Super Bowl LI: Falcons up 14-0 over Patriots

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Devonta Freeman of the Atlanta Falcons.
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Devonta Freeman scored the first touchdown of Super Bowl LI during the second quarter, followed quickly by another touchdown by Austin Hooper, giving the Atlanta Falcons a 14-0 lead over the New England Patriots.

The Patriots are aiming for their fifth Super Bowl win in their ninth overall Super Bowl appearance. The Falcons, by contrast, have not competed in the Super Bowl for nearly two decades and have never won.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.