Intangibles isn't the other teams stupidity. It's the bounce of a ball, like Tyree's helmet catch or a FG that bounces off an upright in or out....
I watched zero pregame, zero postgame and nothing all week. I turned the game off once the Falcons threw the incomplete pass on 3rd down at 28-20...
I'd be willing to bet it was 95% chance it was good....
I'd take my chances with a 30-39 yard FG to win a super bowl - Bryant is 90.6% on those in his career. He was also 56/57 on XPs this year.
Really - NFL ratings were down this year and I'll bet they go down again next year. People outside of NE are sick of them.
Or if the Falcons had run the play clock every snap to 2-3 seconds instead of snapping it with more than 20 seconds several times, the Pats may...
Not too mention, Quinn said they were gassed. Why are you not running the play clock down to 2-3 seconds every time? Falcons snapped the ball...
And if the Falcons don't take a 12 yd sack when they were in FG range and just run it instead (averaging 5.8 yds per rush), they would have been...
They should be - they gave away a championship.
It's no different for any team (see Bengals last year in the playoffs) or the Chiefs (this year) but the Pats just take advantage better than any...
