The most amazing aspect of the Super Bowl was, in my view,

[Dreamer Tatum]

that the Patriots, who according to some have played with underinflated balls since 2006, learned in two short weeks how to pass, run, and catch a properly-inflated ball with sufficient skill to win a football game.

[MohRokTah]

1. They barely made the spread.

They missed so many third down opportunities I thought it was a completely different team than has played all season.

They were noticeably worse than they have been all season. It should have been a complete blowout given their record this year. Instead, it came down to a single screwed up call by the OC on a single play.

[grasswire]

3. agreed

They barely, barely pulled it out at the last second.

[NutmegYankee]

6. LOL. What a fail of a post.

Seriously. I doubt you watched any season games. I did, and have, for years.

BTW - Brady set a record for completions in a Superbowl.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. I watched every minute of every game this year - and your post is utter bullshit.

third down efficiency - 8 of 14 (squawks were 3 of 10).

Ball control offense - they had it for over 33 minutes.

[LiberalFighter]

13. That sounds about right.

Especially in the 1st half. And considering the Seahawks only scored once in the 2nd half.

[demosincebirth]

15. Screwed up call?

[MohRokTah]

17. Last play by the Seahawks

Completely fucked up call.

You don't put the ball in the air in that situation. Not even the worst high school coach would have made that call.

[demosincebirth]

20. Sure, but a fraction of a second earlier it could have been a TD for Seattle. It was the

best Super Bowl I've have seen since the Raiders (my team) beat Minnesota in '77. I was there!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. Especially into coverage - didn't notice but they said someone was wide open in

the backfield.

[onenote]

31. Bad call by coach. Bad decision by Wilson to make the throw.

Blame all around.
And credit to the Patriots rookie for the pick.

[tavalon]

18. Blowout against the Hawks

No, that just isn't true. That they won is true. That they were playing against what you insinuate is a loser team, is not true.

[onenote]

22. That's hysterically wrong.

Noticeably worse than all season? What season?
On the season, Brady completed 64 percent of his passes. In this game, he completed 74 percent. For the season, the Pats gained 258 yards/game passing. This game? Well over 300 yards. Four touchdown passes. And all of that against the number one defense in the NFL.

[ybbor]

29. This^^^

That comment is so ridiculous.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. Did you read about the statistician that pulled together the numbers before 2007

and after - extremely better after. don't think anyone is saying they are not good - it's just that now, thankfully they won't be "great" anymore.

[onenote]

32. Well, that arguably was Brady's best Super Bowl performance ever

So don't start celebrating too quickly.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

42. Actually this was based on stats prior. From 2007 on. But, no

I won't celebrate.

[sharp_stick]

2. I'm still trying to figure out

how in the hell that evil bastard Bill Belichick figured out how to pipe in fake crowd noise into the Atlanta Falcons games.

He's friggin' Dr. Evil man, all he needs is sharks with laser beams and the world is his.

[Dreamer Tatum]

4. The Pats planted the story about the balls to confuse the world

clever bastards, those Pats.

[Aerows]

14. There were sharks with

"lasers" on their heads, too.

[rpannier]

36. I love how the ball story ended up

deflated in the 1st half, inflated for the 2nd
The Patriots pummeled the Colts in the 2nd half

[Justice]

5. We are going to learn that the deflated ball sorry is just hot air.

Mark my words.

[LiberalFighter]

16. There was already something out about that today.

Report: New England may not have deliberately deflated footballs in AFC Championship game


New report says only one Patriots football was seriously deflated

[rpannier]

37. ESPN and NFL Network reported the balls were deflated for the 1st half only

They did a grave dance on the Colts in the 2nd half

[Aerows]

7. Well, Seattle and every body else have the most

unbeatable team in the league.

It's really too bad that the Patriots had correctly inflated footballs today.

Maybe if they threw basketballs or baseballs it would have made their defense be less awesome, and if their tackles each had a ball and chain around their legs it might have been more fair.

That would be fair, right? You shouldn't go into a game with a strategy, and having players that are actually good going into the game. You should bench everyone that plays well because it might hurt the feelings of the other team when they lose.

