After catching 22 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns with the Atlanta Falcons, Jacob Tamme is a free agent.

There is a strong possibility Tamme will follow Kyle Shanahan to the San Francisco 49ers.

"I love being a Falcon, love my teammates, love what we have going on here in this organization," Tamme said. "I'm interested to see what the future holds."

The Atlanta Falcons are considering secondary coach Marquand Manuel as their next defensive coordinator, according to sources.

The team has confirmed that they would not retain defensive coordinator Richard Smith or defensive line coach Bryan Cox.

Manuel, who played eight seasons at strong safety, has been praised by Dan Quinn for his hands-on approach in developing the secondary.

Matt LaFleur is expected to leave the Atlanta Falcons to become offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams.

LaFleur had been quarterbacks coach but Steve Sarkisian will replace Kyle Shanahan as the Falcons' offensive coordinator.

LaFleur previously worked with Sean McVay with Washington.

McVay views LaFleur as capable of helping him implement his offense and teaching former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff how to excel in the NFL game.

Steve Sarkisian will replace Kyle Shanahan as offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons.

Sarkisian was previously a head coach at Washington and USC before he was fired amid alcohol issues.

Sarkisian was hired last season by Alabama.

With Kyle Shanahan leaving to become the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, the Atlanta Falcons are in need of a new offensive coordinator.

Chip Kelly could be a candidate to lead Atlanta's offense, according to a report.

Kelly reportedly would have to agree to retain the system Shanahan ran as the Falcons won the NFC Championship and set franchise records on offense.

More money was bet on Super Bowl LI at Nevada sportsbooks than any other Super Bowl in history.

The state's gaming control board revealed on Monday that books won $10.93 million off of a record $138.48 million in wagers.

The $138.48 million wagered beats last year's record mark of $132.54 million. The books held 7.9 percent of the amount wagered and recorded their seventh-most lucrative Super Bowl ever.

The New England Patriots covered as 3-point favorites, and the game went over the consensus closing total of 57.

Kyle Shanahan has accepted the San Francisco 49ers' head coaching job.

“This is a very exciting day for the San Francisco 49ers and our fans,” said 49ers CEO Jed York. “Throughout this process, we learned many things about Kyle that convinced us he is the perfect coach to lead this team. Over the years, he has proven to be one of the brightest minds in the game of football and his recent success speaks for itself. Kyle’s leadership has brought the best out of his players at every phase of his career and we look forward to watching him build a talented staff to accomplish the same with our players.

“Kyle and John (Lynch) are top-tier, football men with outstanding pedigrees who join the organization with a tremendous amount of respect for each other. The future of this franchise will be constructed from their vision, and we look forward to watching them work together for years to come as they instill the culture necessary to consistently compete for championships.”

“It is truly an honor to be named head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, one of the marquee franchises in all of sports,” said Shanahan. “I must thank Jed and the York family for entrusting me with this great privilege and tremendous opportunity. I would also like to express my gratitude to Arthur Blank, Dan Quinn and the Atlanta Falcons organization for their support and the experience of a lifetime.

“As a young man, I had the unique benefit of being exposed to the storied history of the San Francisco 49ers firsthand. From that exposure, I developed great respect for those who created a world-class, championship standard. As this team begins the task of reestablishing that standard, I could not ask for a better partner than John Lynch. He is a man who certainly has personal knowledge of what championship organizations look like. John and I look forward to establishing a strong culture that will serve as our foundation for constructing this team.

“I am very excited to dedicate myself to the process that lies ahead. The first step in that process is identifying talented individuals who love the game of football as much as John and I do – coaches, players and staff. We are looking for individuals who work hard and are dedicated to doing things the right way, always in the best interest of the team. Most importantly, we want to give our fans a team they can be proud of on and off the field.”

Kyle Shanahan will become the next head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

Shanahan was not able to accept a contract offer from the 49ers until after the Falcons' postseason run concluded. 

Shanahan, 37, is expected to sign a six-year deal.

Shanahan was the playcaller behind the NFL's top scoring offense in 2016, as the Falcons averaged 33.8 points per game.

While Shanahan's offense got out to a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl, his playcalling down the stretch of Atlanta's eventual loss was criticized.

"The thought is to get as many yards as you can,'' Shanahan said of not running while in field goal range. "And we were right there on the fringe. It was by no means an easy field goal. From what I remember, we ran in on first-and-10 and lost yards. Got into second-and-11, so we try to get a pass to get us back into a manageable third down, closer to the field goal, and we took a sack. Taking a sack ... got us into a third-and-20, so we threw a quick pass trying to get back into field goal range, which we did. But there was a holding call on the play. And when you get a holding call on third-and-20, it goes back that far. We were way out of field goal range. We tried our best to get back in but couldn't get it done.''

Shanahan was then asked about the fine line between being aggressive with the pass and being mindful of clock management.

"It's not really the run-pass ratio that I look at,'' Shanahan said. "It's you stay on the field, and you run your offense. When went three-and-out two times, which was huge. I think we had second-and-1 on both of those. To not convert on second-and-1 and then third, it was tough. That's why we let them get back into the game.''

Despite holding a 28-3 lead halfway through the third quarter, the Atlanta Falcons lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI on Sunday night.

The Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit to win 34-28 in overtime.

"I think we ran out of gas," Dan Quinn said. "I can't tell you what the time of possession was (New England had the ball for 40 minutes, 31 seconds, while Atlanta had it for only 23:27), but I can tell you how hard these guys battled for it. We knew it was going to come down to the end for sure. It's just that they got those scores back to back and that was the difference."

The New England Patriots came back from a 28-3 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in the first overtime of Super Bowl history.

New England scored 31 unanswered points, culminating in a James White touchdown in overtime. The Patriots were down 28-3 as late as 2:06 remaining in the third quarter when White scored the first of his three touchdowns. Stephen Gostkowski missed the extra point but made a field goal with 9:44 remaining in the fourth to make it a two-score game.

Danny Amendola scored on a six-yard pass with 5:56 remaining in the fourth with White converting the two-point conversion and then it was White scoring on a one-yard run with Amendola on the two-point conversion to tie the game at 28-28 with under a minute left in the fourth quarter. 

Tom Brady, who was named MVP for the fourth time, went 43-for-62 for 466 yards and two touchdowns. Brady and Bill Belichick have now combined to win a record five Super Bowls. Belichick also won two Super Bowls as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, bringing his total to seven.