The Super Bowl LI matchup is set, and now it's time to assess how the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons measure up against each other.
With the use of Pro Football Focus' play-by-play grading over the 2016 season, as well as a look back into the PFF grading archives, we ranked the rosters of both teams from top to bottom -- all 106 players -- and combined them, focusing heavily on each player's performance over the 2016 season.
No. 1 on the list is a quarterback with four Super Bowl rings:
1.Tom Brady, QB
PFF grade: 99.5 | Position rank: 1
In 2016, Brady earned the highest grade ever on PFF's 0-100 scale. That is based on his throw-by-throw performance, which included the highest percentage of big-time throws and lowest percentage of turnover-worthy plays in the league. He was the NFL's best player.
2. Julio Jones, WR
PFF grade: 95.4 | Position rank: 1
Jones was the most productive receiver in the league on a per-snap basis in 2016. Dealing with injuries that forced him to miss time, he gained 3.2 yards per route run (including the playoffs). Only two players can come within a full yard of that figure over the season.
3. Matt Ryan, QB
PFF grade: 93.3 | Position rank: 2
Ryan is having the best season of his career. He has been nearly unstoppable in 2016. His passer rating is 131.2 when kept clean, more than 10 points better than any other quarterback. Even when pressured, he has maintained a passer rating of 88.2, the second-highest figure in the league this season behind Aaron Rodgers' 90.3.
4. Alex Mack, C
PFF grade: 89.9 | Position rank: 3
Mack, a stellar run blocker who was one of the most impactful free-agent acquisitions of last offseason, has transformed the Falcons' offensive line. He had the highest percentage of positively graded run blocks among all centers (20.4 percent).
5. Malcolm Butler, CB
PFF grade: 89.8 | Position rank: 6
If Butler becomes more consistent, he would be one of the game's truly elite, shutdown corners. His performance in 2016 was good enough to earn a spot on PFF's All-Pro team. He hasn't allowed more than 36 receiving yards in any of his past six games.
6. Devin McCourty, S
PFF grade: 89.7 | Position rank: 4
Devin McCourty is the model of consistency within the New England secondary, whether it is against the run or in coverage. He had 76 solo tackles this season with just five misses and hasn't earned a below-average grade since the opening weekend of the season.
7. Nate Solder, OT
PFF grade: 88.0 | Position rank: 8
The return of offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia has had a huge impact across the board on the Patriots' line. Solder ranked 11th in pass-blocking efficiency on the season, and he was responsible for only nine combined sacks or hits in 2016.
8. Marcus Cannon, OT
PFF grade: 87.8 | Position rank: 10
Few players have taken as big a step forward as Cannon, who has gone from a liability to a second-team All-Pro in the span of a season. Cannon hasn't allowed a sack since the opening weekend of the season. He was perfect in pass protection in the AFC Championship Game.
9. Ryan Schraeder, OT
PFF grade: 87.3 | Position rank: 11
Schraeder's pass blocking wasn't quite as good as last season -- he ranked 20th in pass-blocking efficiency in 2015-16 (95.8) -- but he was first among all tackles in percentage of run blocks being positively graded (18.8 percent).
10. Dont'a Hightower, LB
PFF grade: 85.5 | Position rank: 13
Few linebackers attack downhill with the aggression and productivity of Hightower. Though he's not the most talented pass-rusher, Hightower is often used on the blitz -- he has recorded at least one pressure in 13 of his 15 games this season.
11. Andy Levitre, G
PFF grade: 84.4 | Position rank: 14
Levitre has been back to his best form this season with the acquisition of Mack to play alongside him. Like Mack and Schraeder on the Falcons' line, Levitre also had the highest percentage of positively graded run-blocking snaps at his position (20.4 percent).
12. Shaq Mason, G
PFF grade: 84.1 | Position rank: 15
Mason is another Patriots lineman who has benefited because of Scarnecchia. He has allowed just one hurry across 84 snaps of pass protection in his two playoff games.
13. James Develin, FB
PFF grade: 85.6 | Position rank: 2
Develin is a versatile player for the Patriots and one of the few players at his position to see any significant snaps in 2016. Only Baltimore's Kyle Juszczyk played more than Develin's 350 regular-season snaps. Develin's run-blocking grade (85.3) led all fullbacks.
