Super Bowl goes Gaga as vengeful Brady chases history
In the 51st edition of the greatest show in sports, the Atlanta Falcons and their historically great offence will try and stop Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Super Bowl winning machine that is the New England Patriots from winning their fifth world championship.
Brady is chasing history in his seventh Super Bowl, which is a record. He will become the first quarterback, and just the second player at all, to win five Super Bowls.
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Victory will see him go past Joe Montana (left) of the San Francisco 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers' Terry Bradshaw.
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The same slice of history is also on the line for New England's coach Belichick, who can become the first head coach to win five Super Bowls.
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Deflategate has hung over the Pats' bid for a fifth Super Bowl title, with the animosity towards the NFL and league chief Roger Goodell (pictured) in New England at an all-time high after Brady was banned for four games at the start of this season.
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Goodell did not travel to Foxborough for New England's AFC championship game with the Steelers. In his absence, Patriots fans made their feelings known as they have all season.
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Likely league MVP Matt Ryan has lit up the league this year, leading the Atlanta offense to 540 points, seventh highest in the NFL since 1990.
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Worringly for Ryan and the Falcons, the six teams who have scored more points than them have never gone on to win the Super Bowl.
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He will get the best protection from his offensive line with centre Alex Mack boosting the line after being recruited from the Browns for this season.
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Julio Jones is Ryan's favourite receiver and the Falcons star will be a match-up headache for the Patriots defence.
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