The 2017 Super Bowl is about to kick off at Houston's NRG Stadium, pitting the Patriots against the Falcons in Super Bowl 51.

The days leading up to Super Bowl in 2017, as usual, were a week-long tease that had everybody more than ready for the arrival of kickoff time. New England, a three-point favorite, was ready to earn its fifth Super Bowl title with its iconic Tom Brady-Bill Belichick duo. Atlanta was anxious to win its first Super Bowl in franchise history.

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As the hours count down to kickoff, here's all the TV and live steam info you need for the Super Bowl in 2017.

What time does the Super Bowl start?

Super Bowl 51 between the Patriots and Falcons kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET.

As for the coin toss to decide who kicks and who receives that opening kickoff, the betting favorite was heads as the call, the Patriots' favorite choice.

MORE: Coin toss among most popular Super Bowl prop bets

What channel is the Super Bowl on?

The Super Bowl 51 broadcast will be aired nationally on FOX. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will call the action from the broadcast booth, while Erin Andrews and Chris Myers will serve as field reporters.

As for the Westwood One radio broadcast, Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason will call the action from the booth, while Tony Boselli and James Lofton will serve as field reporters.

Sirius XM radio listeners can find the Super Bowl on channel 88 (81 or 225 for Patriots call; 82 for Falcons call)

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Live stream for Super Bowl 2017

FOX will offer a live stream of Super Bowl 51 on FOX Sports GO. Fans will be able to stream Patriots-Falcons at FOXSportsGo.com using iOS, Android, Windows and Amazon tablets or through connected devices, including Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire and XBOX One.

Users will not need to enter their pay TV credentials for Super Bowl 51 viewing.

What are the best Super Bowl commercials this year?

You be the judge. Sporting News found the leaked Super Bowl commercials for 2017 ahead of the big game. T-Mobile, Tide, KFC, Audi, Ford, Nintendo, Kia, Budweiser — they're all here. There will be no Doritos ad this year, though, as the company ended its streak of hilarious Super Bowl commercials.

As for past Super Bowl commercials, SN also ranked the 10 best since 2000.

Super Bowl 2017 prediction

The vast majority of the nation — or so it seemed — was pulling for the Falcons to upset the favored Patriots. We even tried to come up with reasons why they should reconsider, just for fun. But SN NFL writers David Steele and Vinnie Iyer didn't like Atlanta's odds to pull off that upset, as they both predicted a New England victory.

MORE: Explaining SN's Super Bowl picks

What is the point spread? Odds for Super Bowl 2017

New England entered the game a three-point favorite over Atlanta, given a 59 percent chance to win. But the three-point spread was just one of many betting nuggets to keep in mind for the big game in Houston. The over/under point total for Patriots-Falcons, for example, was set at 59, the biggest total in Super Bowl history.

Here's a full list of odds and prop bets for Super Bowl 51.

Super Bowl 2017 numbers, stats that matter

Matchup: Top scoring defense (Patriots) is 4-1 against top scoring offense (Falcons) in Super Bowls; 1989 49ers are only No. 1 offense to win

ATL: 11-5 teams from regular season are 3-9 all-time in Super Bowls

ATL: Teams with at least 5 losses have won 5 of last 6 Super Bowls in which they’ve played

ATL: Only team to beat three Super Bowl-winning QBs on way to a Super Bowl title was 2009 Saints

ATL defense: 25.4 opponent points per game would be most ever allowed by Super Bowl winner (2nd-most by SB team, ’08 Cardinals)

ATL offense: Top scoring offenses from regular season are 10-11 in Super Bowls

NE: NFL-record 9th Super Bowl appearance; 31-19 (.620) all-time postseason record is second best in NFL history

NE: All six Super Bowls in Brady/Belichick era have been decided by four or less points; only +6 in scoring margin

NE: Won four straight vs ATL; last loss was in 1998, when Jamal Anderson ran for 104 yds and 2 TDs

NE defense: Top scoring defenses from regular season are 15-6 in Super Bowls

Bill Belichick: Seven Super Bowl appearances and 25 playoff wins are most ever by head coach; 4 titles is tied with Chuck Knoll

Tom Brady: 15 total sacks; 3.4 sack percentage was 3rd-best in NFL and 2nd-best of his career

Brady: More playoff wins than 26 NFL teams; 24-9 career playoff record

Brady: All-time Super Bowl leader in appearances (7), TD passes (13), completions (164) and pass yards (1,605)

Brady: 4-2 record, 13-4 TD-INT, 267.5 passing yards per game, 66.4 completion percentage and 95.3 passer rating in Super Bowls

Brady: 328 passing yds, 4-2 TD-INT, 74.0 completion percentage and 101.1 passer rating in Super Bowl 49 (SB-record 37 completions)

Matt Ryan: 310.2 passing yards per game, 18 TDs, 0 INT and 133.3 passer rating over last 6 games

Ryan: 132.6 passer rating this postseason is currently third best ever in a single playoff (min. 50 pass attempts)

Ryan: NFL record four straight postseason games with at least three passing touchdowns

Brady and Ryan: Most combined pass yards in Super Bowl history is 677 (Brady and Jake Delhomme in Super Bowl XXXVIII)

Julian Edelman: Needs 9 receptions to tie Reggie Wayne for second most in playoff history

Edelman: 9 catches, 109 yards and 1 TD in Super Bowl 49; 95.8 receiving yards per game over last 9 playoff games

Chris Hogan: Ranks second in 2016 postseason with 275 receiving yards (Antonio Brown, 309)

LeGarrette Blount: Averaging just 2.8 yards per rush over last 5 games; 7 rush TDs over last 7 games

Dion Lewis: Pats are 16-0 in games he’s played

Julio Jones: 110.4 receiving yards per game in the playoffs is most in NFL history (min. 5 games)

Devonta Freeman: 10 total TDs and 103.6 scrimmage yards per game over last 8 games

Mohamed Sanu: Three straight games with TD catch; 9 catches and 96 yards in 2016 postseason

Vic Beasley: NFL-best 15.5 sacks in regular season, 2nd-most in ATL history (John Abraham); has none in postseason