"Playing in a big regular-season game is nothing new for Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez.

In 2003, Gonzalez and his Kansas City Chiefs finished 13-3 and landed the No. 2 seed for the AFC playoffs.

"After 14 years, there is not too much that I haven't seen," Gonzalez said.

The potential No. 1 seed for the NFC and at least the head-to-head playoff tiebreaker will be at stake when the Falcons (8-2) face the Green Bay Packers (7-3) at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Georgia Dome.

"Each game is so important, especially as the season keeps going," Gonzalez said. "You kind of want to have home-field advantage. We are not going to rest on our laurels. We are not going to think that, 'Hey, we are a good football team we can coast.'"

All he has to do is recall 2003. The Chiefs were upset by the Indianapolis Colts and Gonzalez has yet to win a playoff game. That's one of the reasons why he was fine with his trade to the Falcons in April 2009.

"We all know that he came here because he wanted to win and he felt like it was a place that he could win," quarterback Matt Ryan said. "That's exciting. That kind of instills confidence into everybody within the organization."

Gonzalez hasn't been shy about saying he wants a Super Bowl ring.

"It would be great to be a part of that team, to help him get that notch in his belt," Ryan said. "It would be great for everybody in the locker room. But that's down the road."

Gonzalez is not just some old veteran, dispensing knowledge at the water cooler. He still has the moves."