14. Logan Ryan, CB
PFF grade: 84.5 | Position rank: 14
Ryan was thrown at 105 times in the regular season -- the second-highest figure in the entire league -- but he held up reasonably well. He wasn't beaten for a pass longer than 39 yards and had the league's third-highest run-stop percentage among cornerbacks (2.6 percent).
15. Julian Edelman, WR
PFF grade: 80.6 | Position rank: 23
Edelman has begun to claim all of the Patriots' postseason receiving records from Wes Welker and Deion Branch. He is a high-level slot receiver who can get open consistently and turn small gains into larger ones after the catch. He led all receivers in yards per route run from the slot (2.42) during the regular season.
16. Ricardo Allen, S
PFF grade: 81.8 | Position rank: 24
Allen has been on the field a staggering amount this season, missing only 10 snaps and racking up an incredible 1,224 defensive snaps, the second most among safeties. As the deep free safety for the Falcons, Allen notched four interceptions (including the playoffs) and has solid grades across the board.
17. Keanu Neal, S
PFF grade: 81 | Position rank: 32
Neal has been a rookie impact player, playing close to the line of scrimmage as the Falcons' strong safety. He notched 25 defensive stops and tied for sixth in the NFL with just two missed tackles in run defense on 273 snaps.
18. Mohamed Sanu, WR
PFF grade: 81 | Position rank: 19
Julio Jones is still the focal point of Atlanta's passing attack, but Sanu has flashed the ability to be a useful complement this season. He forced as many missed tackles after the catch (seven) as Jones did, despite getting the ball in his hands on 24 fewer occasions over the season. Sanu dropped just two of the 61 catchable balls thrown his way.
19. Patrick DiMarco, FB
PFF grade: 84 | Position rank: 4
DiMarco is on the field for his run blocking, but he has shown ability in the passing game with steady hands, catching 21 of the 28 passes thrown his way since Week 17 of the 2014 season -- the last time he dropped a pass.
20. Martellus Bennett, TE
PFF grade: 80.2 | Position rank: 10
Bennett threatened early in the season to pick up almost all of the slack left off by Rob Gronkowski. While a series of injuries has slowed down Bennett's production, he has a career-high catch percentage (81.3) with seven touchdown catches.
21. Deion Jones, LB
PFF grade: 80.8 | Position rank: 26
Another rookie standout for the Falcons, Jones has been an excellent playmaker, showcasing his speed to make plays against both the run and pass. He finished the season with seven pass breakups -- the most among linebackers -- and added three interceptions to that impressive haul, allowing an average of just 9.2 yards per catch.
22. Alan Branch, DL
PFF grade: 80.8 | Position rank: 23
Branch won't generate much pressure, but he has been an excellent run defender. Against Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game, he was able to routinely stand up Maurkice Pouncey and two-gap the run plays to either side of him. Branch's 24 total pressures this season are a career high.
23. Vic Beasley, OLB
PFF grade: 78.3 | Position rank: 39
Beasley had a breakout season in 2016, leading the league in sacks with 15.5, but he notched just 56 total pressures on the season, which was only 18th among edge rushers. Beasley converted a ridiculous 28.6 percent of his total pressures into sacks, while the average edge rusher converts just 15.1 percent.
24. Devonta Freeman, RB
PFF grade: 77 | Position rank: 11
With a much-improved offensive line blocking for him in 2016, Freeman has been a weapon on the ground in tandem with Tevin Coleman. Freeman is a breakaway threat any time he carries the ball -- he gained 34.7 percent of his rushing yards on carries of 15 or more yards.
25. Jalen Collins, CB
PFF grade: 84.1 | Position rank: 16
Collins stepped into the void created by the injury to top cornerback Desmond Trufant and has been playing well in recent weeks, including forcing a key fumble against Aaron Ripkowski and the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. Collins has allowed more than 80 receiving yards just once this season.
