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NFL: Atlanta 20, Green Bay 17

ATLANTA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Matt Bryant's 47-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining Sunday enabled the Atlanta Falcons to edge Green Bay 20-17.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan connected on 24-of-28 pass attempts, good for 198 yards and a score, and running back Michael Turner rambled for 110 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries for the Falcons (9-2).

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Tony Gonzalez grabbed six balls for 51 yards and a touchdown, helping the Falcons post their fifth straight victory and stay one game ahead of New Orleans atop the NFC South.

The Packers (7-4), meanwhile, saw their four-game winning streak snapped.

Aaron Rodgers amassed 344 yards and a TD, going 26-of-35 through the air and rushing the ball 12 times for 51 yards and a touchdown. He found Jordy Nelson for a TD pass in the final minute to forge a short-lived tie.

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