It was snowing sideways in downtown Boston, but that didn’t stop tens of thousands of New England Patriots fans from lining Tuesday’s parade route.
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This year’s Super Bowl seemed like it was trending towards a blowout for most of the game.
No game in National Football League history will likely ever be more epic than New England’s 34-28 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI.
To mark their fifth Super Bowl win, here’s a look at five of the most memorable moments from the 2017 version of the parade, starring wintry weather, dancing shirtless warriors and plenty of GOAT puns.
“It was just a lot of mental toughness by our team and we’re going to remember this one for the rest of our lives”, Brady said. “And I (want) you to know that my family and our organisation feel that we have the G.O.A.T. of fans on the planet”.
The Falcons were ready to celebrate the first championship in their 51-year history when they built a 28-3 lead on the New England Patriots.
Antaya wouldn’t disclose how much money the company paid, but sources said a local 30-second commercial in the Boston market during the game – a 34-28 overtime victory for the Patriots – would cost about $200,000.
Brady, winning Super Bowl MVP for a record fourth-time, finished 43 for 62, the most attempts in Super Bowl history, for 466 yards, also a record, and two touchdowns.
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Over the course of the game, the Patriots ran 99 plays to the Falcons’ 49, according to CSNNE’s Phil Perry, simply wearing down the Falcons. But instead of running the ball and using up clock, Ryan got sacked and a holding penalty later took Atlanta out of field-goal range. It was a game for the ages. Having never been in such a pressurized environment, their previously staunch pass rush disappeared, and Brady tore them apart. “I think between a quarter of a million to half a million dollars is where it would be at”, Phil Castinetti of Sportsworld said. Where Brady responds, “Roger that”, throwing some well-earned shade at Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the N.F.L.
