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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 4 February 2017
How to sound like an NFL fan while watching the Super Bowl

HOWARD FENDRICH why if New England beats down passes and seven
AP Pro Football Writer Atlanta, all eyes will be on interceptions, making him
If you’re among the millions ... a favorite to win the MVP
of people who watch pre- ROGER GOODELL: The com- award Saturday night.
cisely one NFL game each missioner of the NFL could Ryan threw TDs to a record
year, yet want to sound like be put in the awkward posi- 13 receivers as part of a
a real football fan during tion of sharing a postgame versatile ...
Sunday’s Super Bowl, The stage for the trophy cer- FALCONS OFFENSE: Orches-
Associated Press has you emony with Patriots owner trated by offensive coordi-
covered.This guide includes Robert Kraft and Brady. nator Kyle Shanahan — ex-
talking points for some of Goodell avoided going to pected to be hired soon to
the biggest storylines and Foxborough, Massachu- coach the San Francisco
critical characters that ev- setts, for either of New Eng- 49ers, he is the son of Mike
eryone will be watching land’s home playoff games Shanahan, who led the
and discussing when the last month (he attended Denver Broncos to two Su-
New England Patriots face two games in Atlanta) and per Bowl trophies — Atlan-
the Atlanta Falcons in Su- was mocked by Patriots ta led the NFL by averaging
per Bowl 51 in Houston: fans’ chants of “Where is 33.8 points. Receiver Julio
TOM BRADY: Brady is New Roger?” This wasn’t the first Jones can score whenever
England’s 39-year-old quar- time Goodell punished the he touches the ball, Mo-
terback, their superstar with Patriots for running afoul of hamed Sanu is talented,
the cover-boy looks and league rules while they’ve too (and played QB in col- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell poses for a picture after a
the Brazilian supermodel been coached by ... lege, so look for a trick play news conference during preparations for the NFL Super Bowl 51
football game Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Houston.
wife. He is certain to be the BILL BELICHICK: Consid- with him throwing), and Associated Press
most yapped-about player ered by some the great- Taylor Gabriel is a speed-
in the game — and not est coach in NFL history, ster. Running backs Devon- were all decided by four Gostkowski did miss three
merely because he is trying branded as a cheater by ta Freeman and Tevin points or fewer, so a key field-goal tries and two ex-
to become the first start- others, Belichick can break Coleman gain yards on the role could be played by ... tra points in the first seven
ing QB to win a fifth Super the record for most Super ground and as pass-catch- THE KICKERS: It’s been more games this season — kick-
Bowl ring and first player at Bowl championships for a ers. The Patriots allowed than 25 years since a Su- ers all around the NFL had
any position to win a fourth coach by collecting No. 5. a league-low 15.6 points per Bowl extra point was trouble with extra points in
Super Bowl MVP award. As A flop with the Cleveland per game. In six previous missed, but don’t head 2016, the second year with
he throws passes to Chris Browns in the early 1990s, Super Bowls between the to the fridge when New those attempts taken from
Hogan (whose college Belichick then infamously No. 1 offense and No. 1 de- England’s Stephen Gost- 33 yards away, instead
lacrosse days are worth resigned one day after fense , the defense went kowski and Atlanta’s Matt of 20. In one week alone
knowing about) or hands getting the top job with 5-1. Another trend: Six pre- Bryant line up to kick. While this season, 12 extra points
off to one of three running the New York Jets in 2000, vious Belichick-Brady Super both have had success- were missed, four more
backs who could be im- heading instead to New Bowls (New England is 4-2) ful careers — although than in all of 2014.q
portant, you’ll hear plenty England. Long before “De-
about Brady’s four-game flategate,” there was “Spy-
suspension at the start of gate,” when the Patriots
this season for what be- videotaped signals being
came known as ... sent in by Jets coaches dur-
‘DEFLATEGATE’: The NFL de- ing a 2007 game, earning a
termined the Patriots inten- $500,000 fine for Belichick.
tionally underinflated foot- While his offense flourishes
balls used during their AFC thanks to Brady, Belichick
championship game victo- is a defensive mastermind,
ry two years ago and said a trait that comes in handy
Brady had a role. Eventual- against ...
ly, after a federal court sid- MATT RYAN: Known
ed with the league, Brady as “Matty Ice” for his cool
served his punishment ; the demeanor, Atlanta’s quar-
NFL fined the Patriots $1 terback is coming off one
million and took away two of the best seasons in NFL
draft picks — all of which is history, including 38 touch-