Falcons and Falcons

Well now I know. It appears that the two teams playing in Super Bowl LI this Sunday are the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots which brings me back to a question I've asked before but to which I've never had a satisfactory answer. Why are some teams associated with cities while the names of others are linked with the state in which they are based. Happily I'm not so stressed by this question that I lose any sleep over it. There was one thing I found really interesting though. On the same day I listened carefully enough to hear the names of the teams the news cast I was watching also had a segment about falcons (the bird type) that were being flown by plane, first class by some sheikh. They showed a shot of several falcons, each perched on its own seat in the plane. It was an interesting picture but I didn't hear where they were going. Are they on their way to the game? Will a flock of falcons be let loose whenever the Falcons score a touchdown. If I thought that was going to happen it might be worth watching.