Mind-blowing stats for Super Bowl LI

The Patriots have as many Super Bowl appearances (9) as the Falcons have playoff wins (9) in their respective franchise histories.

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Different histories

The Patriots have as many Super Bowl appearances (9) as the Falcons have playoff wins (9) in their respective franchise histories.

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This game will feature the NFL's No. 1 scoring offense (ATL) vs its No. 1 scoring defense (NE), marking the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the league's top offense has met the top defense in the Super Bowl. The leading defense has won four of the previous five such matchups, with the only exception being 1989 (49ers over Broncos).

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League leaders

This game will feature the NFL's No. 1 scoring offense (ATL) vs its No. 1 scoring defense (NE), marking the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the league's top offense has met the top defense in the Super Bowl. The leading defense has won four of the previous five such matchups, with the only exception being 1989 (49ers over Broncos).

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Tom Brady will have an opportunity to break his tie with Joe Montana & Terry Bradshaw for the most Super Bowl titles by any starting quarterback in NFL history. Currently, they are tied at four championships apiece.

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Chasing history

Tom Brady will have an opportunity to break his tie with Joe Montana & Terry Bradshaw for the most Super Bowl titles by any starting quarterback in NFL history. Currently, they are tied at four championships apiece.

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Tom Brady and Matt Ryan recorded the fifth and sixth seasons in NFL history with 295+ passing yards per game and a 110+ passer rating. Every previous QB to do so either won the MVP or lost to another QB who also met those criteria.

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MVP-caliber QBs

Tom Brady and Matt Ryan recorded the fifth and sixth seasons in NFL history with 295+ passing yards per game and a 110+ passer rating. Every previous QB to do so either won the MVP or lost to another QB who also met those criteria.

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Dan Quinn has an uphill climb in facing Bill Belichick for the first time as a head coach. Since 2010, coaches are 3-22 (.120) in their first career game against Belichick (3 wins: Chip Kelly, Ron Rivera, Jim Harbaugh).

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Quinn vs. Belichick

Dan Quinn has an uphill climb in facing Bill Belichick for the first time as a head coach. Since 2010, coaches are 3-22 (.120) in their first career game against Belichick (3 wins: Chip Kelly, Ron Rivera, Jim Harbaugh).

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The Falcons have only four players with Super Bowl experience, while the Patriots have 22. However, the team with fewer players to have Super Bowl experience has won seven of the last 10 Super Bowls, excluding the season in which both SB participants had the same number of players with experience (2012, SF & BAL had four apiece).

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Experience matters

The Falcons have only four players with Super Bowl experience, while the Patriots have 22. However, the team with fewer players to have Super Bowl experience has won seven of the last 10 Super Bowls, excluding the season in which both SB participants had the same number of players with experience (2012, SF & BAL had four apiece).

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Julio Jones averaged 100.6 receiving yards per game this season (led NFL), the most of any player to play in the Super Bowl in that season. He joins Michael Irvin (100.2 receiving YPG in 1995) as the only players to average 100 receiving yards per game for a season and then make the Super Bowl.

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Hitting the century mark

Julio Jones averaged 100.6 receiving yards per game this season (led NFL), the most of any player to play in the Super Bowl in that season. He joins Michael Irvin (100.2 receiving YPG in 1995) as the only players to average 100 receiving yards per game for a season and then make the Super Bowl.

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Bill Belichick will appear in his 10th Super Bowl as a head coach or assistant. He has been a part of approximately 20 percent of all Super Bowls (10 of 51).

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Been there, done that

Bill Belichick will appear in his 10th Super Bowl as a head coach or assistant. He has been a part of approximately 20 percent of all Super Bowls (10 of 51).

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Devonta Freeman & Tevin Coleman are the third running back tandem in NFL history to score 10+ touchdowns apiece in a season in which their team went to the Super Bowl, joining Ickey Woods & James Brooks (1988 Bengals) and Duane Thomas & Calvin Hill (1971 Cowboys).

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Dual threat

Devonta Freeman & Tevin Coleman are the third running back tandem in NFL history to score 10+ touchdowns apiece in a season in which their team went to the Super Bowl, joining Ickey Woods & James Brooks (1988 Bengals) and Duane Thomas & Calvin Hill (1971 Cowboys).

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The Patriots will wear white jerseys for Super Bowl LI. The team to wear its white jersey has won 11 of the last 12 Super Bowls.

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Winning colors

The Patriots will wear white jerseys for Super Bowl LI. The team to wear its white jersey has won 11 of the last 12 Super Bowls.

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