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Watch Julio Jones obliterate the Green Bay Packers defense with this 73-yard touchdown in the NFC Conference Championship game.

Julio Jones scored a sensational 73-yard touchdown for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers.

Click on the video above to see the Jones score, as he shrugged off two Green Bay defenders on the way.

"A man against boys," that was the assessment of of Sky Sports analyst, Neil Reynolds, in describing Atlanta's superstar wide receiver.

And that's exactly how Jones made it look when he took the short pass over the middle from quarterback Matt Ryan 73 yards to the house.

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22:  Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons looks to avoid the tackle attempt of LaDarius Gunter #36 of the Green Bay Packers during
Image: Julio Jones #11 escapes LaDarius Gunter #36 on his way for a 73-yard touchdown.

The touchdown helped stretch the Falcons' lead to 31-0 early in the third quarter, on their first possession in the second half.

Atlanta were playing for the final time in the Georgia Dome before moving into a new stadium, and gave their home a fitting send-off with an utterly dominant performance.

Click on the video above to see Jones' sensational 73-yard touchdown.

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