Fast Facts: Super Bowl LI

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on February 4, 2017

Fast Facts is a weekly series, this time featuring a quick glance at Super Bowl LI.

Odds

The opening line has the Falcons as a 3 point underdogs. The over/under is 59 points.

Team Records

New England Patriots (16-2) at Atlanta Falcons (13-5)

Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Dan Quinn

Playoff Record/Years: 2-0/one year

New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick

Playoff Record/Years: 25-10/15 years

Gameday Information

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2017
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET
Site: NRG Stadium (71,795) | Houston, Texas
Playing Surface: UBU Sports Speed Series S5-M
TV Coverage: FOX
Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Chris Myers (Field reporters)
National Radio: Westwood One
Sirius: 88 (WW1), 81 (NE), 82 (Atl). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (NE), 82 (Atl.)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Tony Boselli, James Lofton (Field reporters)
Referee: Carl Cheffers

By The Numbers

Teams meet for 1st time in postseason.
NE leads all-time series 7-6.
Patriots defeated Falcons 30-23 in last meeting on 9/29/13.

Patriots

Have 9 Super Bowl berths, most in NFL history.
Have won 8 consecutive division titles, longest streak in NFL history.
Since 2001, have won 4 Super Bowl titles, most in NFL.
Have 31-19 (.620) all-time postseason record, 2nd highest winning pct. in playoff history
Head coach Bill Belichick has 25 career postseason wins, most all-time. Has won 4 Super Bowl titles (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX), tied with Chuck Noll for most in NFL history
QB Tom Brady
- Is all-time SB leader in pass att. (247), comp. (164), yards (1,605) & TDs (13).
- Has won 4 Super Bowls as starting QB & 3 Super Bowl MVPs, both tied for most in NFL history.
- In Super Bowl XLIX vs. Sea., completed SB record 37 passes for 328 yards & 4 TDs.
- Ranks 1st all-time in postseason wins (24), passing att. (1,263), comp. (788), yards (8,628) & TDs (61).
- Has 11 career postseason games with 300+ pass yards, most all-time.
- Had 14.0 TD/INT ratio (28 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs), highest in NFL history (min. 20 pass TDs)…
- In Div. Rd. win vs. Hou.,
RB Dion Lewis became 1st player in postseason history with rush TD, rec. TD & KR-TD in same game.
RB LeGarrette Blount
- Rushed for TD in AFC CG.
- Led NFL with franchise-record 18 rush TDs.
- Has 8 rush TDs in 7 career postseason games.
- Has rush TD in 6 of past 7 (incl. playoffs).
RB James White tied for lead among NFL RBs with 5 TD catches
WR Julian Edelman
- Had eight catches for 118 yards & TD in AFC CG.
- Ranks 7th in NFL postseason history with 84 catches.
- In past 9 playoff games, has 75 catches (8.3 per game) for 862 rec. yards (95.8 per game) & 3 TDs.
- Had 9 catches for 109 yards & TD in SB XLIX.
- Is franchise postseason leader with 84 catches & 937 rec. yards.
- Has 3 seasons with 90+ catches, 2nd most in team history.
WR Chris Hogan
- Set franchise record with 180 rec. yards in AFC CG.
- Ranks 2nd among players in 2016 postseason with 275 rec. yards.
WR Danny Amendola had TD catch in SB XLIX…
CB Malcolm Butler
- Had INT with 26 seconds remaining in SB XLIX.
- Led team with 4 INTs & 17 PD.
LB Rob Ninkovich
- Has 1.5 sacks in past 2 SB appearances.
- Had FR in AFC CG. Has 6 career postseason sacks.
CB Logan Ryan
- Has 16 tackles, 4 PD & INT in past 2 postseason games.
- Was only NFL CB with 90+ tackles (92), 2+ INTs (2), 1+ sack (1) & 1+ FF (1) in 2016.
S Devin McCourty had INT in Div. Rd. CB ERIC ROWE had INT & 2 PD in AFC CG.
LB Kyle Van Noy had FF in AFC CG.

