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Falcons receiver Julio Jones stacked up against Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown

FEBRUARY 5, 2017 HOUSTON TX Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) leaves the field at the end of the game as the Atlanta Falcons meet the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, Sunday, February 5, 2017. The Patriots beat the Falcons in OT 34-28. Curtis Compton/AJC

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FEBRUARY 5, 2017 HOUSTON TX Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) leaves the field at the end of the game as the Atlanta Falcons meet the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, Sunday, February 5, 2017. The Patriots beat the Falcons in OT 34-28. Curtis Compton/AJC
By Jeff Haws
June 12, 2017

Pro Football Focus used their grading system Monday to compare Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones’ past three seasons to Pittsburgh Steelers standout Antonio Brown.

Brown has been one of the league’s elite receivers since posting 1,499 yards and 8 touchdowns for the Steelers in 2013. In the first two years of this comparison, Brown’s rating beat Jones. But, in 2016, Jones took a leap forward in helping to lead the Falcons to the Super Bowl.

His 83 receptions for 1,409 yards and 6 touchdowns helped him post one of the NFL’s best wide receiver ratings, besting Brown for the first time. Last season, Brown 106 catches for 1,284 yards and 12 touchdowns as the Steelers lost in the AFC Championship Game to the Patriots, 36-17.

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