Many people thought the Green Bay Packers were going to continue their hot streak and beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, despite the Falcons being
Matt Ryan has been unbelievable this year. Ryan is an elite quarterback, but he seems to be under appreciated by many NFL fans. He threw four touchdowns to go with 392 passing yards and no interceptions. This is nothing new for him because he has been doing this pretty much all season. Ryan managed to top his performance last week against the Seattle Seahawks, which was a 338-yard and three touchdown performance. I cannot wait to see what he has in store on Super Bowl Sunday.
Wide receiver Julio Jones getting a chance to play in the Super Bowl is very exciting. Jones has been one of the most exciting players in the NFL since he was drafted in 2011. The only bad thing about him is that he is always on the injury report, so he tends to drive fantasy football owners crazy all season long. I would be stunned if he isn’t on the injury report heading into the Super Bowl. The guy is just always banged up, but he is good. His
The Atlanta defense is pretty good, too. The Packers offense did not score until they were down 31-0, which seemed like an impossible task going into the game because Aaron Rodgers has been playing out of his mind. Rodgers looked unstoppable in his first two playoff games against the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. The defense played as good as they could have.
•The New England Patriots and •Pittsburgh Steelers await a date with the Falcons in Houston for •Super Bowl 51. Both of those teams have elite
Get me to Super Bowl Sunday already.
Mike Smith is a senior studying journalism at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Do you think the Atlanta Falcons have what it takes to win the Super Bowl? Let Mike know by emailing him at ms983012@ohio.edu.