Falcons Visit Packers in Week 3 Thursday Night Game

The winless Atlanta Falcons are scheduled to visit the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night in a Week 3 matchup at Lambeau Field, with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The game is listed as an exclusive stream on Prime Video. The supplied previews do not report a result. Atlanta enters at 0-2 after losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers. Green Bay is 1-1, having rebounded from a season-opening loss to the Minnesota Vikings with a 20-17 overtime victory over the New York Jets. The Packers rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to win, according to the previews, though accounts differ on the size of the deficit. The matchup is the Packers’ first home game of the season. For Atlanta, the game comes after a 34-3 loss to Carolina in which the Falcons managed one field goal, according to one preview. The team’s first two games were played with Cooper Rush starting at quarterback, another preview reported. Michael Penix Jr. was expected to play for Atlanta for the first time since tearing his ACL last November, according to one report. That preview described his return as a boost for a team that had used third-string quarterback Rush in its opening games.