The overreactions are coming in hot and heavy based off the game against Atlanta. We should have saved “Overreaction Monday’ for this game, not Seattle. The headlines are “Atlanta is the team to beat in the NFC” and “Packers aren’t in Atlanta’s league.” First one is an obvious one with anyone whose brain still works regularly. Of course, the Falcons are the favorites, they’re the goddamn NFC champions. The second one is flawed considering Atlanta got two scores off gifts from officials. This could have easily been a down-to-the-wire finish between the teams.

Five Stars
Ty Montgomery – Some people will look at Ty Montgomery rushing for 35 yards as a bad thing. I’m a little curious why Mike McCarthy went away from the run after it showed some signs of working on the first drive, but Montgomery finished with 110 total yards from scrimmage with two touchdowns. Once again, a running back exploited Atlanta’s inability to stop him in the passing game. Monty looked great with 75 yards on six catches being a true resource for Aaron Rodgers.

Kevin King – You have to be impressed with Kevin King after his first game of real action. Atlanta tried to throw at him time after time, and each time, King did not allow a pass. That’s extremely impressive for the rookie who did not have the same amount of early reps as other guys. King has a starting spot going forward. There will be bad games for him, which I’m sure, but to start your career shutting down Julio Jones and company is a great way to start. He should have all the confidence in the world.

Four Stars
Davante Adams – I said in last night’s recap that ‘Davante Adams can be a number one receiver.’ I standby that statement as he showed it on Sunday. With Jordy Nelson out, Adams took control of the game from a receiver perspective becoming Rodgers’ guy. He made eight catches for 99 yards and a fantastic touchdown catch on fourth down. He’s a stud in this league.

Clay Matthews – Was this the rebirth of Clay Matthews the pass rusher or a guy taking advantage of a poor right tackle? We might not know until Dallas as Matthews and the Packers get weak offensive lines for the next couple of weeks. Packers pass rush wasn’t there as much as they needed to be, but Matthews got home for 1.5 sacks. He did a great job off the edge making plays frustrating Matt Ryan especially in the second half. For Matthews, that’s his first game with more than one sack since September 2015 against Kansas City.

Three Stars
Aaron Rodgers – This could probably be higher but with the interception and fumble turning directly into points, this is a three star for Rodgers. The guy did what he could with limited resources. No Jordy Nelson for the whole game has been nightmarish for the team in the past, and Rodgers did what he could to replace him. He finished with 343 yards as the Packers quarterback threw the ball 50 times in a valiant comeback attempt. We’ll see what Rodgers’ receiving core looks like next week.

Two Stars
Pick Plays and Laterals – Walt Anderson really fucked the Packers. The pick plays continue to be a thing Green Bay will get called out on. The quote from Adams after the game was fascinating to make it seem like the officials are dying to call it on the Packers. The Martellus Bennett pick prevented a huge gain from Randall Cobb and probably was setting up at least a field goal. Officials had a tougher time with the lateral, but still, that’s a bullshit call. The ball went forward and should have been Green Bay’s ball with third down. Instead, Desmond Trufant had a huge game and Falcons had 14 more points than they should have.

One Star
Martellus Bennett – Even though he caught five balls for 67 yards, Bennett had a tough time holding onto the football early on in this game. Marty B dropped a couple big ones on third down which is not what you want from your tight end. Hopefully, he doesn’t have Finley disease.

Damarious Randall – We could group him with his buddy Quinten Rollins but what a pukeworthy effort by Damarious Randall. We were told all summer that things had changed with him, and it’s apparent that nothing of the sort has happened. He looked lost against Julio Jones and the Atlanta receivers. We shall see what the future holds for him.

Quinten Rollins – Equally bad as Randall was Rollins. After a strong training camp, it’s apparent Rollins decided to piss down his leg again. It’s another tough outing for him against elite level competition. While Packers secondary shows signs of improvement, there are still some major flaws.

Charlie.