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Breaking down how Patriots and Falcons match up everywhere
HOUSTON — The Falcons have never won the Super Bowl. Heck, they had made it this far just once in their 51-year history. The Patriots are not in the Super...
Falcons GM: Giants could be a Super Bowl contender next year
HOUSTON — Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff views the Giants as strong contenders in the NFC. Asked Thursday which teams he believes the Falcons will have to battle next season...
Falcons need to make the most of scary-good running back duo
HOUSTON — Tevin Coleman pondered the question for a moment. Is two better than one? “As of right now, two is definitely better than one,’’ he said Tuesday, and isn’t...
Patriots' disappointing response to Devonta Freeman's taunt
The Patriots had little response a day after Falcons running back Devonta Freeman said Atlanta’s high-powered offense could “do whatever we want” when the two teams meet at Super Bowl...
Devonta Freeman finally gets Super Bowl trash talk started
Devonta Freeman doesn’t seem concerned about facing the stingiest defense in the NFL. Worried wouldn’t fit, either. If anything, the Falcons running back is brimming with confidence about facing the...
Super Bowl X-factors: 10 non-QBs who can take over
Though much of the Super Bowl focus will be on the two star quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Matt Ryan, Super Bowl LI will be decided by much more than the...
Bill Belichick's brain hasn't been tested like this in 26 years
Matt Ryan throwing it and Julio Jones catching it, and Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman running and catching it, and Kyle Shanahan calling it add up to one scary offense,...
Matt Ryan destroys Packers as Falcons reach Super Bowl
ATLANTA — They got the ball, went down the field like clockwork, put the ball in the end zone. The Falcons were off and flying and never really landed Sunday...
Why you must go against grain in final week of fantasy football
And then there were four. The Falcons, Packers, Patriots and Steelers. This is what the 2017 NFL, fantasy and DFS seasons come down to. By now, you have a pretty...
Packers-Falcons gauntlet comes down to which QB is hotter
The Post breaks down Sunday's NFC title game: When the Falcons have the ball The mind instantly focuses on Matt Ryan throwing to Julio Jones, but Atlanta’s potency is so...
Why it's unwise to sleep on the other team in NFL's final four
The Packers are perceived as the hottest team in the NFL playoffs, having won eight straight games to reach Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Falcons in Atlanta. And bettors...
Can 99 be a magic number for the Falcons like it was for Giants?
ATLANTA — A 99-yard play famously propelled the Giants to a Super Bowl victory five years ago. The Falcons are hoping a 99-yard drive can end up doing the same...
Biggest fantasy football steals of the year — and biggest whiffs
Wide receivers dominated the early picks in this season’s fantasy football drafts. Why shouldn’t they, after top running backs routinely went bust in 2015? But then, once the 2016 season...
Eagles RBs not a fantasy football question you want to ask
Nobody likes guesswork. Even informed guessing still is just guessing. What’s the weather going to be like next week? What mood will my wife be in when I get home?...
The learning coach and vet QB behind NFL's abrupt juggernaut
Dan Quinn gets his chance to show Pete Carroll that the pupil can beat the teacher. Julio Jones gets his chance to win his Star Wars mano a mano with...
Cowboys new top WR? A QB sinking? 5 NFL things to watch
With all the games, backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it is tough to know what to look for on Sunday. Here are five things...