Matt Ryan and Julio Jones have led an explosive offense to Super Bowl LI largely ignored. But they can’t shake off the tag of also-rans
The Atlanta Falcons are an excellent, exciting football team. That sentence shouldn’t read like a news item to anyone: the Falcons just won the NFC title after back-to-back blowouts in the playoffs, and scored 71 more points than any other NFL team during the regular season. But based on the lack of early buzz around Super Bowl LI, a lot of football fans simply don’t care.
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JULIO JONES IS A BEAST.
73 yards all the way to the house! #GBvsATL #NFLPlayoffs https://t.co/Iau1EnDgVJ