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Don’t Bet on a Super Bowl 51 Shootout

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Sports Illustrated gave an early preview of their Super Bowl cover this week and as you can see below the headline matches what pretty much everyone has been writing/thinking: SHOOTOUT!

Yes, the Falcons have put up 80 points in their two playoff games combined and broke 38 points seven other times this season. The Patriots are no slouches either, having put up 70 points in their two playoff games. The opening over/under was 58.5, the highest over/under in Super Bowl history, but I wouldn’t go betting the over just yet.

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Patriots will wear white jerseys in Super Bowl LI

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Wearing white jerseys could be a good sign for the Patriots and their fans based on past Super Bowls.

Blue: 2-2

XXXVI (20-17 win over Rams)

XXXVIII (32-39 win over Panthers)

XLII (17-14 loss to Giants)

XLVI (21-17 loss to Giants)

Red: 0-1

XX (46-10 loss to Bears)

White: 2-1

XXXI (35-21 loss to Packers)

XXXIX (24-21 win over Eagles)

XLIX (28-24 win over Seahawks)

Source: New England Patriots will wear white jerseys in Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots Blog- ESPN

Yesterday I held a poll to find out what Patriots Nation preferred for jerseys this time around and it wasn’t surprising the majority picked white, and that’s what they’ll get in Super Bowl LI.

The other good news is that the Patriots were undefeated in white this season, going a perfect 8-0 on the road in them, becoming just the seventh team all-time to do so. So really, what else would you want to wear given that this is another away game? Add in that they have their best win percentage in the Super Bowl in white and it only further confirms this was the way to go.

I think we’re all a little gun shy since wearing blue back-t0-back in Super Bowls 42 and 46, so it’s good news they’ll keep the white jersey train rolling to Houston.

Patriots-Steelers AFCCG Film Review: Defense Edition

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The All-22 came out early this week, quickly squashing my dilemma of reviewing the AFC Championship or moving on to start getting familiar with the Falcons. Overall, this was everything we’ve come to expect this season out of the Patriots defense. They bent at times, but it was near impossible to break them.

The two goal-line stands were key moments in the game and really two sequences where the Patriots defense can hang their hat. They were consistently physical at the point of attack and even when they made mistakes, those mistakes were quickly tackled and the defense was refocused entirely on the next play.

Here’s some thoughts on what else stood out from the defense in the AFC Championship…

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