26. Taylor Gabriel, WR
PFF grade: 80.6 | Position rank: 23
Gabriel has proved to be a destructive weapon for the Falcons this season, averaging 8.2 yards per reception after the catch (including the playoffs). Ryan has a passer rating of 144.1 when throwing his way this season, the best mark of any single receiver in the NFL.
27. Trey Flowers, DL
PFF grade: 80.5 | Position rank: 31
Flowers is developing into a well-rounded, productive player who is capable of moving across multiple spots on the line. He ranks 10th in run-stop percentage with 15 stops on just 162 snaps defending the run.
28. Duron Harmon, DB
PFF grade: 77.9 | Position rank: 49
New England's secondary is defined by solid reliability rather than flashy playmaking. Harmon has been the Patriots' steady center fielder as a deep-lying free safety. Though he has been the primary coverage defender only 32 times in the past four seasons, he has nine interceptions in that time. Harmon has lined up in the box or at cornerback on just 42 of 588 snaps this season.
29. Grady Jarrett, DT
PFF grade: 77.8 | Position rank: 31
Jarrett is an undersized defensive tackle who makes plays with quickness, determination and leverage. He did, however, miss eight tackles in the regular season, tied for the most among defensive tackles. He had positive grades against both the run and pass but has had three of his four worst games in the past seven weeks.
30. Malcom Brown, DL
PFF grade: 78 | Position rank: 30
Brown is one of the most technically sound defensive tackles in the league. He has excellent hands and an ability to shed blocks to make plays, and he had 29 defensive stops in the regular season, ninth most among defensive tackles.
31. LeGarrette Blount, RB
PFF grade: 70.9 | Position rank: 27
Blount has averaged a broken tackle once every 5.8 carries in his career, and he was second in the league during the regular season in total carries, trailing only Ezekiel Elliott.
32. Jake Matthews, OT
PFF grade: 75.3 | Position rank: 37
After allowing one sack and six hits in 2015, Matthews has allowed six sacks and 10 hits in 2016 despite seeing his total pressures allowed drop from 38 to 33.
33. Jabaal Sheard, DL
PFF grade: 79 | Position rank: 38
Not quite as productive as he was last season, Sheard is still a quality player. He posted 64 total pressures in 2015, but he had only 40 this season, despite playing marginally fewer snaps (647 to 677).
34. David Andrews, C
PFF grade: 79.1 | Position rank: 24
Andrews has allowed three sacks, 10 hits and 31 pressures in two seasons as a starter. He didn't allow a sack in the 2016 regular season.
35. Brian Poole, CB
PFF grade: 77.5 | Position rank: 37
The undrafted rookie has not allowed a touchdown in coverage since Week 8.
36. Robert Alford, CB
PFF grade: 76 | Position rank: 44
Before 2016, Alford was targeted 188 times in his career. He saw 114 passes this season (second most in the NFL), but he made good use of them, tying for the league lead with 14 passes defensed.
37. Chris Hogan, WR
PFF grade: 74.1 | Position rank:: 55
Hogan has caught six deep targets (20-plus yards) this postseason. No other Patriots receiver caught more than two in a single postseason since 2006.
38. Chris Long, DE
PFF grade: 69.5 | Position rank: 60
The nine-year veteran has recorded at least one pressure in every game this season.
39. Dion Lewis, RB
PFF grade: 69.4 | Position rank: N/A
The shifty running back has broken at least one tackle attempt in 13 of his 16 career games with the Patriots.
40. Austin Hooper, TE
PFF grade: 72.5 | Position rank: 23
Hooper is one of three rookie tight ends over the past three seasons to not allow a pressure when on the field for more than 10 snaps in pass protection (he has played 29 snaps in pass protection this season).
41. Danny Amendola, WR
PFF grade: 67.8 | Position rank: 76
He has played a career-low 31.7 percent of the Patriots' snaps when active this season.
42. Elandon Roberts, LB
PFF grade: 71.7 | Position rank: 50
The rookie out of Houston has missed only three of 42 attempted tackles this season.
43. Dwight Freeney, DE
PFF grade: 75.7 | Position rank: 49
Freeney ranked seventh overall in pass-rush productivity (11.0) this season with 46 total pressures.
