5 THINGS TO KNOW

SUPER BOWL EDITION

1. Added suspense for extra points

It’s been more than 25 years since a Super Bowl extra point was missed, but don’t head to the fridge when New England’s Stephen Gostkowski and Atlanta’s Matt Bryant line up to kick. Kickers, including Gostkowski and Bryant, had trouble with extra points in 2016, the second year with those attempts taken from 33 yards away, instead of 20. In one week alone this season, 12 extra points were missed, four more than in all of 2014.

2. Eyes in skies over Houston

Houstonians may glimpse UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters monitoring the skies on Super Bowl Sunday. Customs and Border Protection will have three Black Hawks prepared to intercept unauthorized planes if they fly into restricted areas. Also assisting will be three Cessna C-550 Citation jets and two Airbus AS350 helicopters.

3. Atlanta’s MVP: Day6

Think you know Matt Ryan? Each day, we’re presenting snippets of information to help you learn more about Atlanta’s MVP. As you will see, each snippet is presented in the form of a puzzle page. Part six, C10

4. Quantum career leap

Falcons wide receiver Taylor Gabriel has gone from being cut by the Browns to playing in the Super Bowl. He’s a long way from Cleveland now. Jeff Schultz, C3

5. Maine governor has a beef

Another year, another Patriots Super Bowl appearance Maine Gov. Paul LePage has no interest in watching. The Republican governor said during a radio appearance Thursday he continues to have “a real hard time getting over what Bob Kraft did to the state of Connecticut.” The Patriots owner terminated a deal to move the franchise to Hartford in 1999. The governor also says the Patriots were wrong to have selected Aaron Hernandez when they knew “he was a bad guy from the get-go.” The ex-player was later convicted of murder.