ATLANTA (AP) -- One conversation stands out in Arthur Blank's sports year to remember.
Blank, the Atlanta Falcons owner, said Thursday he sent a congratulatory text message to coach Dan Quinn in May, when Atlanta was awarded the 2019 Super Bowl.
Blank said he told Quinn ''I look forward to us playing then.''
Quinn's response proved prophetic.
''He texted me back and said 'I plan on playing in it sooner,''' Blank said at a news conference. ''I don't know if I still have that text, but I'm going to dig and try to find it because he was obviously more of a foreteller than I was on where our team would be sooner than 2019.