Packers safety Morgan Burnett, who played at North Clayton High and Georgia Tech, will have a homecoming Sunday night.
While he gave up some big plays last week against Denver, he is tied for the NFL lead with three interceptions this season.
Other connections include:
- Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers coached alongside Mike Mularkey, Keith Armstrong, Glenn Pires and Terry Robiskie with the Miami Dolphins in 2007.
- Falcons secondary coach Tim Lewis played for the Packers before his promising career was cut short by injury.
- Packers linebacker Erik Walden attended Dublin High School.
- Packers defensive end Jarius Wynn attended Lincoln County High School and played in college at Georgia and Georgia Military College.
- Packers safety Nick Collins played at Bethune-Cookman with Falcons wide receiver Eric Weems from 2003-04.
- Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was teammates with Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji at Boston College.
- Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and linebacker Desmond Bishop were teammates at California.
- Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes and Packers fullback John Kuhn were teammates from 2001-04 at Shippensburg.
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