WHEN IN THE HELL ARE TEAMS GOING TO LEARN NOT TO SIT ON THE BALL????!!?!??!!!

[Tom]

ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME! 21-0, 28-9 AND YOU THEN GET OUTSCORED AFTER LEADING 21-0, CONTROLLING AND LEADING THE WHOLE GAME, 34-7!!!!??

EVERY DAMN TIME, EVERY DAMN GAME, WHETHER COLLEGE OR PRO, EVERY SINGLE TIME A TEAM STOPS WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND HOW THEY WERE WINNING, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND DESTROYING THE OTHER TEAM, INSTEAD THEY RELAX, PLAY SAFE, ADDICTED TO NOT GIVING UP ANY EASY POINTS OR BIG PLAYS,  TRY TO SIT ON THE BALL AND WASTE TIME AND NEARLY EVERY DAMN IT COMES BACK TO BITE THEM ON THE ASS!!..NEARLY EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!

IT'S BEYOND SICKENING! WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE COACHES?!

WHAT ALL OF A SUDDEN NEW ENGLAND BECOMES A SCORING JUGGERNAUT AFTER 3 QUARTERS? ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER 3 QUARTERS ATLANTA CAN'T SCORE ANY MORE POINTS!

 I SWEAR THIS SHIT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE ONE WOULD THINK IT'S RIGGED!....

SUCKS FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND THEIR FANS.. THE COACHES SHOULD (AND SHOULD DUMB ASS RYAN!) HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME!...

[Kwon]

Is that you Tom?

[gym**rat]

ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME! 21-0, 28-9 AND YOU THEN GET OUTSCORED AFTER LEADING 21-0, CONTROLLING AND LEADING THE WHOLE GAME, 34-7!!!!??

EVERY DAMN TIME, EVERY DAMN GAME, WHETHER COLLEGE OR PRO, EVERY SINGLE TIME A TEAM STOPS WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND HOW THEY WERE WINNING, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND DESTROYING THE OTHER TEAM, INSTEAD THEY RELAX, PLAY SAFE, ADDICTED TO NOT GIVING UP ANY EASY POINTS OR BIG PLAYS,  TRY TO SIT ON THE BALL AND WASTE TIME AND NEARLY EVERY DAMN IT COMES BACK TO BITE THEM ON THE ASS!!..NEARLY EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!

IT'S BEYOND SICKENING! WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE COACHES?!

WHAT ALL OF A SUDDEN NEW ENGLAND BECOMES A SCORING JUGGERNAUT AFTER 3 QUARTERS? ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER 3 QUARTERS ATLANTA CAN'T SCORE ANY MORE POINTS!

 I SWEAR THIS SHIT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE ONE WOULD THINK IT'S RIGGED!....

SUCKS FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND THEIR FANS.. THE COACHES SHOULD (AND SHOULD DUMB ASS RYAN!) HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME!...

Hey Tom, go lay back and crank one off. It will relax you. You are taking this football game a little too seriously.

[MCWAY]

ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME! 21-0, 28-9 AND YOU THEN GET OUTSCORED AFTER LEADING 21-0, CONTROLLING AND LEADING THE WHOLE GAME, 34-7!!!!??

EVERY DAMN TIME, EVERY DAMN GAME, WHETHER COLLEGE OR PRO, EVERY SINGLE TIME A TEAM STOPS WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND HOW THEY WERE WINNING, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND DESTROYING THE OTHER TEAM, INSTEAD THEY RELAX, PLAY SAFE, ADDICTED TO NOT GIVING UP ANY EASY POINTS OR BIG PLAYS,  TRY TO SIT ON THE BALL AND WASTE TIME AND NEARLY EVERY DAMN IT COMES BACK TO BITE THEM ON THE ASS!!..NEARLY EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!

IT'S BEYOND SICKENING! WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE COACHES?!

WHAT ALL OF A SUDDEN NEW ENGLAND BECOMES A SCORING JUGGERNAUT AFTER 3 QUARTERS? ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER 3 QUARTERS ATLANTA CAN'T SCORE ANY MORE POINTS!

 I SWEAR THIS SHIT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE ONE WOULD THINK IT'S RIGGED!....

SUCKS FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND THEIR FANS.. THE COACHES SHOULD (AND SHOULD DUMB ASS RYAN!) HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME!...

The Falcons didn't sit on the ball. They kept chucking it down the field. When they weren't, Freeman was taking short dumpoffs and ripping off 40-yard runs.

BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE SAT ON THE BALL with 3:57 to go, after Jones' catch at the Pats' 23. Three runs and kick a FG if you don't convert or score and you're up at least 11.

The turnaround was that sack/fumble on Ryan. Next came the sack and holding penalty that knocked the Falcons out of field goal range, when they still had a 8-point lead.

This was ALL ON THE DEFENSE. They let Brady go 91 yards on them. Then they failed to stop the Pats during the 2-point conversion.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS, bottom line. The Pats' D tighten up second half. The Falcons' D fell to pieces.

