Falcons to Packers: Come on, feel the noise

Falcons fans celebrate in the second half during the NFC divisional playoffs at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, January 14, 2017. The Falcons won 36-20 over the Seattle Seahawks. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Falcons fans celebrate in the second half during the NFC divisional playoffs at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, January 14, 2017. The Falcons won 36-20 over the Seattle Seahawks. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The Falcons can’t talk enough about all the racket that fans have been making recently in the Georgia Dome, and there was more chatter Wednesday when Vic Beasley Jr. suggested that fans might give demolition experts a head start in Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Packers.

Some have said the Dome was louder than ever Saturday, when the Falcons defeated the Seahawks 36-20, yet Beasley said, “I can say you ain’t seen nothing yet. Last week, that was amazing, but this week I expect the roof to blow off.”

Crowd noise is particularly effective in making communication difficult for offenses, as quarterbacks typically have more to say to their teammates before each snap than any other players on offense or defense.

Falcons fans were quite boisterous for the regular-season finale against the Saints, not knowing if that was going to be the last game ever in the Georgia Dome before the team transitions to the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium next season.

Again, Saturday it was unclear whether the game would be the last; it took the Packers upsetting the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday to bring the NFC Championship game to Atlanta for the second time in franchise history.

This will definitely be the final game in the Dome, which opened in 1992, and Falcons defenders are looking forward to more noise Sunday.

They’ll take all the help they can get in trying to slow red-hot Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

“I loved it,” cornerback Robert Alford said. “They made the atmosphere very interesting to be able to play in. They were behind us when we needed them, and I think this week they’re going to be even louder.”

Even kicker Matt Bryant, who typically doesn’t pay much attention to such details, is catching the fans’ hyper vibe. “Definitely during the games you can tell,” he explained. “That Saints game, and the game against the Seahawks it was definitely a much different atmosphere than in the past.”

Rookie tight end Austin Hooper said, “I’ve never experienced anything like that.”

Count rookie safety Keanu Neal in that group.

“It’s going to be awesome,” he said. “I’m looking forward to playing in front of the crowd one more time. It’s going to be a great experience.”

Beasley is especially jacked about playing in the final game in the Georgia Dome. He grew up in Adairsville, about 50 miles north of Atlanta, and has followed the Falcons for many years.

“It means so much,” he said. “My first NFL game was playing with the Atlanta Falcons, and it was a dream come true for me. Having my family an hour up the road, it’s even more of a blessing, and I know the Dome will be rocking on Sunday.”