History on Atlanta's side: The Falcons had the No. 1 scoring offense in the NFL this year. The No. 1 scoring offense has made it to the conference championship four years in a row.
Next Gen Stat: Julio Jones had four catches for 99 yards and a TD when he wasn't covered by Richard Sherman in the Week 6 matchup.
Master of the deep ball: Matt Ryan had 10 TDs and 0 INTs when throwing passes of 20+ air yards during the regular season.
Achilles heel: The Falcons had the worst red zone defense in the NFL during the regular season (allowed a TD on 72.7 percent of opponents' red zone drives).