Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews, playing in his hometown in front of hall of fame father Bruce Matthews and a host of family members, struggled in Super Bowl LI.
Most of Matthews problems were in pass protection and he had a key holding penalty in the fourth quarter to push the Falcons out of field goal range when they were trying to stop New England’s furious rally.
“Obviously, we thought we could come with an answer and we didn’t,” Matthews said. “Bottom line is we didn’t get it done.”
Matthews was clearly not pleased with his play.
“Yeah, I have a lot of people in my family who play, so I’ve seen them win , when them lose,” Matthews said. “There isn’t much to say. We just didn’t get it done. That’s it.”
The Falcons started on strong running the ball, but couldn’t run inside.
One New England ramped up their pass rush, the Falcons offense was stymied.
“Wish we could have finished,” Matthews said. “That’s what it is.”
