I counted out Brady and Belichick

[#56300ex]

After the pick 6 I thought it was over. Went for a walk at halftime and had come to terms with it but had a faint glimmer of hope in the back of my mind. Came back after the half and watched the greatest comeback ever. Not once did I even think about giving up and turning the tv off

 

[Bella*chick]

It was a pretty pathetic performance by PatsFans today. People should be ashamed of themselves. I have respect for people who man up and apologize here though.

I glanced in the game thread but never had any intention of wallowing in the muck there. Truth is the people who thought we would lose (me included) don't have anything to be ashamed about. It takes away from the incredible victory if everyone thinks it can happen. The people who need to go away forever are the ones calling for Garoppolo, screaming about how everyone sucks and should be benched, etc. etc.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Mea Culpa. Mea Maxima Culpa.
I believe that I am responsible for the P6.
Game starts and I said to my wife, "By game's end Brady will hold all the SB records except for Pick Sixes. Manning's unbeatable."

I thought we were done at 21-0. Team not playing well on O or D.
I was SO WRONG.

 

[reflexblue]

I am not worthy of this team. I stopped watching when they fell behind by 21 points, (i get physically ill watching) but i never gave up, i kept checking in and saw the last half of the fourth quarter and the overtime win. I can understand why people turned the game off, the pats played poorly in the first half, they looked like the team who had only been to the Super Bowl once before. i will never understand those who choose to trash the team and other members on here on the game day thread.

 

[SONS_OF_BELICHICK]

I admit I was despondent.....on so many mistakes...during the first half. I was hoping ....for some spark during the 3rd.....and it came very late.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Game Day Thread posters are awful, just awful.
I don't know what happens to folks when they open that thread. I stayed out.

 

[Patriot Missile]

First time not going or hosting super bowl party in years. Had the chance to go in that thread, there was a handful of us that remained as positive as you could possibly be. I think some of us cracked some jokes to keep it light. But yeah, for the most part it was horrific. You should know the same
Posters and then the ones you dont recognize that its a bad place. I kind of stayed to feed off the positive peeps that were there checking in. Patsfanva, Ashley to name a couple.

 

[Bella*chick]

I'm not sure how anyone could have thought it was over at halftime. My despondency came when the third quarter started and we still weren't able to get anything going. And when we did, it seemed like we were taking WAY too much time.

 

[venecol]

I felt embarrassed thinking we can't score a TD in 3 qtrs. I thought that GaGa's football catch was the best play of the half, lol, until JEs crazy catch. Mad props to the D, if Falcons score that FG it would have definitely been over. To hold that O scoreless in the 2nd half is what allowed the comeback. Total TEAM effort.

 

[gatsby47]

This is a great thread. Atonement even when you know that you are the only one who knows how you felt during the course of the game. It is an amazing catharsis for you to release your negativity and relish that you were wrong and you see the light and you seek forgiveness. lol. And, what's more it appears to work just fine. Quite amazing. For me, I hoped! Feels wonderful today. Congrats and Relish the day. All the other teams and their fans shake their heads. BEST of all are the Pundits who are paid to say things that turn out so stupidly wrong, and then have to explain why they should even be given a chance to explain. I love it. Go Pats!

 

[Kdo5]

I thought we were cooked when it was 28-3. I felt like I knew the Pats were fully capable of fighting back but it seemed just way too improbable with the clock. So many things went right in that fourth quarter. Clutch play after clutch play.

I started believing when HT got the strip sack. You saw Brady's face, it was game ****ing on.

Once we won the coin toss in OT I knew it was over. Brady was lights out and would NOT be denied by that point.

Unbelievable. All of the amazing story lines were fulfilled in the most dramatic comeback of all effing time. Best Super Bowl win for me hands down.

Nothing could ever top this win. Those two Super Bowl losses mean next to nothing any more. They did it, they are the greatest of all time and everyone is finally bending the knee, haters and all. I am forever satisfied in terms of the Pats dynasty.

 

[archstanton543]

We all did. OP...We all did. Anyone who said they didn't down 28-3 is lying.

 

[Sfpat]

Hosted a Super Bowl party for family members (none are Pats fans). At 28-3, all were offering consolations as they departed, wife and others went to bed leaving just myself and youngest son to watch the remainder of the game. I was resigned to accept fate, but the back of my mind said it wasn't over yet. The two of us enjoyed the remainder of the game and we woke the house up when White scored the last TD. Stayed up late watching all the post game festivities. Probably won't get much done at the office today.

 

[libra957]

This is historic stuff, think about it. The falcons were doing the same thing they did to Rodgers and Wilson, and everybody else, but Tom said NAHA down 28-3, it takes insane magics to pull this off. No other quarterback in history could have done this. And to think that Aaron was called the Micheal Jordan of the NFL a few weeks ago, this is hilarious!

 

[pencilneckgeek]

I never gave up. I remained confident that TB12 would keep me glued to the TV until the end. I didn't, however, expect him to deliver such an amazing comeback. I simply knew that he and the team would be fighting to the end and would be worth watching, even if they came-up short.

At halftime, I thought our defense could hold Atlanta to field goals and Tom could get us back in the game. After Malcolm Butler interfered with Gabriel at the 5 yd line instead of tackling him short of the sticks, I was pretty despondent. All our star players were making the mistakes they never make - Blount fumbling, TB throwing a pick six into coverage, Edelman dopping a ball that hit him in stride, and Butler getting overanxious on a pedestrian receiver. I decided that it was time to stop drinking and brush my teeth, as I didn't want the same hangover that I had after the Giant games.

In the end, I kept watching for one more drive until the Edelman Snatch at which point, I felt destiny calling. (Shades of Dave Roberts sliding into 2nd base.) I didn't trust it until James White caught that pitch in the backfield and I jumped up and screamed "Yes!" (I had no expectation that the play at the goal line would be that close.)

Nothing will ever top this game.

Also, kudos to my wife for hanging in there with me to the end and through the trophy ceremony, long after her preferred bedtime. She never gave up either.

 

[bigballas]

i have to admit it i for a moment counted them out at 28-3. for a slight moment..then went upstairs and put on my XLIX champion hoodie, put a different pats hat on and came down confident...BOOOM!

 

[PatriotReign]

I thought about changing the channel at 28-3 and was resigning myself to a media/online sports blackout until September. I honestly did remeber the comebacks against the 49ers and Broncos, but didn't think there would be enough time or stops to make it happen. I actually cried a little when White punched it in to complete the greatest comeback in Superbowl history.

 

[AvocadoIceCream]

I went to the basement at half, and watched quietly by myself until 28-20... then I went back to the gathering and it was LETS GOOOOOO from there on.

 

[pheenix11]

I'm one who never thinks it is over. Even when we are blowing someone out, unless we're up by 35 I'm not comfortable until the clock hits 0.

That kinda helped last night because it gave me some hope. For some reason the missed extra point really pissed me off, it just felt like everything was working against us. Then the slow drives were driving me crazy because I thought we weren't going fast enough.

And then when the defense stopped them after the onside kick....

"Deep in the recesses of my brain, a tiny red hot little flame began to grow"

I felt like we had a chance if we could just get some momentum going on offense. Hightower's sack was the obvious turning point and then the drive when Julio made that insane catch I still had a feeling of calm like the defense would do something and did they ever. The need for the two point conversion was what had me worried because I had flashbacks of the AFCCG last year. When they tied it up I knew the Falcons were done, there was no way we were losing then.

 

[drewskie]

This is a great thread.

I was at a lavish condo party with about 20-30 young adults like myself, mingling having a great time with some lovely ladies...but tons of hard core fans with the majority being Patriots fans.

There was however the one token Manning fan/Brady hater..he was donned in a Matt Ryan jersey, only about a year removed from his orange Manning Broncos jersey. Great football fan, but what made it fun (to me) was the length he'd go to root against our boy. Same thing with another hardcore (and generally knowledgeable fan except when discussing Manning) football junkie who shockingly had a Brady jersey on his snapchat during game day..only to see him finish off the video with his middle finger held high..his brother was rocking a Matt Ryan jersey at a separate restaurant party too on social media.

The token Manning fan at the party was giving it hard to all the Pats supporters..disappointment for most of us but we knew that the Pats were making mistakes moreso than not being able to move the ball. Blount, TB and Jules all making key mistakes? Not insurmountable and I was cautiously optimistic as all signs were pointing to a loss. Then we went down 28-3 where Coleman outran Nink. I had to tell one of my homegirls that "it was time to make history".

Almost everyone gave up especially when Gost missed the PAT. These are signs it is not your day. I was mentally preparing myself for the strong possibility of a loss but I knew we wouldn't fold like a punk and would fight til the bitter end. I kept reverse jinxing the Falcons claiming there was no way even they could blow a 25 pt lead. But deep down, I knew it'd take a perfect quarter with some bounces our way to come back, leaving us about a 1% chance.

Then came the HT stripsack and I really started to believe again, but I held back my optimism somewhat (but the level of excitement was incredible as we all felt a lot of things starting to go our way). When the miracle catch by Jules happened, I felt really really good. This was the type of positive karma we lacked against the Giants.

Once we went into OT tied and won the coin toss, I told myself if they couldnt score a TD after having figured out a gassed ATL defense, then they dont deserve the recognition they are widely receiving now. Amendola and White were especially clutch. The zebras shocked me by actually calling a fair game. It was fitting that White fought through a tackle or two when he was one of our fav whipping boys (myself included going into this year).

The same homegirl I told "it was time to make history" at halftime. I said after the game "this is only the beginning".

I love this team.