# 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:** 3
**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, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/41 "2017-02-06T01:26:10Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > But this is Brady and NE…and the refs seem to favor him. If they stop the Falcons on the opening drive I’d probably give them something like 20, which is probably generous. The Patriots aren’t magic. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/42 "2017-02-06T01:26:41Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Gaga is looking hot IMO 🙂 Is she wearing an oven? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/43 "2017-02-06T01:27:39Z")
Unless I missed, there were no anti-Trump messages from Gaga. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/44 "2017-02-06T01:28:14Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Gaga is looking hot IMO 🙂 They did a profile on her this morning on the CBS Sunday show. She came off very well, I thought. I never paid much attention to her but she seemed likable and down to earth. And attractive. I clicked over to the SB to check your assessment and yes, I agree! ---
**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, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/45 "2017-02-06T01:28:32Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Unless I missed, there were no anti-Trump messages from Gaga. She sang a little Woodie Guthrie. That’s probably enough to set off the Infowars types. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/46 "2017-02-06T01:29:43Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Unless I missed, there were no anti-Trump messages from Gaga. This is what I came in to ask. I have it muted on my Ipad while we watch The Expanse on TV. Did she do anything political? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/47 "2017-02-06T01:30:55Z")
Drones by Intel. > **[Intel and Disney paint the sky | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/16/intel-and-disney-paint-the-sky/)** > > Disney World's nightly fireworks might soon have competition. Drones. Hundreds of drones lit up with LEDs and they're all controlled by one person. Intel turned to Disney to showcase its next generation drones. And these drones can do things... > [@](#): > > Disney World’s nightly fireworks show might soon have some competition in the form of hundreds of swirling, whirling LED-lit drones. They flash, fall and flock in unison and are all controlled by one person. I saw them and they were, for lack of a better phrase, absolutely amazing. > > The drones come from Intel. The electronics giant turned to Disney to showcase its next generation drones. And these drones can do things fireworks cannot. Flying as a fleet, these Intel drones can paint the sky with three-dimensional images that twist and turn and come to life. > > The drones are called the Shooting Star and 300 are will take the sky above a Disney World lake later today to put on an aerial holiday show. Candy canes will dance, soldiers will march, and everyone will be merry. > > This is the latest project in Intel’s quest to take drones from individuals to fleets. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/48 "2017-02-06T01:32:25Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > This is what I came in to ask. I have it muted on my Ipad while we watch The Expanse on TV. Did she do anything political? No. She had said she didn’t want to do anything like that. The drones were really cool! ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/49 "2017-02-06T01:33:12Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > This is what I came in to ask. I have it muted on my Ipad while we watch The Expanse on TV. Did she do anything political? I didn’t see anything. I’m going to assume it was squelched by the NFL, the don’t want the story to be the halftime show after a year full of players taking knees. ---
**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, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/50 "2017-02-06T01:36:51Z")
It’s gotta be hard to get restarted after 68 minutes of sitting around if you’re the Falcons offense. ---
**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, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/51 "2017-02-06T01:54:03Z")
Well, a Falcons three and out followed by a Falcons TD. Ryan to Coleman. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/52 "2017-02-06T01:54:10Z")
That should finish this off. Any comeback now would be truly a miracle. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/53 "2017-02-06T01:55:54Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Even if it went 28-3 I’d wouldn’t discard NE. Brady is a fantastic QB. Well, that’s to be put to the test now. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/54 "2017-02-06T01:56:09Z")
Feeling kind of good right about now… ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/55 "2017-02-06T02:01:01Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Unless I missed, there were no anti-Trump messages from Gaga. “…with liberty and justice for all”? ---
**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, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/56 "2017-02-06T02:06:35Z")
Shankopotamus on the Pats extra point attempt. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/57 "2017-02-06T02:06:52Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > That should finish this off. Any comeback now would be truly a miracle. Unusual for Brady, he’s under extra pressure. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/58 "2017-02-06T02:11:50Z")
Miss an extra point, then immediately too soon touch your own onside kick. Nobody is having a good day for the Patriots. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/59 "2017-02-06T02:59:41Z")
I don’t believe that catch. Just amazing. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/60 "2017-02-06T03:01:52Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > I don’t believe that catch. Just amazing. Gotta admit, that was beautiful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093.md?page=4)