Ahead of Super Bowl LI in Houston Sunday, we will take a look at some of the key matchups between the Patriots and Falcons:
PATRIOTS DEFENSIVE FRONT vs. FALCONS OFFENSIVE LINE
Why the Patriots could have advantage:
Trey Flowers, Alan Branch, Rob Ninkovich and Kyle Van Noy have given opposing lines fits in the playoffs, and the Pats have also gotten some nice postseason contributions from Malcom Brown, Chris Long and Shea McClellin. They’ve been great against the run and decent enough at creating pressure with four rushers.
Why the Falcons could have advantage: