HOUSTON — Finally, football.
The two weeks between conference-title weekend and the Super Bowl can feel interminable, but it’s almost time for the Patriots and Falcons to line ’em up. Who has the edge Sunday? Breaking down Super Bowl LI:
Four-Man Front
A quartet of players who could be key to Sunday’s matchups:
1. Ra’Shede Hageman, DT, Falcons: The Minnesota product turned in arguably his most impressive performance of 2016 during the NFC championship. He, Grady Jarrett and veteran Jonathan Babineaux are the anchors for the Falcons’ interior. Jarrett is good enough now to warrant double teams, be it from a guard-center combo, a fullback or a motioning tight end, which means Hageman should find himself in one-on-one matchups.