In 51 years of Super Bowls, there have been great games – but never had one gone to overtime, and never had one been so stuffed with brilliance
In 51 years of Super Bowls there have been game-winning field goals and championship-saving tackles. There have been epic drives and amazing catches. But for all the previous great moments in the history of America’s biggest game there was none greater than Sunday’s 34-28 New England win over Atlanta. It was simply the best Super Bowl ever.
Never has a Super Bowl seen a comeback like this one of New England’s, climbing back after being down 21-0 after Atlanta’s sensational second-quarter outburst and 28-3 with just over 17 minutes left in regulation. No Super Bowl had such different halves, each owned by a different team. No Super Bowl had as many incredible catches as Atlanta’s Julio Jones’s diving grab as he fell out of bounds and Julian Edelman’s snatch of a ball off a Falcon player’s leg as they tumbled to the turf.
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