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New England (-6.5) at Atlanta
There’s nothing easy about playing on the road on short rest. But if you have to do it, the Falcons are the right team to face. Atlanta doesn’t do much well. They’re one dimensional on offense. And they haven’t been able to stop much of anything on D. I expect the Patriots to lean in to the ground game early and, unless the the Falcons find some way to slow that down, stick with it through the final buzzer. Still, traveling for a Thursday night game is a factor. So let’s figure New England by 11.