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Facing the GOAT: Falcons' defense must respect but not 'fear' Tom Brady

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons safety Ricardo Allen has a simple message to his young defensive backs now that Tom Brady has joined the NFC South with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Go make a play on him.

Allen doesn't care that Brady is arguably the best quarterback of all time. He doesn't reflect on how Brady erased that 28-3 deficit to beat the Falcons in Super Bowl LI. And Allen doesn't dwell on Brady's 6-0 career record against the Falcons (including the postseason).

Allen simply wants his younger teammates to look at Brady as a quarterback to disrupt and create turnovers against in 2020.