Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: OK. We are almost there - only five days left until Super Bowl Sunday, certainly not too early to talk about a game experts say is going to be close. The New England Patriots are 3-point favorites over the Atlanta Falcons even though it's only the Falcons second title game ever and the Patriots' seventh Super Bowl appearance since 2002. NPR's Tom Goldman will be in Houston for the big game, and he joins us now. Good morning, Tom. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Hello, Rachel. MARTIN: When we talk about New England we're talking about the closest thing the NFL has to a dynasty, but only 3-point favorites? Is Atlanta that good? GOLDMAN: Yeah, it is. And, you know, what should worry the Patriots, the Falcons have been getting better the closer they've gotten to the Super Bowl. The Falcons averaged nearly 34 points per game during the regular season, that's tied for seventh-best in NFL history. And the last six games Atlanta has averaged 39
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