[Tom]

the falcons did sit on the ball whether it was run plays or passes... what all of a sudden they couldn't score any points, ANY? the patriots defense did a 180 degree turn? come on!...the falcons defense does a 180 degree turn the other way too? really?..

yeah, ryan was a dumb ass when it counted...

[Irongrip400]

Is that you Tom?

Lol, Kwon, I was gonna post the same thing, lol.

[Voice of Doom]

Clearly rigged.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

It would not have made a difference.  Tom Brady no matter is just that one mighty whitey NFL Quarterback Slave Whipping Son Of A Bitch.  Falcons were flying high and then Tom loaded up that shotgun and blew that crow out of the sky.


Goodell must feel like an idiot  

[MCWAY]

the falcons did sit on the ball whether it was run plays or passes... what all of a sudden they couldn't score any points, ANY? the patriots defense did a 180 degree turn? come on!...the falcons defense does a 180 degree turn the other way too? really?..

yeah, ryan was a dumb ass when it counted...

This wasn't on Ryan. After the Patriots got within 8 points, the Falcons got pinned at the 10. Two plays later, they were at the Patriots' 25. (the 40-yard catch/run by Freeman and that awesome catch by Jones). The sack on Ryan and the holding penalty pushed them out of FG range.

And prior to that, the Falcons were rolling until that sack/fumble on Ryan that set up the short field.

That only happens because the Falcons were still throwing the ball. If they were sitting on the lead, it would have been nothing but runs up the gut by or tosses to Freeman.

This loss is PURELY ON THE FALCONS' DEFENSE. They couldn't hold a 25-point lead. Give me a #1 defense over a #1 offense all day long.

[shiftedShapes]

Lol, Kwon, I was gonna post the same thing, lol.

member since 2003

[Dave D]

This wasn't on Ryan. After the Patriots got within 8 points, the Falcons got pinned at the 10. Two plays later, they were at the Patriots' 25. (the 40-yard catch/run by Freeman and that awesome catch by Jones). The sack on Ryan and the holding penalty pushed them out of FG range.

And prior to that, the Falcons were rolling until that sack/fumble on Ryan that set up the short field.

That only happens because the Falcons were still throwing the ball. If they were sitting on the lead, it would have been nothing but runs up the gut by or tosses to Freeman.

This loss is PURELY ON THE FALCONS' DEFENSE. They couldn't hold a 25-point lead. Give me a #1 defense over a #1 offense all day long.

Ryan botched that last 50 seconds. He should have spiked the ball on first down not second.

That said he had a good game they just couldnt close it out.  One more score.....

[MCWAY]

Ryan botched that last 50 seconds. He should have spiked the ball on first down not second.

That said he had a good game they just couldnt close it out.  One more score.....

Had the defense done its job, Ryan wouldn't have been in that position.

They didn't stop the Pats on the last two drives in regulation or overtime.

[ChopperRider]

It would not have made a difference.  Tom Brady no matter is just that one mighty whitey NFL Quarterback Slave Whipping Son Of A Bitch.  Falcons were flying high and then Tom loaded up that shotgun and blew that crow out of the sky.


Goodell must feel like an idiot  

You tell them Vince.

Without Gronk the Pats score 31 unanswered points.

Arthur Blank and his nickel piece must have felt stupid standing down on the sideline

[Coach is Back!]

It's amazing what a half time regroup will do. I would bet anything they went in and broke down film and just flat out readjusted and picked apart Atlanta's defense.

[MCWAY]

It's amazing what a half time regroup will do. I would bet anything they went in and broke down film and just flat out readjusted and picked apart Atlanta's defense.

This came down to three plays by the defense of NE: The sack/fumble with 8:24 to go in the 4th; the NE sack on the next drive; and the rush that followed, resulting in a holding on ATL that put the Falcons out of FG range.

[Dave D]

Had the defense done its job, Ryan wouldn't have been in that position.

They didn't stop the Pats on the last two drives in regulation or overtime.

Thats true. The defense scored on a pick six and had 5 sacks. But they were on the field way to long. The offense needed to give them a breather but it didnt happen.

 The game was a tale of two halves. If Atlanta scores one more time the have a title. That Patroit d wasnt stopping anything, the Falcon O was its own worst enemy.  Ryan played well but he needed to do a little more, their defense was mediocre all season. It had put the team in position to win but the offense couldn't/didnt close it out.

Teams win games individuals win awards.

[MCWAY]

Thats true. The defense scored on a pick six and had 5 sacks. But they were on the field way to long. The offense needed to give them a breather but it didnt happen.

 The game was a tale of two halves. If Atlanta scores one more time the have a title. That Patroit d wasnt stopping anything, the Falcon O was its own worst enemy.  Ryan played well but he needed to do a little more, their defense was mediocre all season. It had put the team in position to win but the offense couldn't/didnt close it out.

