# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/101 "2017-02-06T04:04:01Z")
Well, that was exciting! Go Pats!! ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/102 "2017-02-06T04:04:02Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > That should finish this off. Any comeback now would be truly a miracle. I would have said the same thing if not for NE. To this day I’m not a fan of the OT rules. IMO it should be in increments of time that allows both teams a shot at a touchdown. Not to take away from NE but they won a very valuable coin toss. I don’t think Atlanta choked any more than I think NE choked the first half. I could be wrong but Atlanta looked like they had 2 extra players on the field in the first half. They were everywhere all the time. It’s possible they wore themselves out. The early domination of the first half of the game was just as surprising as the second half domination. A spectacular game. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/103 "2017-02-06T04:05:11Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > So, question… > > **Was that the best Super Bowl you have ever seen?** The best Super Bowls I have ever seen were the two times the Giants beat the Patriots. 🙂 But that was certainly the most incredible Super Bowl I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/104 "2017-02-06T04:06:38Z")
93 plays for NE to only 46 for Atlanta. That will wear out a defense quick. (and I know ATL did not get ball in OT) ---
**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, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/105 "2017-02-06T04:08:06Z")
“This just in…millions of haters call OT rules ‘archaic and created by slave owners.’, news at ten.” I kid. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/106 "2017-02-06T04:15:55Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > So, question… > > **Was that the best Super Bowl you have ever seen?** Another yawner. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/107 "2017-02-06T04:16:21Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > So, question… > > **Was that the best Super Bowl you have ever seen?** For sure in the top 50. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/108 "2017-02-06T04:18:32Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > “This just in…millions of haters call OT rules ‘archaic and created by slave owners.’, news at ten.” > > I kid. I wanted NE to win but it would have tasted better if the Falcons also had a shot at overtime. They almost pulled off an interception. ---
**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, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/109 "2017-02-06T04:19:44Z")
And the Patriots covered the spread.😛 ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/110 "2017-02-06T04:21:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Hahaha…there _is_ justice in the world. Enjoy the offseason, Deflategate boy. Well. Bet you didn’t knock on wood. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/111 "2017-02-06T04:25:10Z")
If there was any choke, it was the Atlanta offense, not the defense. Except for the one touchdown on their second possession of the second half, they did absolutely nothing whenever they had the chance to salt it away. They had it at the NE41 after the onside kick recovery and got…nothing. They had it around the NE35 after Jones’ spectacular catch and got…nothing. Field goal either time and we’re talking about Julio Jones tonight. The defense, not highly rated coming into the game, held NE to 9 points in 3 quarters and beat the crap out of Brady all night and scored on an interception. They simply wore out because their offense couldn’t sustain control (did the telecast, which I was not impressed by, ever show time of possession, especially in the second half?). Once NE won the toss in OT, the game was as good as over. Great comeback and you don’t give Tom F\*\*\*\*\*’ Brady that many shots, but I put it directly on the Falcons offense. IMHO as always. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/112 "2017-02-06T04:35:10Z")
I think it’s fair to call it a choke given how Atlanta tried to manage the fourth quarter. No reason not to play for the field goal up 28-20, for example, but I guess that’s easy to say now. It did feel like Atlanta got the breaks in the first half and NE in the second. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/113 "2017-02-06T04:40:19Z")
SHIT ! I wanted the Pats to lose big time ! I can’t stand seeing Tom Brandy face on the face on the news so much ! He going to on all day living in New England ! ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/114 "2017-02-06T04:49:04Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Hahaha…there _is_ justice in the world. Enjoy the offseason, Deflategate boy. BWAAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA! Most SB wins ever. Biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. That’s gotta sting a little. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/115 "2017-02-06T04:54:07Z")
Looks like a case of the Patriots weren’t going down without a fight but the Falcons were. ---
**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, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/116 "2017-02-06T04:55:54Z")
The biggest downside is that the Nazi who got punched, Richard Spencer, is happy, because he already tweeted that he liked the Patriots because they’re the “whitest team in the NFL,” and said both Bellichick and Brady are Trump supporters. Then again, I’m sure the Falcons have at least a few KKK fans, so that may be a wash. ---
**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, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/117 "2017-02-06T05:31:34Z")
“I can’t believe the guy with the foreign model wife and a sketchy history with the rules just won after being written off.” > ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/118 "2017-02-06T06:19:10Z")
What a great comeback. Best Superbowl in a long time. The Pats proved they are great champions. Never giving up. ---
**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, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/119 "2017-02-06T06:21:01Z")
Bah…fucking sad. But sorry, number of rings doesn’t change the fact that he’s a lying cheat. ---
**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, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-patriots-vs-falcons/779093/120 "2017-02-06T06:22:24Z")
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