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Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones absorbs the hit by Jake Ryan, of the Green Bay Packers, in the first quarter of the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome Jan. 22, 2017 in Atlanta.

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Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones absorbs the hit by Jake Ryan, of the Green Bay Packers, in the first quarter of the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome Jan. 22, 2017 in Atlanta.
By AJC Sports
Jan 22, 2017

The Atlanta Falcons, playing their final game at the Georgia Dome, defeated the Green Bay Packers 44-21 to reach their second Super Bowl in franchise history.

The Green Bay Packers may have the history, but Atlanta led the entire NFC Championship Game in Atlanta.

Here are the game highlights as they happened on social media:

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