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In-game replay: Packers tie game at 7 in first quarter

September 17, 2017 Atlanta: Packers fans Dallas Pennington (from left), Seth White, and Dillon Byrd sport green for their team as the Falcons prepare to play the Packers in a NFL football game on Sunday, September 17, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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September 17, 2017 Atlanta: Packers fans Dallas Pennington (from left), Seth White, and Dillon Byrd sport green for their team as the Falcons prepare to play the Packers in a NFL football game on Sunday, September 17, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Alex Makrides
Sept 18, 2017

The Packers put together a nice touchdown drive of their own after the Falcons took an early lead in the first quarter of Sunday night’s game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The drive took 11 plays, went 75 yards, lasted 6:08 and ended with a Ty Montgomery one-yard touchdown run. Falcons cornerback Keanu Neal extended the drive on a third-and-7 from the Falcons 40-yard line when he committed a pass interference.

Four plays later Montgomery punched it into the end zone. Montgomery accounted for 39 yards on the Packers drive.

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