The New England Patriots are heading into the back-nine of their season against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The game will be a matchup between two teams trending in opposite directions: the 6-2 Patriots have won five games in a row, whereas the Falcons are coming off back-to-back losses to drop them to 3-4 on the year.

Unsurprisingly, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel is entering the contest as favorites. Will they live up to their status, though? Our head-to-head comparisons broken down by separate areas of the game suggests that they will.

Passing game

Patriots pass offense vs. Falcons pass defense: The Falcons have a fairly aggressive defense, relying heavily on the blitz to throw opponents off. However, they will be going against a quarterback that has eaten opposing defenses al

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