At the time, it seemed like the play that was going to turn the game in the Packers' favor for good.
With the Falcons leading 17-10 and threatening to score early in the fourth quarter, Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan ran play-action and was looking for tight end Ben Hartsock in the end zone.
Hartsock was open initially, but Ryan underthrew the pass and Green Bay cornerback Tramon Williams made a highlight-reel interception, reaching out with his right arm and pulling the ball into his body one-handed.
Williams said he wasn't even responsible for the tight end on the play, but when he saw Hartsock slipping off the line into open space, he sprinted back to make the play.
The Packers seized the momentum from the turnover by driving 80 yards for the game-tying touchdown, erasing what had been a 10-point deficit.
"It sparked us for a while," Williams said. "We fought our way back in, came down and scored a touchdown, tied the game up. But then they came back down and got a big return, so that brought the momentum down a little bit."
The spark was short-lived because the Falcons answered immediately with a 54-yard kickoff return by Jerious Norwood, setting up the go-ahead field goal, and the Packers trailed the rest of the way in the 27-24 defeat.
Williams was making his second straight start in place of Al Harris, who is out with a spleen injury. For his career, it was Williams' third start, and interestingly, he has an interception in each of those three games - the regular season finale vs. Detroit last year, at Tampa Bay last week, and Sunday.
Getting involved
Heading into Sunday's game, the Packers' tight ends had made just 12 receptions for 91 yards through four contests, with Donald Lee posting 11 of those catches.
Against the Falcons, Lee and fellow tight end Tory Humphrey combined for eight receptions worth 92 yards as the tight ends had by far their greatest involvement in the passing game so far in 2008.
Humphrey had the most productive day of his young career. With just one catch for 7 yards coming in, he grabbed four of Aaron Rodgers' passes for 67 yards, including a big 37-yarder right after Williams' interception that got the offense started on its 80-yard TD drive to tie the game.
"I thought Tory Humphrey had his best game so far and made some nice catches for me," quarterback Rodgers said.
Streak hits milestone
When Donald Driver made a spectacular grab early in the second quarter, hauling in a 44-yard touchdown pass between Atlanta defenders Brent Grimes and Erik Coleman, he extended his streak to 100 straight games with at least one reception. He's now just three shy of the franchise record of 103, set by Sterling Sharpe.
{sportsad300}Driver's touchdown was his 40th career score, making him the eighth player in franchise history with 40 career TD receptions. He also has two this season, already matching his total from a year ago.
Driver finished Sunday's game with three catches for 68 yards, giving him 3,459 career receiving yards at Lambeau Field. That puts him just 19 yards away from breaking Antonio Freeman's all-time Lambeau record of 3,477.
Injury update
Two Green Bay players were injured and left the game - left tackle Chad Clifton (hamstring) and defensive end Michael Montgomery (ankle).
With Clifton out, the offense moved Daryn Colledge from left guard to left tackle and inserted Allen Barbre at left guard. The defense rotated rookie Jeremy Thompson in at defensive end in Montgomery's absence.
Driver also was hurt in the game, getting his hand stepped on, but he continued to play.
