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Falcons QB Matt Ryan wins NFL MVP honors

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, FEB 4-5 - FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after they defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football in Glendale, Ariz. There's no hiding it. One edge the New England Patriots have over the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday's Super Bowl can't be denied: experience. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Edge in experience could be telling in Super Bowl

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press

Kiley Hayden and K-9 Bbrooke, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, keep watch outside the George R. Brown Convention Center, site of the media center and NFL Experience for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Super Bowl safety and security

By Deborah Simmons

A look at the key players in the Super Bowl

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

Atlanta Falcons Dwight Freeney is seen at Super Bowl Opening Night at Minute Maid Park on Monday, January 30, 2017 in Houston, TX. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

Dwight Freeney on Super Bowl week: ‘I think the process honestly sucks’

By Tommy Chalk - The Washington Times

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady does an interview during a media availability for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Houston. The Patriots will face the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl Sunday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

How to sound like an NFL fan while watching the Super Bowl

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Denver Broncos fans Tatiana Bohorquez and Jorge Puerto look away from the TV while watching their team fall behind the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of the Super Bowl, inside Jackson's, a sports bar and grill in Denver, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The Seahawks won 43-8. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) **FILE**

Super Bowl’s high stakes, tensions can be hazardous to one’s health

By Thom Loverro

In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, file photo, PayPal founder Peter Thiel, right, listens as then President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump Super Bowl tweets: Place your bets

By Tommy Chalk - The Washington Times

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick are preparing for their record seventh Super Bowl on Sunday. Only three other coaches reached the Super Bowl with the same quarterback as many as four times. (Associated Press Photographs)

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick lap closest coach/quarterback competition

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Budweiser focus on immigration in Super Bowl spot

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press

Illinois State Police stepping up patrols for Super Bowl

Associated Press

New England Patriots' Tom Brady answers questions during opening night for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game at Minute Maid Park Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Tom Brady, Super Bowl suddenly focus of anti-Trump wave

By Tommy Chalk - The Washington Times

This Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, photo shows a sign at GNC's world headquarters in Pittsburgh. GNC said Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, that it was notified that it will not be allowed to air its Super Bowl ad or any ad during Super Bowl 51 on Sunday, Feb. 5, because it violates an NFL policy against having supplements advertised during its games. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Citing policy on supplements, NFL nixes GNC’s Super Bowl ad

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press

Workers attach a sign to the front of NRG Stadium as preparations continue for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Column: A preview of things to expect during Super Bowl week

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Fans are seen near Minute Maid Park before opening night for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Latest: Shanahan, Lynch pairing becomes a possibility

Associated Press

A look at the key players in the Super Bowl

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) stands by head coach Bill Belichick during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Foxborough, Mass. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is also seen in the middle. No team or coaching staff is better at planning for a specific opponent than the Patriots. Belichick, Matt Patricia and McDaniels will devise strategies that can rob Atlanta of its most dangerous weapons. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Dan Quinn’s task at Super Bowl: matching up with Belichick

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press

In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) talk during an NFL football training camp practice in Flowery Branch, Ga. Atlanta led the NFL in points (540) by a wide margin, thanks to a career year from QB Matt Ryan (2), who along with WR Julio Jones (11) are All-Pros. The Falcons (13-5) take on the New England Patriots (16-2) in Super Bowl LI in Houston on Feb. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Patriots and Falcons sport Super Bowl LI patches

By Tommy Chalk - The Washington Times

Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan warms up before the first half of an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Super Bowl LI: Falcons’ Kyle Shanahan says Patriots defense ‘the best defense we’ve seen’

By Tommy Chalk - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2015, file photo, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana (16) carries a Super Bowl trophy as he and other former players are introduced for a halftime ceremony during an NFL football game between the 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals in Santa Clara, Calif. Montana remembers what it was like to start his first Super Bowl. Montana was in his third season with the 49ers, when they faced the Cincinnati Bengals in the Pontiac Superdome. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

Montana: There’s an edge when you have Super Bowl experience

By SIMMI BUTTAR - Associated Press