# 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:** 4
**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, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/61 "2017-02-06T03:07:01Z")
What a choke job. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/62 "2017-02-06T03:07:34Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > What a choke job. yep, don’t get much bigger than this. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/63 "2017-02-06T03:19:43Z")
NM ---
**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, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/64 "2017-02-06T03:20:32Z")
I can’t believe this is happening… ---
**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, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/65 "2017-02-06T03:21:56Z")
This time I was not in favor of anyone, thought that the game was over and turned off, came back to this… The first Superbowl overtime ever. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/66 "2017-02-06T03:22:39Z")
James White for MVP. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/67 "2017-02-06T03:22:44Z")
Do they now play a whole overtime period, or is it sudden death? ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/68 "2017-02-06T03:23:43Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Do they now play a whole overtime period, or is it sudden death? normal OT rules. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/69 "2017-02-06T03:23:47Z")
I hate tom i’m so hot brady and I really enjoyed the first three periods. Wish I had gone to bed after the 3rd. ---
**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, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/70 "2017-02-06T03:24:07Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Do they now play a whole overtime period, or is it sudden death? Field goal, the other team gets a chance. Touchdown and it is over… ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/71 "2017-02-06T03:25:19Z")
Shoot, that was the biggest comeback in a super bowl. Patriots win. 34-28 ---
**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, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/72 "2017-02-06T03:26:12Z")
Shoot me now. ---
**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, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/73 "2017-02-06T03:27:00Z")
Well, that was an impressive choke job. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/74 "2017-02-06T03:28:35Z")
My question was answered pretty quickly. Is the Falcons’ D made of tissue paper or something? Sheesh, what a flop. All due respect to the greatness of Tom Brady, but I don’t think they slowed him down even the tiniest bit! ---
**Author:** ![txtumbleweed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/75 "2017-02-06T03:28:38Z")
New England pulled the old rope-a-dope on Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/76 "2017-02-06T03:28:43Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > James White for MVP. They have to, don’t they? Most receptions by anyone in a SB, those last two TDs. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/77 "2017-02-06T03:28:49Z")
Finally, a Super Bowl game worthy of its name. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/78 "2017-02-06T03:29:27Z")
Wow. Grats Patriots. ---
**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, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/79 "2017-02-06T03:29:35Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Well, that was an impressive choke job. The guy that made this book has enough material for a new chapter: > **[How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous: Bragg,...](https://www.amazon.com/How-They-Choked-Failures-Awfully/dp/1681192160)** > > How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous \[Bragg, Georgia, O'Malley, Kevin\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/80 "2017-02-06T03:29:43Z")
Another year, another title. Ho hum. 😃 And now the Pats have “The Catch” too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093.md?page=5)