Falcons

Making 2nd Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
Won NFC South & advanced to postseason for 1st time since 2012.
Ranked 1st in NFL in total points (540) & 2nd in total offense (415.8 yards per game).
Head coach Dan Quinn
- Is making 3rd Super Bowl appearance in past 4 seasons.
- Was def. coordinator for Sea. in SB XLVIII & XLIX…
QB Matt Ryan
- Passed for 392 yards & 4 TDs for 139.4 rating in NFC CG.
- Is 1st QB in NFL history with 3+ pass TDs in 4 consecutive playoff games.
- Set franchise record & ranked 2nd in NFL with 4,944 passing yards.
- Has 6 consecutive 4,000+ yard seasons, tied for 2nd longest streak in NFL history.
- Led league with 117.1 rating, 5th highest single-season rating in NFL history.
- In past 6 (incl. postseason), has 1,861 pass yards (310.2 per game) with 18 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 133.3 rating.
- In past 3 postseason games, has 1,126 pass yards (375.3 per game) with 10 TDs vs. 1 INT for 126.2 rating
RB Devonta Freeman
- Has 829 scrimmage yards (497 rush, 332 rec.) & 10 TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.) in past 8 (incl. postseason).
- Has 209 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 122 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career postseason games.
- Had 1,079 rush yards, 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard season
WR Julio Jones
- Had 9 catches for 180 rec. yards & 2 TD catches in NFC CG.
- Is only player in NFL history with 2 postseason games of 180+ rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs.
- Averages 110.4 rec. yards per game in postseason, highest avg. in playoff history (min. 5 games).
- Ranked 2nd in NFL with 1,409 rec. yards, 4th season with 1,000+ rec. yards.
- Led NFL with 100.6 rec. yards per game avg.
- Has 26 catches (8.7 per game) for 429 rec. yards (143 per game) & 5 TD catches in past 3 postseason games.
WR Mohamed Sanu
- Aims for 4th consecutive game (incl. postseason) with TD catch.
- Had 5 catches for 52 yards & TD in NFC CG.
WR Taylor Gabriel has 5 rec. TDs in past 8 (incl. postseason)
DE Dwight Freeney has 10 career postseason sacks, 4th most among active players.
LB Vic Beasley Jr. led NFL with 15.5 sacks.
LB Deion Jones (106) & S Keanu Neal (105) led NFL rookies in tackles. Neal tied for 3rd in league with 5 FFs.
CB Robert Alford tied for 5th in NFL with 19 PD.
CB Ricardo Allen aims for 3rd consecutive postseason game with INT.
DT Ra’Shede Hageman
- Had 1st career postseason sack & 3 TFL in NFC CG.
- Has 3 sacks in past 5 (incl. postseason).
DE Tyson Jackson had sack & TFL in NFC CG.

Regular Season Rankings

Passing	Tom Brady: 291-432-3554-28-2-112.2 (2L)	Matt Ryan: 373-534-4944 (2L)-38 (2L)-7-117.1 (1L)
Rushing	LeGarrette Blount: 299-1161-3.9-18 (1L)	Devonta Freeman: 227-1079-4.8-11
Receiving	Julian Edelman: 98-1106-11.3-3	Julio Jones: 83-1409 (2L)-17.0-6
Offense	386.3	415.8
Pass Yds/Game	269 (4th)	295 (3rd)
Rush Yds/Game	117 (7th)	120 (5th)
Points Scored	441 (3rd)	540 (1st)
Points Allowed	250 (1st)	406 (27th)
Take/Give	+12 (3rd)	+11 (4th)
Defense	326.4	371.2
Def. Pass Yds/Game	237 (12th)	266 (28th)
Def. Rush Yds/Game	88 (3rd)	104 (17th)
Sacks	Trey Flowers: 7	Vic Beasley Jr.: 15.5 (1L)
INTs	Malcolm Butler: 4	Deion Jones (R): 3
Punting	Ryan Allen: 44.7	Matt Bosher: 46.8
Kicking	Stephen Gostkowski: 127 (46/49 PAT; 27/32 FG)	Matt Bryant: 158 (1L) (56/57 PAT; 34/37 FG)