The Atlanta Falcons have cleared out of their practice facility and given the keys to the Los Angeles Rams for the week.
The Falcons are determined to be good hosts to the Rams, who are using the facility as their practice site for Sunday’s Super Bowl 53. The Falcons insist they’d have been just as hospitable if it were their bitter rival New Orleans Saints using their locker room, meeting rooms and practice field for the week.
As part of Atlanta’s winning bid for this Super Bowl, the Falcons’ facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia, north of Atlanta, is home to the Rams, who beat the Saints for the NFC championship. The AFC champion New England Patriots are practicing at Georgia Tech’s facility this week.
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