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“What an amazing comeback and win by the Patriots. Tom Brady, Bob Kraft and Coach B are total winners. Wow!” President Donald Trump
Jeff Howe Sunday, February 05, 2017
HOUSTON — Forget the redemption tour. Forget the revenge. Forget the vitriol against the NFL and its commissioner.
Tom Brady and the Patriots rewrote the history books and the storylines last night with their epic, 34-28 victory against the Falcons in Super Bowl LI. They trailed 28-3 midway through the third quarter before ripping off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. Prior to this, the Pats’ 10-point comeback two years ago against the Seahawks had set the bar.
Tom Brady completed 43 of 62 passes for 466 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and he was 12 of 16 for 150 yards on the tying and winning drives in the fourth quarter and overtime. The five-time champion led his 51st game-winning drive in the 51st Super Bowl.
https://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots/the_blitz/2017/02/tom_brady_patriots_rewrite_super_bowl_record_book_with_epic_34_28
NFL investigating Patriots for possible deflation of footballs
Updated January 19, 2015 11:37 AM
By BOB GLAUBER bob.glauber@newsday.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The NFL is looking into whether footballs used in the Patriots’ 45-7 win over the Colts in Sunday’s AFC Championship game were not fully inflated.
NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed in an email to Newsday on Monday morning that the matter is being investigated. Signora declined to offer further details about the matter.
According to the NFL rule book, footballs must be inflated to between 12.5-13.5 pounds per square inch (PSI) and weigh between 14 and 15 ounces. There also are specific rules about how many footballs are to be available for each game, as well as testing procedures by the on-field officials. Each team provided 12 footballs before the game, plus an additional 12 in the case of bad weather, as was the situation in New England on Sunday.
It is unclear as to where the complaint originated. On-field officials removed one football from the game Sunday to have it checked.
“If something is noticed, It’s not unheard of for a ball to removed from circulation and then tested during the week for whatever issue there was,” NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said Monday on the NFL Network’s show “NFL AM.”
