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Patriots, Falcons Will Face Off in Super Bowl LI



The Atlanta Falcons demolished the Green Bay Packers 44-21. The New England Patriots demolished the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17. Now, the Patriots and Falcons will face off in an epic battle a week and six days from now in Super Bowl 51. Here is a recap of how the games went down yesterday:

Atlanta Falcons 44 - Green Bay Packers 21:
The Falcons destroyed the Packers from the beginning of the opening drive. Matt Ryan played like an MVP once again - he threw four touchdowns and ran for another TD - and Julio Jones was an absolute monster. The Packers were unable to stop this offense, and the only team to do so were the Philadelphia Eagles. Every other team has struggled against them. The Falcons are clicking on all cylinders, and the defense has improved tremendously over the last five weeks (which has ultimately led to more points). On the other hand, the Packers simply had no fight left in them. The injuries caught up to them. Almost all of the running backs got injured, they were running out of defensive backs, three wide receivers were questionable to play, two offensive linemen left the game and did not come back, and in the end, Aaron Rodgers was a little bit off. They did not have the team and the players to compete with the Falcons' locomotive. For example, Rodgers handed the ball off to a guy named Aaron Ripkowski (someone not many people are familiar with) and he fumbled the ball which led to a turnover. The Falcons were undoubtedly the better team on Sunday.

New England Patriots 36 - Pittsburgh Steelers 17:
The combination of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady is really something else. They are headed to their seventh Super Bowl together and are looking for a fifth Super Bowl victory (a ring for every finger). I do not believe that the Patriots' defense is overrated. We all know what Tom Brady is capable of with that offense, but the team's defense is playing quite well. The team is led by great coaches, which ultimately paves the way for success. The Pats were definitely helped by an injury to LeVeon Bell early in the game, but they were great in stopping Big Ben, Antonio Brown, and the rest of the offense. The Steelers were no match on offense or defense. The Patriots were the more physical team. For example, on one play, LeGarrette Blount carried eight men with him to the one yard line. All eight of those men were Steelers players. They had difficulty tackling! The Steelers need to regroup and make another run next year.

Super Bowl LI will be played at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, and we now know that the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots will be facing off.


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