While watching the Turning Point Seattle SB while working out this morning, I asked myself if that game was my favorite. And I answered affirmatively to myself.
In a way, it's a surprising answer. The Falcons game comeback is The Comeback for the Ages. I was there. The ending was sooooo sweet.
But that game was torture for so long. And there are things that, for me, the Seattle game has over all of them.
Some of my factors:
- the Pats played well for a lot of that game;
- the comeback from 24-14 was nothing to sneeze at;
- Edelman was heroic;
- Gronk was a big part of it;
- while people talk about the Kearse miraculous catch, Butler broke up or helped Kearse drop a catch along the left sideline that, if he had made, might have lead to Seattle going up 31-14 or 27-14. HUGE play;
- the Butler pick, of course;
- that Bill played Jedi Mind Tricks on Poodle Pete by not calling a TO;
- that Poodle Pete was humiliated (you might infer that I don't like PC and you would be right);
- Richard Sherman's face when he realized what happened;
- the Sherman hand shake with Brady;
- Brady drawing Seattle offsides at the end;
- "Go Malcom, Go";
- That they practiced for that very play;
- Being there;
- So much more.
Now, I get it. This is not exactly a DVOA type thread. But it's fun to consider this question, and how lucky are Pats fans to get to do it?
You can say that you "can't choose, it's liking picking among or between my kids." You can say "the next one." But neither is any fun and you're not Tom Brady. And I'm not going to provide the option to vote for a loss cause, well, I started the thread and the losses blew chunks!
For me Atlanta and the first Rams game are the two contenders for number 2, and I'm not totally sure where I would rank them.
But that is not my question. My question is what's your favorite? And why?
In a way, it's a surprising answer. The Falcons game comeback is The Comeback for the Ages. I was there. The ending was sooooo sweet.
But that game was torture for so long. And there are things that, for me, the Seattle game has over all of them.
Some of my factors:
- the Pats played well for a lot of that game;
- the comeback from 24-14 was nothing to sneeze at;
- Edelman was heroic;
- Gronk was a big part of it;
- while people talk about the Kearse miraculous catch, Butler broke up or helped Kearse drop a catch along the left sideline that, if he had made, might have lead to Seattle going up 31-14 or 27-14. HUGE play;
- the Butler pick, of course;
- that Bill played Jedi Mind Tricks on Poodle Pete by not calling a TO;
- that Poodle Pete was humiliated (you might infer that I don't like PC and you would be right);
- Richard Sherman's face when he realized what happened;
- the Sherman hand shake with Brady;
- Brady drawing Seattle offsides at the end;
- "Go Malcom, Go";
- That they practiced for that very play;
- Being there;
- So much more.
Now, I get it. This is not exactly a DVOA type thread. But it's fun to consider this question, and how lucky are Pats fans to get to do it?
You can say that you "can't choose, it's liking picking among or between my kids." You can say "the next one." But neither is any fun and you're not Tom Brady. And I'm not going to provide the option to vote for a loss cause, well, I started the thread and the losses blew chunks!
For me Atlanta and the first Rams game are the two contenders for number 2, and I'm not totally sure where I would rank them.
But that is not my question. My question is what's your favorite? And why?
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