FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- When Bill Belichick gathered New England Patriots players for one of their first meetings of the week Wednesday, one of the plays he showed them was from Super Bowl LI. It made sense considering the Patriots are hosting the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night (NBC, 8:30 p.m. ET).
The play -- running back LeGarrette Blount's lost fumble early in the second quarter -- highlighted a point Belichick wanted to stress to players: The Falcons can be a ferocious ball-stripping team.
Patriots running back Mike Gillislee, in particular, took the words to heart.