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Improving and impressive Patriots win fifth in a row, shutting out the Falcons

Bill Belichick's first few Super Bowl championship teams didn't feature Tom Brady throwing the ball everywhere, piling up points.

Brady was a young quarterback, and the New England Patriots won a lot of games running the ball, playing great defense, with their quarterback making enough plays to win.

The formula is a couple decades old, but it still works. New England shut out the Atlanta Falcons 25-0, the first home shutout for the Falcons since 1988. That means the Georgia Dome lived its entire life without playing host to a Falcons shutout.