Georgia and Massachusetts square off for gridiron dominance
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com
On Sunday, Feb. 5, the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons will meet in Houston, Texas to battle for NFL supremacy in Super Bowl LI (51).
For the past few weeks, football analysts and commentators have combed through a season’s worth of stats, plays and storylines to determine which team will hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy at the game’s conclusion.
Can Bill Belichick and Tom Brady lead the Patriots to yet another championship? Will Matt Ryan and the Falcons win the big game and be considered a perennial contender?
Farms.com does its own game analysis by using stats from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Since six states make up the region of New England, data from Massachusetts, where the Patriots play their home games, will be used.
** Signals the advantage for each team.
| Stat | Massachusetts | Georgia |
| NFL Team |
New England Patriots | 
Atlanta Falcons
|
| Number of farm operations | 7,800 | 40,500 ** |
| Highest commodity value ($) | Cranberries - $76,783,000 | Cotton - $694,416,000 ** |
| Milk production (Lb/head) | 18,803 | 21,651 ** |
| Aquaculture ($) | $23,251,000 | $26,858,000 ** |
| Laying hens | 153,925 | 17,445,067 ** |
| Average age of operator | 57.8 ** | 59.9 |
Be sure to check out the list of five NFL players with ties to agriculture, and the popular Super Bowl commercial "So God Made a Farmer."