Posted on 02/05/2017 7:34:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
For the first time, a Super Bowl needed overtime, and for the fifth time, the New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions.
This time, it took the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history to do it, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 at NRG Stadium in Houston in Super Bowl LI.
Atlanta had a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter. But a costly Atlanta fumble by quarterback Matt Ryan with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter helped set up the Patriots to come all the way back.
It was the first time the Falcons had turned the ball over in this postseason.
The revenge tour is complete, and quarterback Tom Brady, named the game's MVP, stands alone.
All five of those titles have come with Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, but this one had some slightly different circumstances. Brady missed the first four games of the regular season, serving his Deflategate suspension that was imposed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell....
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It was amazing! Never saw anything like it ever!
Goat
What did you expect in the era of Trump!
LOL! I had guessed the score would be 35-27. I was pretty darn close!
I think it was past Atlanta’s bedtime. They just got tired. They stopped playing in the 4th quarter.
Take that Joe Montana you’re not better than Brady not now or ever go away
Simply amazing! I LOVE Football - High School, College, Pros, any game, anytime anywhere!
I wish I could muster up enough emotion to hate Brady, but that sunuvabeotch pulled it off!
I hope this is a parallel to bringing this country back from the brink of disaster. It can be done with raw will and action.
This can be Brady’s finger to the idiot commissioner for suspending him.
Just an unbelievable game ... feel sorry for the people who gave up on the NFL at least the game will replay tonight on the NFL channel.
They broke all kinds of records tonight that will last for a long, long time!
Note to Dan Quinn: when you get to the Super Bowl you can’t let up and start coasting - especially against an opponent like Brady.
I think the Falcons should just shut down the whole organization. Arthur should fire everyone and cancel the franchise.
That was ridiculous.
Trump predicted NE by 8. Pretty close, and the libs heads are exploding.
MORE WINNING!......(liberals hated the Patriots)
I wonder if Atlanta is gonna burn tonight??
I looked at the score earlier, Patriots zero and Falcons 24, and thought, “Now, wouldn’t it be funny if the Patriots went on to win this thing?”
And my son just told me Patriots won.
Worst half in SB history too. Lots of records set today.
NFL should have an OT every SB, that was the most exciting football I think I’ve ever seen.
Arthur Blank - Falcons owner - trashed Trump prior to the game.
Brady-Belichik and Kraft are all Trump friends.
This was a bit of an allegory of the election
Was the Superbowl today?
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