Patriots Open Up as 3 point favorite vs. Atlanta

Doesn't surprise me because we're more balanced. I thought it would be a pickem

probably end at 2 the over under should be interesting...

Also probably the SB experience vs the non-experience.

Should be a lot of fireworks in this one. #OneForTheThumb. #LetsFinish

Pretty interesting to me. I had heard last week that the current line for pats Falcons was -6. If that was true, the Falcons must've REALLY impressed people today

I'd give the Pats 5-6 Points. They have been underrated all year. Still a 1 score game and the first one i feel we will have had for a while.

We are "huge" favorites. We were pick ems vs Seattle and -2.5 vs NYG last time. Will we have seven straight Super Bowls decided by 4 points or less? Oh my poor blood pressure.

I think this is accurate. Pats D has to hold ATL under 30.

Say Pats 31 - ATL 28.

Atlanta defense ranked 25th defense in yards and 27th in defense points per game

Atlanta #1 scoring offense Patriots #3, I see a huge difference between these teams

Ice_Ice_Brady said:

We are "huge" favorites. We were pick ems vs Seattle and -2.5 vs NYG last time. Will we have seven straight Super Bowls decided by 4 points or less? Oh my poor blood pressure.

Click to expand...

venecol said:

I think this is accurate. Pats D has to hold ATL under 30.

Say Pats 31 - ATL 28.

Click to expand...

Not this team.

I have no rational explanation for why I have believed this for awhile now (maybe since the Ravens game?), but I had visions of a the Pats running away with one in the SB after beating two playoff opponents handily...so far, so good.

Dr Pain said:

Atlanta defense ranked 25th defense in yards and 27th in defense points per game

Click to expand...

In a lot of ways, Atlanta is a lot like Pittsburgh, big strong armed qb who spreads he ball around, star wr, rb's, and a pressure defense,

Our job is to not come off the bye week rusty, aka the Houston and Seattle games, and the o line to give Brady time to carve up the Atlanta defense,

We must outscore Atlanta. But more important is getting a lead in them early.

Should be 6 points. We haven't won a super bowl comfortably, but I think this will be it. 31-17

Shut down Julio....their D doesn't scare me. Us being there before and most of these players being through this before will be a huge plus in our favor

Dont sleep on the Atlanta D, its played much better the last half of the season

Best Offense we will see, we gotta do what we do. I honest'y expect us to play a posession game, I wonder if bill will maybe design his gameplan to be similar to superbowl 25. the Giants had the ball for 40 min in that game (Still almost lost)

fightingirish595 said:

Dont sleep on the Atlanta D, its played much better the last half of the season

Click to expand...

fightingirish595 said:

Dont sleep on the Atlanta D, its played much better the last half of the season

Click to expand...

I don't know much about them other than they are the 27th ranked scoring in the regular season. I like the Patriots #3 scoring offense against the Falcons #27 scoring defense over the Falcons #1 scoring offense against the Patriots #1 scoring defense.

Dr Pain said:

I don't know much about them other than they are the 27th ranked scoring in the regular season. I like the Patriots #3 scoring offense against the Falcons #27 scoring defense over the Falcons #1 scoring offense against the Patriots #1 scoring defense.

Click to expand...

Yeah thats fine , I just dont think they are as bad as the numbers suggest, but they arent great, we should have success