# Super Bowl 51: Patriots vs Falcons **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 5, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093 "2017-02-05T20:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/21 "2017-02-06T00:34:18Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > I’d love for this to end in a humiliating blowout, however unlikely that is. Being a fan of a team with some terrible blowout losses in the Super Bowl (SB 21, 22, 24, and 48), I’m pulling for the Falcons and a blowout bigger than SB 24. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/22 "2017-02-06T00:36:38Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Great game plan thus far for atl but never never let up on Bellichek. Considering Dan Quinn coached SB49, I think he’s very aware of that. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/23 "2017-02-06T00:44:44Z")
Pick six! ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/24 "2017-02-06T00:46:05Z")
This is shocking yet entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/25 "2017-02-06T00:47:34Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > This is shocking yet entertaining. It’s like the opposite of Election Night if you’re a Democrat (or at least wanted Clinton over Trump.) Not that this is the commercial thread, but does this Alfa Romeo commercial mean they’re finally bringing the brand back to the US? ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/26 "2017-02-06T00:51:31Z")
Aside from Pittsburgh winning I couldn’t have hoped for a better game than this. Loserville is running away with it. Right, Elvis? It was Loserville, wasn’t that what you said? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/27 "2017-02-06T00:52:34Z")
🙂 New England is so used to playing from ahead that they don’t have the home run threat WR to get them back in the game. If NE cones back to win this game it will be a miracle. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/28 "2017-02-06T00:52:57Z")
Oh, I’m sorry, it was LoserLAND. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/29 "2017-02-06T00:55:05Z")
I don’t know how you manage to actively post in two threads, Airman. I can’t believe I’ve been lurking Fark for something like 15 years and still don’t have an account there. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/30 "2017-02-06T01:01:33Z")
Belichick is going to spend the long halftime trying to reanimate the corpse of General Sherman. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/31 "2017-02-06T01:03:59Z")
What odds do you give to NE coming back? Atl gets the ball first. If NE stops them without scoring, I would guess its 50/50. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/32 "2017-02-06T01:05:46Z")
It would be a history-making comeback, as the biggest one in Super Bowl history is 10 points. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/33 "2017-02-06T01:06:47Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > What odds do you give to NE coming back? Atl gets the ball first. If NE stops them without scoring, I would guess its 50/50. I’d take that bet all day. ESPN gives them a 3.6% chance to win right now. If NE stops them, it’d be higher, but still nowhere near 50. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/34 "2017-02-06T01:09:52Z")
Even if it went 28-3 I’d wouldn’t discard NE. Brady is a fantastic QB. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/35 "2017-02-06T01:10:53Z")
Hahaha…there _is_ justice in the world. Enjoy the offseason, Deflategate boy. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/36 "2017-02-06T01:16:17Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > I’d take that bet all day. > > ESPN gives them a 3.6% chance to win right now. If NE stops them, it’d be higher, but still nowhere near 50. But this is Brady and NE…and the refs seem to favor him. ---
**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/37 "2017-02-06T01:18:50Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > What odds do you give to NE coming back? Less than the odds of Brady retiring after this game. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/38 "2017-02-06T01:20:48Z")
15-yard for excessive lipsynching and playback. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/39 "2017-02-06T01:21:52Z")
Gaga is looking hot IMO 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/40 "2017-02-06T01:25:41Z")
Before the game, Eli Manning was presented with the award for NFL Man of the Year (for community outreach, which he shared with Larry Fitzgerald). That will make a Brady 0-3 in the Super Bowl when Eli is on the same field. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093.md?page=3)