There are a few things people are going to remember from this game. The Julio Jones miracle catch. Trumped only by the miracle/David Tyree Curse Killing Julian Edelman Immaculate Reception II, the 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter solidifying Tom Brady/Bill Belicheck dynasty to give the Super Bowl win to the Patriots over the Atlants Falcons.
This meant so much for so many people, since it ran a political aspect too. See Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots also supports Donald Trump. Literally everyone wanted them to lose. Bad. Let me take that back...everyone who hates president Trump wanted the Patriots to lose.
And they were. All the way to the half. Which is when you saw Falcons derail. What I think happen...Belicheck. Coaches desperately want to outthink him. Happened to Pete Carroll when he didn't call a time out and instead of running the ball at the one yard line through a dominating Marshawn Lynch, Carroll attempted to outthink Belicheck and throw the ball...to Malcolm Butler. Butler plays for the Pats.
I think most people dislike the Pats simply because they represent the arrogance of America. They do. A America that was aggressive and brash. That already felt victory before the war. That stuck together in terrible moments. They win. And people know they win. Brady is blessed with work ethic which led to skill, a supermodel wife and money. People hate that that much can go to one person. I don't begrudge the guy (only that he went to Michigan).
Brady and the Pats somehow represent a bygone era of privilege. I think the name itself illustrates that. Which I found odd that a certain percentage of Americans were against that.
Regardless, respect for the Patriots. As a team, they were the best and unstoppable.
As for me, I'll always be curious as to why the Falcons didn't run down the clock with 3 minutes 11 seconds with a lead and Patriots hadn2 timeouts. Not to play Monday morning quarterback, but...I sense this was still trying to outthink Belicheck.
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