3. Behind the headphones

At the opening night gathering of players from both teams, a few Falcons were willing to share which songs they were playing on the ubiquitous headphones players wear.

Headphones are as much an accompaniment to a football player as a helmet, which is a good thing because most have divergent tastes in music.

Except, maybe, for Falcons center Alex Mack, who said he really doesn’t listen to music before a game, but cranks up AC/ DC and other classic rock artists during a workout.

At the Monday Opening Night gathering of players from both Super Bowl teams, a few Falcons were willing to share which songs and artists amplify their adrenaline.

■ Star running back Devonta Freeman keeps it old school with a lot of Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls and Jay Z, as well as homegrown talent Future.

■ Even though shutdown corner Desmond Trufant isn’t playing Sunday because of a season-ending injury in November, he still has plenty of music in his life in the locker room and gym. “I’m from the West Coast, so I listen to a lot of West Coast music, (like) Nipsey Hussle. I also listen to J. Cole, Jay Z, a little bit of everything, whatever gets me in that mindset ... Future, Luda, T.I., all of them guys I’m always listening to, too,” he said.

■ Tackle Tom Compton is a full-on metalhead who gets pumped to North Carolina prog metal band Between the Buried and Me. Though he prefers to keep his playlist on shuffle – “to keep me guessing” – he does have a pregame standard: “Prequel to the Sequel” from Between the Buried and Me.

“I’ve been listening to that kind of music since high school, college. I grew up as a big fan of Green Day and got into a punk phase which turned into a thrash phase, like Slayer, Pantera ... I love Mastodon. I’ve been to four or five of their shows. I always wanted to meet them.”

■ Tight end Austin Hooper is a diverse music listener, hopping from rock to rap to house.

■ Safety Ricardo Allen proclaims his allegiance to young South Florida rapper Kodak Black, but also tunes in to J. Cole and Wale, “even though he hasn’t come out with a lot of stuff recently.”

But on Sunday, the safety is sticking with his go-to artist. “I’m going to Kodak Black, whatever he got.”

(When a reporter next to me asked Allen “Drake or Lil Wayne?” he didn’t hesitate with his answer. “I’m going with Drake.”)

■ Defensive rookie Sharrod Neasman has a different game day music plan than some of his fellow players.