Following three consecutive games against NFC opponents, two of which were divisional matchups, the Atlanta Falcons move back into inter-conference play against an opponent that’s had their number in recent history.
The New England Patriots have been the gold standard in football in the 2000s, building one of the most imposing modern day dynasties in North American sports, winning six Super Bowls since 2001. They possess a positive 9-6 record against the Falcons overall.
This was a matchup which was largely dominated by the Falcons before the turn of the millennia — after the Patriots won the first two games, in 1972 and 1977, the Birds rattled off six wins in seven contests between 1980-1998.