28-3…I still can’t get over it. At the half, the Patriots had a statistical 4 percent chance to come back and win. And somehow they did – that is why I love sports. I said it in the week leading up to the Super Bowl, you just can’t rule out Brady & Belichick. But the big question that everyone has is… did the Patriots win this game, or did the Falcons blow it?
Some questionable decisions were made when the Falcons were leading the charge in the 4th quarter. Specifically, why did they continue to throw it? Matt Ryan dropping back to throw the ball and getting sacked ultimately pushed him out of field goal range. Whereas if they chose to run the ball, like you’re supposed to when you’re leading by that amount, then they wouldn’t have continuously turned it over. It seems that ‘not running’ has delivered the Patriots their last 2 championship titles – Tom Brady is one lucky man but I guess you gotta be good to be lucky.
Brady comes out of this with his NFL Record breaking 5th Super Bowl title. So whatever your thoughts are on the guy, it’s hard to not respect him as the best ever. He truly had an MVP performance in this game: 466 yards and 2 touchdowns. All without his best receiver (Gronk). The scary part is, despite his age he doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. He once joked about playing until he’s 50, and I’m suddenly thinking that wasn’t entirely a joke.
I’m not a Pats fan per se, but what we are watching right now is a full on sports dynasty; One that will go down in history. So if I can look back on this moment in time and say that I watched the best quarterback ever, and probably the best coach ever, win super bowl after super bowl… then I’m good with that. I’m ready to see another one… so… Lets Go Pats!