Super Bowl LIII ball that was handed off to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Monday Feb. 5, 2018 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. (By D. Orlando Ledbetter/dledbetter@ajc.com)

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The Falcons' odds to win Super Bowl LIII, which will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019, have been placed at 18/1 by Las Vegas book Bovada.lv.

The Patriots have the best odds at 5/1 followed by the Packers and Eagles at 9/1. The Vikings and Steelers are at 12/1 and followed by the Falcons, Cowboys, Rams and Saints at 18/1.

Another site, vegasinsider.com, has the Falcons at 20/1.  Patriots (5/1), Eagles (8/1), Steelers and Packers (10/1) and Vikings (12/1) have better odds by the site. The Cowboys, Rams, Saints and Texans are also listed at 20/1.

The Eagles defeated the Patriots 41-33 on Sunday in Super Bowl LII to earn the Vince Lombardi trophy.

The Falcons came up just two yards away from beating the Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs before losing 15-10.

The Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, but were defeated by the Patriots 34-28 after blowing a 28-3 lead.