Amazingly exciting game with multiple twists near the end. Far superior to the beat down last year.
I thought the Seahawks would clobber the Patriots. The difference between this year and last year's game would be the margin of the beat down. I was pleasantly surprised after the first quarter and ecstatic that Patriots won. I just wanted Tom Brady to win one more and retire.
Regarding "the call," I think it was blown way out of proportion. Pete Carroll wanted to run at least 2 plays before the clock ran out. An incomplete pass would have stopped the clock. A run that was stuffed would not.
For "the interception" to happen, 4 things had to have gone right:
1. Patriots safety Malcolm Butler had to have read the play
2. Butler had to get there in time
3. Butler needed to bump Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockett out of the way
4. Butler actually had to hold on to the ball that wasn't intended for him
The play would not be a play had any one of the 4 failed to occur.
I agree with Marshawn Lynch when he said he did not question the play calling because "it's a team game."
Seahawks, one of the toughest defense in recent years failed to stop Brady on 2 separate occasions in the 4th quarter. Anyone mentioned that?
Jermaine Kearse made a circus catch just minutes prior to "the play." If that catch wasn't made, there wouldn't be a goal line opportunity. Ironically, Kearse's circus catch was at the expense of Butler.
Patriots was able to stop Lynch from getting to the end zone just before "the play." We can say that Carroll wanted to mix things up a bit because he knew the Patriots would anticipate a run.
How about Tom Brady? He was intercepted twice but that never phased him. He kept throwing when the Patriots were behind by 10 in the 4th quarter against one of the toughest defense in NFL, and scored twice in 10 minutes.
All in all, it was a great game. The team I wanted to win actually won. And the icing on the cake was I won $20 in foot ball squares.
I thought the Seahawks would clobber the Patriots. The difference between this year and last year's game would be the margin of the beat down. I was pleasantly surprised after the first quarter and ecstatic that Patriots won. I just wanted Tom Brady to win one more and retire.
Regarding "the call," I think it was blown way out of proportion. Pete Carroll wanted to run at least 2 plays before the clock ran out. An incomplete pass would have stopped the clock. A run that was stuffed would not.
For "the interception" to happen, 4 things had to have gone right:
1. Patriots safety Malcolm Butler had to have read the play
2. Butler had to get there in time
3. Butler needed to bump Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockett out of the way
4. Butler actually had to hold on to the ball that wasn't intended for him
The play would not be a play had any one of the 4 failed to occur.
I agree with Marshawn Lynch when he said he did not question the play calling because "it's a team game."
Seahawks, one of the toughest defense in recent years failed to stop Brady on 2 separate occasions in the 4th quarter. Anyone mentioned that?
Jermaine Kearse made a circus catch just minutes prior to "the play." If that catch wasn't made, there wouldn't be a goal line opportunity. Ironically, Kearse's circus catch was at the expense of Butler.
Patriots was able to stop Lynch from getting to the end zone just before "the play." We can say that Carroll wanted to mix things up a bit because he knew the Patriots would anticipate a run.
How about Tom Brady? He was intercepted twice but that never phased him. He kept throwing when the Patriots were behind by 10 in the 4th quarter against one of the toughest defense in NFL, and scored twice in 10 minutes.
All in all, it was a great game. The team I wanted to win actually won. And the icing on the cake was I won $20 in foot ball squares.
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