FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones downplayed any sort of one-on-one Super Bowl matchup with New England Patriots left cornerback Malcolm Butler, who said in 2012 at West Alabama that he wanted to "check" Jones one day.

"It's not me against one other person," Falcons receiver Julio Jones said about the prospect of going one-on-one with Patriots corner Malcolm Butler. AP Photo/David Goldman

Butler, who was signed by the Patriots in 2014 as an undrafted free agent, made a name for himself with a game-sealing interception of Seattle's Russell Wilson in the Patriots' 28-24 Super Bowl XLIX win.

"He's a great player," Jones said of Butler. "But at the end of the day, I've just got to focus on me, and getting me better, and just working with my teammates."

In the Patriots locker room Thursday, Butler talked about the tweet he posted back in 2012, when he was an unknown at West Alabama.

I wanna check julio jones...lol......real talk doe.. — Malcolm CB Butler (@Mac_BZ) December 23, 2012

"Dreams do come true," the Patriots corner said. "That's not any trash talk or being cocky or anything. I had a vision."

But he added, "Talking never won the game. You gotta be about that action."

The All-Pro Jones, a first-round pick of the Falcons in 2011, out of Alabama, often hears challenges from various cornerbacks around the league.

Washington's Josh Norman, who faced Jones twice a year while with Carolina, said "Julio completes me" in reference to Jones being the ultimate challenge. Arizona's Patrick Peterson, who played at LSU, boasted about how he won his share of battles against Jones during their SEC days. Jones responded to Peterson's claim with 189 receiving yards and a touchdown in a 29-18 Falcons win over the Cardinals during the 2014 season.

Jones was asked how he reacts to cornerbacks yearning for the chance to cover him.

"My thing is, going into a game, it's a team game," Jones said. "It's just not me. I'm just going out there doing whatever it takes to win the game, to help my brothers out. It's not me against one other person. Next week it's the Atlanta Falcons against the New England Patriots."

Jones is fresh off a nine-catch, 180-yard, two-touchdown performance in the Falcons' 44-21 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. He is the only player in NFL history to have two postseason games with at least 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Jones didn't appear bothered at all last week after aggravating a toe sprain first suffered in December. He won't practice this week before the Falcons leave Sunday for the Super Bowl in Houston.

Jones was asked about his health at this stage.

"I feel great," he said.

ESPN's Mike Reiss contributed to this story.