As CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco wrote Tuesday, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s greatest strength is “taking away one major part” of his opponent’s offense. This ability has served the future Hall of Famer well over the years -- including in 2002, when New England neutralized Marshall Faulk and “The Greatest Show on Turf” in Super Bowl XXXVI.
The Falcons have the best offense the Pats will face in a Super Bowl since that Rams squad, but there’s an important distinction to be made between those two powerhouses. While St. Louis had a historically-great scoring attack, it didn’t have the depth Atlanta has now.