Tom Brady was rolling his way into Atlanta territory, but that defense showed up again when it needed to, sacking Brady twice to force a second New England punt.
It's still scoreless with 5:08 to play in the first quarter.
Brady completed passes of 13 and 15 yards to Danny Amendola and Chris Hogan before finding James White on third and short to set the Patriots up at the Falcons 40.
Falcons can't cash in on big play
Devonta Freeman kept the good vibes rolling early for the Falcons, going 37 yards on the first play from scrimmage to get his team out of the shadow of its own end zone and out near midfield.