44. Tevin Coleman, RB
PFF grade: 74.5 | Position rank: 18
Coleman gained 40.5 percent of his rushing yards on runs longer than 15 yards, the fifth-highest rate in the NFL.
45. Cameron Fleming, OT
PFF grade: 71.1 | Position rank: N/A
Among third-year offensive tackles, Fleming recorded the highest pass-blocking efficiency (98.8) in the league this season.
46. Ben Garland, G
PFF grade: 75.6 | Position rank: N/A
Garland has allowed only one pressure on 37 pass-blocking snaps in his career.
47. Brooks Reed, OLB
PFF grade: 76.9 | Position rank: 47
Reed had more sacks and QB hits (nine) in 2016 than he had in his previous two seasons combined (eight).
48. Ra'Shede Hageman, DT
PFF grade: 74.5 | Position rank: 43
Hageman had a pass-rushing productivity score of 10.4 in the regular season, the second highest among all NFL 3-4 defensive ends.
49. Matt Bryant, K
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: 3
Bryant has missed just one field goal under 50 yards and has been one of PFF's highest-ranked kickers all season.
50. Jimmy Garoppolo, QB
PFF grade: 74.7 | Position rank: N/A
During his two-game stretch as the starter in Weeks 1 and 2, Garoppolo ranked sixth in the NFL in adjusted completion percentage (80.4) and fourth when under pressure (73.3).
51. Eric Rowe, DB
PFF grade: 75.6 | Position rank: 49
Rowe is allowing a QB rating of only 55.8 when targeted this season. That's a significant improvement from his rookie season (80.3).
52. Aldrick Robinson, WR
PFF grade: 70.5 | Position rank: 69
Robinson hadn't dropped a pass since Week 7 of 2013 ... until he dropped two in the NFC Championship Game.
53. Matt Bosher, P
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: 8
Just 4.1 percent of Bosher's punts this season have resulted in touchbacks, the eighth-best mark in the NFL.
54. James White, RB
PFF grade: 67 | Position rank: N/A
White allowed only two QB pressures on 50 snaps in pass protection this season. He also leads all NFL running backs with 1.9 receiving yards per route run.
55. Levine Toilolo, TE
PFF grade: 67.3 | Position rank: 27
Toilolo has caught all 13 of his catchable targets so far this season. He's one of six tight ends with at least 10 catchable targets to not record a drop.
56. Kyle Van Noy, LB
PFF grade: 69.3 | Position rank: 52
Van Noy ranks second among Patriots linebackers in snaps played during the playoffs, and he has allowed two catches for 12 yards on four targets in those two games.
57. Ryan Allen, P
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: 25
Allen had just 37.5 percent of his punts returned, the ninth-best mark in the NFL.
58. Justin Hardy, WR
PFF grade: 72.3 | Position rank: 65
Hardy was one of three receivers this season targeted on 30 or more aimed throws (30) to secure every catchable pass (21).
59. Joe Thuney, G
PFF grade: 69.1 | Position rank: 52
Thuney struggled in pass protection during the regular season, allowing 45 total QB pressures. That was tied with Atlanta's Chris Chester for the most among guards.
60. Shea McClellin, LB
PFF grade: 68.6 | Position rank: 62
McClellin recorded the third-highest overall grade among all edge rushers (77.0) and the top coverage grade (77.3) during the conference championships.
61. Chris Chester, G
PFF grade: 53.4 | Position rank: 63
Chester tied with Thuney for the most QB pressures allowed among guards in the regular season (45).
62. Nate Ebner, DB
PFF grade: 62.9 | Position rank: N/A
Ebner recorded 14 tackles on special teams in the regular season, the most in the NFL.
63. Courtney Upshaw, OLB
PFF grade: 57.5 | Position rank: 71
Upshaw rushed the QB at least 50 times from the left end, right end and defensive tackle positions. His most productive spot as a pass-rusher was right end, where he had a pass-rush productivity rating of 9.3, tallying seven pressures on 59 pass-rush snaps.
64. Paul Worrilow, LB
PFF grade: 71 | Position rank: N/A
Eight of Worrilow's 15 tackles this season registered as defensive stops, constituting an offensive failure on the play.
