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N.F.L. Picks: Patriots Should Beat Falcons in Super Bowl Rematch

The Atlanta Falcons getting another crack at the New England Patriots trumps any other game this week. And while neither team has looked particularly sharp, with both seemingly suffering from a Super Bowl hangover, the game is of particular importance to the Falcons, a team that may be in free-fall. Here are our picks against the spread for N.F.L. Week 7.

Falcons at Patriots, 8:30 p.m., NBC

Line: Patriots by 3

Since February, the Falcons (3-2) have been dogged by people bringing up the score 28-3. That was the lead Atlanta had over the Patriots (4-2) in Super Bowl LI before an epic collapse led to them losing, 34-28 in overtime.