Seattle was robbed.

[Dreamer Tatum]

9. Whatever all of that means. Seattle wasn't robbed, they were lucky and then stupid. nt

[Aerows]

10. That was sarcasm.

The Patriots got the win because they fought for it, have superior players and earned it. Tom Brady is probably the best quarterback on the field, and it pisses other players off when he outsmarts and outplays them.

[Dreamer Tatum]

11. Oh. Sorry, Seattle fans actually do talk like that without irony, so it's hard to tell. nt

[Aerows]

12. LOL!

I can understand the confusion.

[AtheistCrusader]

23. Everyone's fans talk like that if you ask enough fans.

[NutmegYankee]

19. Report: New England may not have deliberately deflated footballs in AFC Championship game

It’s quite possible the air is being let out of DeflateGate.

New details have surfaced in the NFL’s investigation into whether or not the New England Patriots cheated in the AFC Championship game by using deflated footballs. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rappoport, previous reports of 11 of 12 footballs being under-inflated by two pounds are incorrect — a detail first reported by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.

Read more at http://fanbuzz.com/story/report-new-england-may-not-have-deliberately-deflated-footballs-in-afc-championship-game/#fX4leCWmikWjOGO2.99

[Dreamer Tatum]

21. That won't matter to crybaby Patriot haters. nt

[onenote]

24. I predicted something like this days ago.

Just as the reports about the Colts defensive back being the one that blew the whistle because he could tell the ball he picked off was under inflated turned out to be fiction, I have been wondering when it would turn out that the unconfirmed reports about 11/12 balls being 2.0 psi low would also turn out to be less than completely accurate.

[Fuddnik]

25. Did anybody check the tire pressure on the Chevy Pick-up Brady was awarded as MVP?

I betcha it was low.

[rpannier]

38. Yep. I did

I checked each tire
Pulled them off the truck
Took em to my garage and checked the pressure
Perfect
I guess some day I should take them back

on note:
Your comment is the best on the Superbowl so far

[edbermac]

28. OK no more talk about Brady's balls.

That was certainly a semi-tough game.

[countmyvote4real]

30. Don't care one way or another. Just letting you know you are on my ignore list because you do.

n/t

[pnwmom]

33. The only reason they won is that the Seahawks made the poor decision at the end

not to have Marshawn Lynch run the ball a yard.

[rpannier]

39. It's how games are won and lost

The Patriots came up big when it counted, Seattle did not in this game
You cannot prove that a hand-off to Lynch would have definitely resulted in a touchdown any more than I could prove that if Seattle scored a td, NE would have driven down the field in 30 seconds and won the game

[Blanks]

41. Time...

That's why he went for the pass. There was only about 20 seconds left on the clock and it takes longer to set up after a run. Throw the ball and if it's incomplete it stops the clock. He thought he could get another play if he missed on the pass.

The Pats had been pretty good at stopping Lynch at the goal line.

It only seemed like a bad idea because it didn't work. Everyone would have been singing his praises for the genius of the play had it worked.

My opinion, Wilson should have taken it in. Brady would have.

[bobGandolf]

34. Ha,ha,ha, since 2006? Had not.....

heard that one yet!
I do have to say, I am ecstatic that the Patriots won the Super Bowl! I could not believe the nastiness, towards the Patriots, that popped up after the idiotic under-inflated ball charges were thrown at them.
The petty jealousy, and sour grapes, behind the charge was readily apparent. IMO

[MADem]

35. I think this was all about making money in VEGAS--putting down one team with "suggestions" of

"cheating" in order to make more money on bets on the game. People who wouldn't have bet against the Patriots decided to do so because they thought that flu-riddled Brady couldn't hold on to a "regular" ball.

I say find the person who FIRST brought this non-issue to the fore--they're probably the one who let the air out of the balls -- if anyone even did. And who knows, if they're driving a new car or buying a new house, maybe someone who makes their money off taking bets tossed a little vig their way....

[DeSwiss]

40. K&R

- #199, The Comeback Kid, is the best.