the field which has been a problem due to needless penalties.
Franklin said that he’s been getting after his teammates about that.
Williams talked about what they are doing to correct the penalties.
Defensive presence: The Packers’ defense ranks among the best in the
league this season in: Players with at least a half-sack: 7, t-No. 1; Opp. yards per play: 3.94, No. 2; Opp. yards per carry: 2.85, No. 2; Pct. of opp. runs for 4-plus yards: 34.4, No. 2; Opp. negative plays: 19, No. 1; Next Gen Stat pressure rate: 46.2, No. 3; Next Gen Stat QB pressures: 36, No. 4.
- Green Bay was credited with 24 QB pressures in Week 2 at the N.Y. Jets, tied for the second most in a game under LaFleur (since 2019) behind only the 26 at Arizona on Oct. 19, 2025.
- According to Next Gen Stats, Green Bay had 13 defenders generate at least one pressure in Week 2.
- EDGE Lukas Van Ness posted career highs for tackles (nine), sacks (1.5), tackles for a loss (three), NGS QB pressures (nine) and QB hits (four) in Week 2. Van Ness joined Chargers LB Khalil Mack (Oct. 1, 2023) as the only NFL players to hit all of those marks in a single game dating back to 2016.
- EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton ranks No. 4 in the NFL with a 29.2 pct. pressure rate and Van Ness ranks No. 6 with 27.9 pct. Dennis-Sutton is tied for No. 2 among rookies with three havoc plays (TFL, FF, INT, PBU or sack) this season (TruMedia).
- Van Ness is also tied for No. 5 in the NFL in NGS QB pressures (12) and is tied for No. 6 in the league in sacks (2.5).
- Dating back to 1999, LB Edgerrin Cooper is the first Packer with 15-plus tackles (15), multiple sacks (sacks) and five-plus tackles for a loss (five) in the first two games of a season. Cooper joins Vikings DE Danielle Hunter (2023) and Bears LB Brian Urlacher (2002,
2005) as the only NFL players since 2000 to register 15-plus tackles, five-plus tackles for a loss and multiple sacks in the first two games of a season. - Cooper leads the NFL in tackles for a loss (five) this season.
The game between the Packers and Falcons kicks off at 7:15 tonight at Lambeau Field.
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