Teams win games individuals win awards.

Indeed. Again, you talk about "sitting on the ball"? If there were a time for Atlanta to do such, it would have been after Jones made that unbelievable catch at the Pats' 23-yard line. All they have to do at that point (less than 4:00 to play) was pound the ball, force NE to use its timeouts, and kick a FG to put them up 11. That would have likely ended up.

They got too aggressive, resulting in a sack, followed by a holding penalty that knocked them out of FG range (even for Bryant).

[ChopperRider]

Thats true. The defense scored on a pick six and had 5 sacks. But they were on the field way to long. The offense needed to give them a breather but it didnt happen.

 The game was a tale of two halves. If Atlanta scores one more time the have a title. That Patroit d wasnt stopping anything, the Falcon O was its own worst enemy.  Ryan played well but he needed to do a little more, their defense was mediocre all season. It had put the team in position to win but the offense couldn't/didnt close it out.

Teams win games individuals win awards.

Fair points, but that thing was over when NE won the OT coin toss. You could see it in the different reactions by both team's captains.

Brady and Belichek just won a Super Bowl with Edelman and Amendola as their main go to receivers

[Dave D]

Indeed. And talking about "sitting on the ball"? If there were a time for Atlanta to do such, it would have been after Jones made that unbelievable catch at the Pats' 23-yard line. All they have to do at that point (less than 4:00 to play) was pound the ball, force NE to use its timeouts, and kick a FG to put them up 11. That would have likely ended up.

They got too aggressive, resulting in a sack, followed by a holding penalty that knocked them out of FG range (even for Bryant).

Not getting anything out of that catch was demoralizing.

The Patriots refused to quit. The Falcons were the better team (or more talented) tonight but New England just kept grinding and took it a play at a time.

What a way to cement a legacy for Brady.

[Darren Avey]

It was a great 3rd down on the 40 yard line with the interception.

Whatever that means.

[jon cole]

ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME! 21-0, 28-9 AND YOU THEN GET OUTSCORED AFTER LEADING 21-0, CONTROLLING AND LEADING THE WHOLE GAME, 34-7!!!!??

EVERY DAMN TIME, EVERY DAMN GAME, WHETHER COLLEGE OR PRO, EVERY SINGLE TIME A TEAM STOPS WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND HOW THEY WERE WINNING, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND DESTROYING THE OTHER TEAM, INSTEAD THEY RELAX, PLAY SAFE, ADDICTED TO NOT GIVING UP ANY EASY POINTS OR BIG PLAYS,  TRY TO SIT ON THE BALL AND WASTE TIME AND NEARLY EVERY DAMN IT COMES BACK TO BITE THEM ON THE ASS!!..NEARLY EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!

IT'S BEYOND SICKENING! WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE COACHES?!

WHAT ALL OF A SUDDEN NEW ENGLAND BECOMES A SCORING JUGGERNAUT AFTER 3 QUARTERS? ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER 3 QUARTERS ATLANTA CAN'T SCORE ANY MORE POINTS!

 I SWEAR THIS SHIT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE ONE WOULD THINK IT'S RIGGED!....

SUCKS FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND THEIR FANS.. THE COACHES SHOULD (AND SHOULD DUMB ASS RYAN!) HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME!...

I watched the last quarter time several time = Superbowl is rigged.

Nfl is an industry, audience is down 30% this season, they needed something big.

[Yamcha]

I got you fam

[Powerlift66]

Hard for htem to do much when an hour went by before they got back on offsense...
Brady schooled them, /thread

[Yamcha]

[CalvinH]

ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME! 21-0, 28-9 AND YOU THEN GET OUTSCORED AFTER LEADING 21-0, CONTROLLING AND LEADING THE WHOLE GAME, 34-7!!!!??

EVERY DAMN TIME, EVERY DAMN GAME, WHETHER COLLEGE OR PRO, EVERY SINGLE TIME A TEAM STOPS WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND HOW THEY WERE WINNING, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND DESTROYING THE OTHER TEAM, INSTEAD THEY RELAX, PLAY SAFE, ADDICTED TO NOT GIVING UP ANY EASY POINTS OR BIG PLAYS,  TRY TO SIT ON THE BALL AND WASTE TIME AND NEARLY EVERY DAMN IT COMES BACK TO BITE THEM ON THE ASS!!..NEARLY EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!

IT'S BEYOND SICKENING! WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE COACHES?!

WHAT ALL OF A SUDDEN NEW ENGLAND BECOMES A SCORING JUGGERNAUT AFTER 3 QUARTERS? ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER 3 QUARTERS ATLANTA CAN'T SCORE ANY MORE POINTS!

 I SWEAR THIS SHIT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE ONE WOULD THINK IT'S RIGGED!....

SUCKS FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND THEIR FANS.. THE COACHES SHOULD (AND SHOULD DUMB ASS RYAN!) HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME!...

Calm down Tom,you won.