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Like lots, 51. I've rewatched it several times and I somehow still get nervous for the outcome. It's seriously too late in the game to come back and they don't even do that well on some of the drives in the second half. Like there's missed kicks and punting and drops that just can't work. Love it.
The game is worth re-watching just to see the look on Belichick’s face down 28-3. The guy looks like he’s certain they will still win the game. No one on the Patriots looks dejected or “out of it.”
The other thing really notable is how few massive, game changing plays the Patriots got, or were gifted, to erase a 25 point deficit in 18 minutes. I mean, go rewatch that Oilers-Bills games and you’ll see a ton of interceptions, turnovers, deep touchdown passes, huge defensive breakdowns, etc. The Falcons made two big errors (Ryan strip sack by whiffed block and Ryan taking the sack after the Jones grab.). But those plays pale in comparison to what you’d see in a typical epic scale comeback. They just grinded away at the lead, play by play, with almost zero error. In particular Brady got that one lucky play by Edelman but otherwise just made difficult 10-yard sideline passes and 15 yard needle threads throughout. It makes it even more impressive.
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