65. Eric Weems, WR
PFF grade: 54.9 | Position rank: N/A
Weems is primarily used as a returner, where he ranked sixth overall in punt-return average (11.4 yards).
66. Patrick Chung, S
PFF grade: 51 | Position rank: 86
Chung's QB rating allowed has regressed from 78.3 last season to 97.0 in 2016.
67. Jordan Richards, DB
PFF grade: 68.9 | Position rank: N/A
After seeing 249 snaps in 2015, Richards has played just 18 snaps this season. However, he has two special-teams tackles, grading well on kickoffs.
68. Wes Schweitzer, G
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: N/A
Schweitzer has not seen action in his rookie season. In the preseason, Schweitzer allowed one sack, three QB hits and five hurries on 108 pass-blocking snaps.
69. Cyrus Jones, CB
PFF grade: 68.4 | Position rank: N/A
Jones tied for seventh among all rookie cornerbacks, allowing just 0.98 yards per coverage snap.
70. Jonathan Jones, DB
PFF grade: 53.9 | Position rank: N/A
Jones ranked third among all NFL players in 2016 punt-coverage grade.
71. Brandon Bolden, RB
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: N/A
Bolden has dropped 10 of 59 catchable passes in his career.
72. Stephen Gostkowski, K
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: 31
Gostkowski missed five field goal attempts in the regular season, but he has had a stellar career. He has connected on 8 of 9 career playoff field goal attempts of 40 yards or more and 26 of 28 total.
73. Malcolm Mitchell, WR
PFF grade: 65.6 | Position rank: 80
Mitchell had his worst performance of the year in the AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh, catching only one pass on four targets for 5 yards and a drop.
74. De'Vondre Campbell, OLB
PFF grade: 65.4 | Position rank: 55
Campbell closed out the regular season with only three missed tackles on 180 snaps in run defense.
75. Terron Ward, RB
PFF grade: 65.3 | Position rank: N/A
Ward has forced seven missed tackles on 60 career carries, averaging 2.0 yards after contact.
76. Nick Williams, WR
PFF grade: 77.7 | Position rank: N/A
Williams has been targeted only six times this season. In his four seasons in the league, he caught 25 of 40 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns.
77. Justin Coleman, DB
PFF grade: 63.7 | Position rank: N/A
Coleman has been targeted 23 times this season, allowing a 39.1 percent catch rate when quarterbacks target his area. That would be the best figure in the NFL if the attempts qualified.
78. Matt Lengel, TE
PFF grade: 63.7 | Position rank: N/A
Lengel caught both of his catchable targets this season, including a touchdown, but did not gain a single yard after the catch.
79. Deji Olatoye, CB
PFF grade: 76.4 | Position rank: N/A
Olatoye has allowed only three receptions for 27 yards on 74 snaps in coverage this season.
80. LaAdrian Waddle, OL
PFF grade: 61.7 | Position rank: N/A]
Waddle has just one snap in 2016 after filling in as a starter in 2015. He had the worst PFF grade of all offensive tackles in 2015 at 29.2.
81. Matthew Slater, WR
PFF grade: 61.2 | Position rank: N/A
Slater has caught one pass on 11 targets in his career as a wide receiver, and though he is regarded as a special-teams ace, he was out-graded by several others on his own team this season.
82. Michael Floyd, WR
PFF grade: 60.9 | Position rank: 88
The former first-round pick recorded the worst drop rate of his career in 2016 (5 of 43 catchable targets) but did find his way onto a highlight reel for a block he threw to open space for Julian Edelman against the Miami Dolphins.
83. Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB
PFF grade: 60 | Position rank: N/A
Wreh-Wilson played just two snaps on defense this season. He allowed a passer rating of 118.5 on 35 targets with the Tennessee Titans in 2015.
84. Barkevious Mingo, LB
PFF grade: 58.7 | Position rank: N/A
The former No. 6 overall pick played a career-low 10.1 percent of total snaps in 2016.
85. C.J. Goodwin, CB
PFF grade: 58.6 | Position rank: N/A
Goodwin grades well as a special-teams player, recording eight tackles and one assist.
