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Super Bowl LI: Where to Watch, Latest Betting Odds, and More
It's down to one more game for the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.
After 18 games, it's down to one more contest. The New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons will play Sunday night for the Vince Lombardi trophy.
The last stop on the Patriots' drive for a fifth Super Bowl title is NRG Stadium in Houston Sunday evening when the team faces the NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons. The game will be New England's ninth trip to the title game, a league record, while Atlanta is appearing in the championship game for the second time.
Here's what you need to know about Sunday's Super Bowl LI showdown.
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KICKOFF
The last game of the season is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.
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BROADCAST INFORMATION
TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by FOX and can be seen locally on WFXT Channel 25 in Boston. Joe Buck will handle play-by-play duties with Troy Aikman as the color analyst. Erin Andrews and Chris Myers will work the sidelines. Mike Pereira will also work in the booth. The game will be produced by Richie Zyontz and directed by Rich Russo.
NATIONAL RADIO: WEEI FM, 93.7, will carry the national broadcast produced by Westwood One Radi. Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason will call the game with Tony Boselli and James Lofton providing sideline analysis.
LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. Produced by Marc Cappello.
SERIES HISTORY
Super Bowl LI will mark the 14th time meeting between the two teams and the first since the Patriots traveled to Atlanta on Sept. 29, 2013 in a 30-23 win on Sunday Night Football from the Georgia Dome.
The Patriots have won the last four times the teams have played in the regular season with wins in 2001, 2005 and 2013 at The Georgia Dome and in a 2009 win at Gillette Stadium.
Prior to those four wins, the Patriots had suffered four straight losses to the Falcons, dating back to 1989. The two teams spent a week working with each other at the Falcons facility prior to a 2010 preseason game.
QB Tom Brady's first ever start against an NFC team was on Nov. 4, 2001 against the Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Brady completed 21-of-31 passes for 250 and three touchdowns in a 24-10 win.
THE BETTING LINE
Across the board, the major odds makers have not budged on their Super Bowl line. Nearly two weeks ago, the line opened at Patriots -3 and it has stayed there. The over/under is between 58-59 depending on the outlet and there are more than enough prop bets to keep gamblers busy. Click here to see some of the bets you can make.
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
- ESPN.com - Eight of nine experts pick New England
- Boston Globe - All seven writers pick New England
- Boston Herald - All seven writers pick New England
- Sports Illustrated - Eight of 12 writers pick New England
- FiveThirtyEight - New England has a 61 percent chance of winning
- Pete Pricso, CBS Sports - Atlanta 35, New England 31
Information in this article was provided by Patriots Media Relations
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