HOUSTON (AP) — They're here.
Well, at least one team playing in the Super Bowl has arrived in Houston.
The Atlanta Falcons, making their first appearance in the NFL championship game since 1999 and second overall, arrived Sunday afternoon to little fanfare at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
That was quite the contrast to the sendoff the NFC champs received when they left Atlanta, where thousands of fans lined the streets in midtown, chanting "A-T-L, A-T-L" and other slogans of encouragement. The Falcons' motorcade had gone from the team's facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia, to the airport.
The Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers to qualify for their first Super Bowl since losing to Denver 18 years ago. AFC champion New England arrives Monday.
