Atlanta at New England - 8:30 PM on NBC

The Atlanta Falcons look to return to their winning ways when they head to New England for tonight's primetime matchup with the defending SuperBowl champion New England Patriots at 8:30 pm on NBC.

The Falcons started the season out 4-2, but with losses to Buffalo and Miami at home, the chances of making the playoffs are starting to look uncertain.

Matt Ryan has not had a MVP season so far, throwing as many touchdowns as he has interceptions (6). Julio Jones has not reached the endzone in 2017.

The Falcons are running into the same problems that impacted them in the SuperBowl, losing comfortable leads late.

The New England Patriots have started the season out 4-2 with losses to the Chiefs and Panthers. The Patriots have won two straight, defeating the Bucs and Jets in consecutive weeks.

Brady has again led the Patriots with his quarterback play with 14 TDs and only 2 INTs in 2017. Brady's passer rating is at 106, which is above most of the quarterbacks he has faced this year.

My prediction: Patriots 31, Falcons 27