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The Bears play the Falcons on Sunday in Atlanta. 

To give us the goods on an authentic Atlanta pregame spread, we turned to Axios Atlanta's Thomas Wheatley, Emma Hurt and Ross Terrell! 

We've been waiting for this one all year 😋.

Lemon Pepper Wet: This is the option that comes to mind for most Atlantans when asked about football-watching food. The wings — flats if you can get 'em — shot to national stardom thanks to Donald Glover's "Atlanta."

Be prepared: There are several ways you can approach making them. Here are a few.

If you'd like to achieve legend level among your friends, next time get some wings shipped from the Magic City Kitchen (yes, that Magic City).

Pimento cheese: This is a personal capital-s Southern favorite, which we have anecdotally learned that Northern states, frankly, don't know how to make. (It's OK, we barely gave Chicago pizza a go and have since adopted Detroit-style.)

Deviled eggs: This party dish combines two basic Southern food groups — mayonnaise and eggs — and is usually found not far from the pimento cheese on a well-executed table scape.

For extra credit, opt for Duke's mayo. Serve them to guests in a special deviled eggs platter and you've achieved "Designing Women" status. 

As for the game, the Falcons get an up-close and personal look at Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, the potential franchise player they passed on in the 2021 NFL Draft. 

Fields is a Kennesaw, Ga., native and played at UGA for one season before transferring to Ohio State. 

Many fans in Atlanta wanted to see the Falcons draft Fields as the quarterback to lead the team after Matt Ryan. But they took tight end Kyle Pitts instead. 

This will be the first time Fields has played an NFL game in his home state.

Eat Their Lunch: Atlanta Falcons

One option is deviled eggs, which combines two basic Southern food groups — mayonnaise and eggs.

Remember when the Bears dominated the Falcons in 1985? We do. Photo: Charles Cherney/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

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O'Hare airport doesn't just display art. It is art.

The big picture: James Reid, a 25-year-old software developer who lives in southeast England, turns flight tracking information into data visual displays of takeoffs and landings at major airports, including O'Hare.

Zoom in: Reid showcases his work and process on Instagram and sells the renderings on Etsy.

What they're saying: "I love making things any which way I can, particularly on the computer and in the kitchen," Reid, who is an aviation buff and has a pilot's license, told Axios.

The bottom line: The next time you travel through the air, remind yourself that it's more than a flight. It's also art.

O'Hare's arrivals and departures are a work of art

An English artist is turning O'Hare's flight patterns into works of art.

Artwork of colorful lines making a star in the middle 

Takeoffs and landings at O'Hare International Airport. Rendering: James Reid/Heatmap Horizons

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