Falcons Lose Super Bowl In Overtime to Patriots

Atlanta’s offense suddenly began to stall, and the Patriots put points on the board on five consecutive drives to score 31-unanswered points in the second half and overtime, pulling out the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. The moneyline on the Falcons ranges from +125 to +140 (the amount you would win if you bet $100). With the arms of All-Pro quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Tom Brady, as well as hosts of talented playmakers, both the Falcons and Patriots rode their dynamic offenses like freight trains through the early rounds of the postseason. However, the momentum was short-lived before Atlanta cornerback Robert Alford picked off a Brady throw and ran it back for the third Falcon touchdown of the game.

But failing on offense, Atlanta needed its defense to stand up and make one stop in those final 17 minutes.

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“Tom, he’s an assassin”, New England defensive end Chris Long said. David Tyree caught a ball against his helmet to help end New England’s quest for an undefeated season. “Now those boys are playing”.

The Patriots noticed the turnaround.

For so much of this Super Bowl, history seemingly belonged to New England’s opponents, the Atlanta Falcons. “We always play aggressive and play to win, and we had opportunities as players”.

“Coach, he commits his life to coaching football and to coaching this team”, Brady said.

And the young guys have taken the lead. Two more rookies, linebacker Deion Jones and safety Keanu Neal, each had six tackles.

“It makes it all the more painful to be so close and have that lead and let it get away from you“, Mack said.

The fourth rookie starter, linebacker De’Vondre Campbell, could play a key role on Sunday against tight end Martellus Bennett.

“It’s the best ever”.

“They’re taking a lot of heat, but you know what, they’re also getting a lot of popularity out of it”, Trump said. The way they churn out victories deserves praise. They played a lot of great teams this year. Should the Patriots win, will NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell feel comfortable handing the championship trophy to the quarterback he suspended for the first quarter of the football season due to the deflation scandal?

Leading 28-20 with 4:45 left, the Falcons had the ball.

A last-second interception won the fourth; on Sunday the Pats clinched the fifth, the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, on a walk-off touchdown in overtime, the first ever extra session in a Super Bowl.

Had the Falcons scored, Julio Jones’ catch would have been the lasting image from the game, the highlight that Atlanta fans would never tire of seeing. Atlanta failed that mission though, and New England tied up the game with less than a minute left on the clock.

That’s why defense could be the key to a Falcons win.

“We’ve got a great group”, Brady would say on that stage, before he talked about how meaningful this game was, and how meaningful it was to have his family with him, wife and children and father and a mother who has been ill for months.