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Making Football History
by Sabri na L. and Joseph J.
The nail bit er t hat was Super Bowl LI- t he At lant a Falcons versus t he New England Pat riot s- included m any first s.
At lant a fans were full of rem orse from t he surprise loss t o New England in t he first overt im e in Super Bowl hist ory. New England cam e back from a 25- point deficit, t he largest in Super Bowl hist ory.
I t all st art ed wit h a sweet coin t oss wit h form er president George H. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush. At lant a won t he t oss and chose t o receive t he ball in t he second half.
Neit her t eam scored in t he first quart er. The Falcons, however, m anaged t o get t he first t ouchdown in t he second quart er. This began t he long run of t he gam e in which t he Falcons seem ed t o be dom inat ing.
At lant a? s defense put pressure on Tom Brady and Robert Alford was able t o run an int ercept ion for 82 yards for a pick- 6. This was only answered by a field goal t o end t he half.
This was followed by a halftim e show wit h Lady Gaga which st art ed wit h her on t op of t he st adium singing wit h hundreds of drones form ing various shapes behind her. Then, at t ached t o wires, she descended on t o a plat form on t he st age and began t o sing her hit, " Born t his Way." She t hen went on t o sing m any m ore of her num erous hit s including, " Pokerface " and " Bad Rom ance ".
The score going int o half t im e was 21 t o 3 favoring At lant a. Once again, t he At lant a Falcons m ade t he first t ouchdown of t he half m aking t he score 28 t o 3.
The Pat riot s finally got t heir first t ouchdown of t he gam e in t he t hird quart er. Unfort unat ely for t hem, Gost kowski m isses t he ext ra point. This was Gost kowski? s fifth ext ra point m issed t his season. This lead t o t he fourt h quart er.
At first it felt as if t he quart er would go like t he rest wit h Brady get t ing sacked a whopping t hree t im es, while Ryan only got sacked once. However, t he Pat riot s gained a t ouchdown followed by a 2- point conversion.
I n t heir next possession, t he Pat riot s t urned up t he heat wit h a fant ast ic cat ch by
Edelm an t hat was alm ost an int ercept ion. The Falcons showed t heir t alent s in t he sam e fashion wit h an im pressive cat ch by Julio Jones, inches from being out of bounds. This was all for naught, t hough, because t he Pat riot s ended up wit h anot her t ouchdown followed by a 2- point conversion, t heir second, t o t ie up t he gam e.
This sent t he Super Bowl int o it s first ever overt im e. The Pat riot s won t he coin t oss and st art ed out st rong wit h lot s of yardage. They t hrew a pass int o t he end zone t hat m issed but had a foul at t ached t o it. The foul was pass int erference against At lant a. This m ade it first and goal for New England. New England got t he t ouchdown and won t he gam e!
This was Brady? s fifth Super Bowl win which is t he m ost in t he NFL. All in all, it was a great record breaking gam e wit h a dram at ic t wist at t he end.
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