Yeah, this was totally the refs fault. Everyone knows that Goodell wanted Brady and the Patriots in. If only the refs hadn’t screwed the Falcons as they let up 31 unanswered points, Atlanta would be champions right now!

Yup. As a Pats fan, I was thrilled.

Haha really? Biggest comeback in Super Bowl history? Down 25 points? Yeah nobody’s gonna remember that, Andrew.

This article is way too complimentary of the Patriots for it to be written by Samer.

It also sounds like Alex Mack’s anke injury is pretty bad. Your article suggests that the Falcons have to beat New England in shoot-out, and even if he is 75%, he is critical to their offense running efficiently, so that could be pretty significant. Pats -3 looking pretty good.

I mean, people love to construct narrative.

I’m sure they’ll all end up on the Rams at some point!

Fishest could definitely finish better than 7-9.

Excellent analysis, Yoda’s Scrotum.

He did; on WEEI last week he said he doesn’t agree with plenty of Trump’s policies. Deadspin had a post about that interview last week BUT LEFT THAT PART OUT.

Brady said last week on WEEI that he disagreed with Trump’s policies, but he’s still friends with him. If you want to jump on him for staying friends with the guy, fine, but I think his statement that he doesn’t agree with what Trump is doing should be enough. We don’t need a fifteen minute diatriabe from a…

THE QUARTERBACK OF THE PATRIOTS MUST WEIGH IN ON POLITICS BECAUSE IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE WILL NOT BE SATISFIED UNTIL TOM BRADY AGREES WITH US ABOUT DONALD TRUMP THE WEEK OF THE SUPER BOWL.

Is that the only thing you know how to type?

Jackson — I’m not going to argue on the internet about basic science. If you’re not going to believe that footballs deflate naturally in cold weather then no amount of comments section shouting is going to convince you (except one minor point; we saw this yet again this year when the Steelers footballs were measured…

But at that point he hadn’t been suspended and a draft pick hadn’t been taken away; it wasn’t clear that any punishment was going to happen.

So you’re saying it was dumb as hell, and as a result of this dumb as hell thing, the Pats lost a first round draft pick and their QB was suspended. But our extended response to that is awful. So what should we have done instead, Spooky Ghost?

Ironically the side that says DeflateGate was bullshit is also the side that has science and facts on their side, unlike our leaders’ politician of choice when he says anything.

Sometimes I wish Kellyanne Conway would have married someone who plays for the Ravens.

It would take the kicker being able to kick it 75 yards and straight enough to go through the uprights. I’ll have to think about your second question.