Currently we have four teams in the Super Bowl picture, three are teams that have proven to be playoff contenders and one that is dominant in offense passing this past regular season.
In making this list, I will be listing the possible match ups and winners for Super Bowl LI. The order in which the matches appear are irrelevant, I am not listing them based off of chances for winning.
1) Pittsburgh VS Atlanta
Winner: Pittsburgh
This matchup is unique, mainly because we do not have accurate data for the Falcons Postseason plays. However, Big Ben has proven himself twice in the Super Bowl, and with Le'veon Bell Running circles around ever defense I don't see the Falcons winning this shootout. Steelers defense plays hard a rough, often to the dismay of referees and players alike. They are penalty prone, but they do intimidate the competition. The last time the Steelers and Falcons met was in 2015, with Pittsburgh winning by seven. With Matt Ryan, a great quarterback who has never proven himself in the playoffs, the Falcons do not have the horses to pull the weight.
2) Pittsburgh VS Green Bay
Winner: Green Bay
A matchup of two of the best quarterbacks currently in this league, Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger. For this matchup I have to go with Aaron Rodgers, with his two wins over the Cowboys and the Giants he showed why he is the best quarterback in the NFL. As mentioned above, Pittsburgh's defense is fearsome, but not the defense to beat a cool headed Aaron Rodgers, who can punish over-aggression. In last week's Cowboys game Aaron Rodgers drew two penalties on Dallas for illegal formation, rushing the snap while Dallas was substituting. This is an experienced quarterback who knows what to do and is borderline unstoppable in this league. Pittsburgh's offense is not the offense we have been told about. Against Kansas, Bell and Roethlisberger did not score a single touchdown, this performance is not going to cut it in the playoffs. While Rodgers is playing the best he ever has.
3) New England VS Atlanta
Winner: New England
Once again, Matty Ice and Company are not a true playoff team, the last time the Falcons went to the playoffs was six years ago, going as far as the NFC Championship before losing to the 49ers. I think what is most likely to happen is they will go down the same as the 2015 Carolina Panthers, or the 2004 Atlanta Falcons. A record breaking team with a lot of great talent who could not get it down in the playoffs. Compare this with Tom Terrific and Darth Lord of Football Bill Belichick, who have been to the AFC Championship 10 times in the last 16 years, it becomes clear the experience and knowhow lie with the Patriots. Not to mention the Patriots Defense who have allowed the least number of points per game in all the NFL. Julio Jones, and Matt Ryan will not be the high scorers in this game, unlike the other twelve games where they came away with victories. Taking away their scoring potential with the Patriots defense will severely weaken the Falcons' chances of winning. And as Tom has shown us this year, he is capable of dominating the best defenses in the NFL.
4) New England VS Green Bay
Winner: New England
I think when it comes to this decade of football, this will be the biggest Super Bowl matchup. The storylines are so perfect, even if the NFL was staged, the plot couldn't be better. Two of the most dominant Quarterbacks in the league who have never met in a Super Bowl coming head to head. Should Tom Brady win, he becomes the GOAT unanimously! If Rodgers wins, then he becomes the new GOAT, and will be viewed at the same caliber as Brady and Montana. Unfortunately, Superbowls are not won by offenses alone, I would argue defense won the Super Bowl for the Giants in 2007, and 2011. It certainly won it for the Broncos and Seahawks. And with that bit of information, the Patriots chances of winning are much higher. Green Bay does not have a reliable defense, they do not have the play makers that New England does. Clinton-Dix in the secondary is not match for a Devin McCourty, and Clay Matthews as outside linebacker does not have the type of pass denial Hightower has. In points allowed per game, New England comes out number one with 15.6 points a game, Green Bay comes in 21st with 24.3. That is a difference of 8.7 points a game. Not to mention the Packers gave up 30+ points to Dallas this past week. There are a few rules in Superbowls, if the Patriots are in it, bet on them, unless the Giants are in it as well.
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