86. Tyson Jackson, DE
PFF grade: 48.5 | Position rank: 68
Jackson's 3.1 run-stop percentage ranks 73rd out of 75 defensive tackles. He had five stops on 160 run snaps.
87. Ted Karras, OL
PFF grade: 55.9 | Position rank: N/A
Karras has the second-highest pass-blocking efficiency (behind Kansas City's Parker Ehinger) among all rookie guards at 96.9.
88. Brandon King, DB
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: N/A
King has yet to see any defensive action in his career, but he has nine special-teams tackles and three missed tackles.
89. Sharrod Neasman, S
PFF grade: 67.4 | Position rank: N/A
The undrafted rookie has played 26 snaps at safety, recording three tackles, one stop and one missed tackle.
90. Joshua Perkins, TE
PFF grade: 53.9 | Position rank: N/A
Perkins was tied for the fourth-most receptions of 20 or more yards (four) among tight ends in the NCAA during the 2015 season.
91. Matt Schaub, QB
PFF grade: 64.8 | Position rank: N/A
Schaub has thrown three passes in 2016. He started two games in 2015 for Baltimore, throwing three touchdown passes and four interceptions with a passer rating of 76.
92. D.J. Foster, RB
PFF grade: 52.3 | Position rank: N/A
While he was classified as a wide receiver in 2015, Foster accumulated the 19th-highest percentage of total rushing yards on runs of 15 yards or more at Arizona State in 2014.
93. Josh Keyes, LB
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: N/A
Keyes last saw regular-season action in Week 17 of 2015 with Tampa Bay, when he recorded three stops.
94. Rob Ninkovich, LB
PFF grade: 49.9 | Position rank: 82
Ninkovich missed 11 of 41 attempted tackles this season.
95. Tom Compton, OT
PFF grade: 48.6 | Position rank: N/A
Compton played only 71 snaps this season, but he saw significant action against Kansas City in Week 13 with 41 snaps; he allowed one hit and three hurries.
96. D.J. Tialavea, TE
PFF grade: 71.1 | Position rank: N/A
Tialavea caught a 1-yard touchdown on the only target of his career, which came in Week 16 against Carolina.
97. Dashon Goldson, FS
PFF grade: 48.4 | Position rank: N/A
After playing 1,070 out of 1,089 possible snaps in 2015 with Washington, Goldson played only five snaps in 2016.
98. Jacoby Brissett, QB
PFF grade: 48.1 | Position rank: N/A
On the field for 156 snaps, Brissett scrambled after dropping back to pass on 10.3 percent of snaps, the second-highest rate in the NFL.
99. Geneo Grissom, DL
PFF grade: 48.1 | Position rank: N/A
Grissom saw his playing time drop from 131 snaps as a rookie in 2015 to just 12 snaps in 2016. He graded well as a special-teams player, however.
100. LaRoy Reynolds, LB
PFF grade: 47.8 | Position rank: N/A
Reynolds' 11 defensive stops and 142 snaps played this season are both career highs.
101. Philip Wheeler, LB
PFF grade: 47.8 | Position rank: 72
Wheeler's 2.8 tackle efficiency rating in the passing game ranks 33rd out of 34 qualified 4-3 outside linebackers. Wheeler has made six tackles while missing on five in pass defense.
102. Jonathan Babineaux, DT
PFF grade: 47.5 | Position rank: 70
Babineaux's 4.7 pass-rushing productivity is the lowest he has had since 2012. He had just one sack and two hits on 291 pass rushes in 2016.
103. Vincent Valentine, DT
PFF grade: 45.3 | Position rank: 84
Valentine has earned a below-average overall grade in six of his past seven games.
104. Joe Vellano, DT
PFF grade: 44.6 | Position rank: N/A
Vellano has played just 18 snaps this season, all of which came against Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game. He recorded one stop.
105. Joe Cardona, LS
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: 14
Cardona has been inaccurate on just 1.23 percent of his long snaps this season, and he made two tackles on special teams.
106. Josh Harris, LS
PFF grade: N/A | Position rank: 16
Long snappers aren't bad players, but they should be the least impactful in a game.