Super Bowl XXXVI was a matchup between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams. It was suppose to be a day where the Rams’ prolific offence add their second Lombardi Trophy. “New England was a 14 point underdog. The third highest spread in super bowl history.” (McGinn 278) The Rams racked up 427 of offense to the Patriots 214 of offence. Patriots planted 8 times out of their first to drivers, and had been inside the Rams 25 yard line only once. However it was still a game. With 1:21 left to go in the fame Tom Brady with no time outs lead his team to the Rams 38 yard line to set up the winning 48 yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri. (YouTube) The Patriots’ Adam Vinatieri crushed a 48 yard field goal to win the game to start what would become a dynasty. It was a hard fought game by both teams who deserved to fight for the Lombardi Trophy. (McGinn 278) …show more content…
The margin between the two teams was very narrow. The Cardinals offense was powerful and the Steelers difference was mean. (McGinn 346) The Steelers won the game 27-23. Thing got very interesting in the last quarter with 2 lead changes in the last two and a half minutes. (McGinn) For the most part of the first 3 quarters, it was all Pittsburgh with a 20-7 lead over Arizona. To end the first half James Harrison had a 100 yard pick six. Arizona stormed back in the 4 quarter to take the lead after Fitzgerald’s 64 yard touchdown sprint. 2:30 was left in the game and Big Ben lead his team to win the game with an unreal throw and catch. (McGinn 347)
This was a battle between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. Both teams had a plethora of offense. The Falcons had speed, and the Patriots used precisions. Both defenses were respectful. This game was bound to be a good one. (Associated Press
The Patriots (26-15) tied the game in the sixth at 4, then a three-run blast by Bishop over the right-field wall put UT Tyler ahead 7-4. Bishop and the top five in the UT Tyler order accounted for nine of the 12 hits to support six-different pitchers in the win.
The ball was used in the 2014 AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Indanapolis colts. Tom Brady handed the ball off to LeGarrette Blount in the third quarter of the game, and Blount carried it into the endzone.
On a Sunday, in below-zero temperatures Blair Walsh’s 27-yard field goal attempt curved left with 22 seconds remaining in the Seahawks vs. Vikings game giving over the win to the Seahawks. In the early fourth quarter, the Seahawks hadn’t scored up until Wilson’s quick touchdown toss to Doug Baldwin. After that, a fumble made by Adrian Peterson, with the Vikings, arranged the next time they got the ball to establish a field goal by Steven Hauschka.
Victory! The game Friday night was won due to a so called great catch. Is it true? Was there really such a great catch that won them the game? Just how great was his catch? Was there even a catch period. Someone decided to go and interview people to find out the details.
In the second half the BC defense closed its gaps and got the ball back in Flutie’s hands. Flutie was able to start a comeback. This moved the score two 19-18. With 1:08 to go, Doug was unable to get the ball of in time before he was hit by pass rushers. The Final Score of the Liberty Bowl was ND 19 and BC
It's the first quarter and the ravens won the coin toss. The Ravens decide to differ to the 49ers. it has been a battle between these two teams. You can tell that both teams are nervous, but that soon stopped after the wide receiver Anquan Boldin scored a 13-yard touchdown. After the Ravens scored the 49ers kicked a field goal. This super bowl is going to be a battle of wills and who wants it more. At the end of the quarter the Ravens had a 7-3 lead on the 49ers.
Martin converted the conversion run to make this a,32-6 game. The other play on the drive came on a seventy-four-yard run by Dorrick Conner.
Grier complete a 60-yard pass to Ricky Rogers and Pettaway took it to the end zone with a three-yard carry, cutting the defense's lead to 28-14.
Julian Edelman had 11 receptions for 97 yards, Rob Gronkowski had five receptions for 94 yards and 3 touchdowns, and Dion Lewis, who clearly looks like he is Shane Vereen's replacement, had four receptions for 51 yards, out of the backfield. Brady ended his night going 25 for 32 with 288 passing yards, four touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Now that is how you come out firing on all cylinders in the opening game against an opponent who is known for having a hard nose defense. At one point, Brady completed 19 consecutive passes, which was a franchise record for completions in a game, as he picked apart the Steelers defense piece by piece.
The Carolina Panthers were overwhelmed by the Denver Broncos during the Super Bowl 50 game, the ending score being 24-10. And while this super bowl was supposedly Peyton Manning’s last game of his career, the biggest topic of discussion seemed to be focused on Panther’s quarterback, Cam Newton.
After the fake punt was unsuccessful, the Eagles' offense got the ball back on the Browns' 35-yard line and this time, Sturgis converted a 22-yard field goal, putting Philadelphia up
On a first down pass, a penalty on the Panthers gave Denver an additional 15 yards. However, Manning’s arm was hit on the next play as he attempted a pass and Carolina recovered the ball on the 50 yard line. The Panther offense could not capitalize on the turnover and were forced to settle for a 39 yard field goal by Gano. This time it was good, and it inched the Panthers closer to Denver, but they still trailed the Broncos 16-10.
It was so close we could almost taste it. The undefeated season, the holy grail of the NFL, seemed to be a sure thing. Here the Patriots were in Super Bowl 42. They had the chance to achieve a 19-0 season. Something no team had ever done before. I stood in my living room. Surrounded by friends and family watching the ongoing battle. I could feel the joy radiating from those around me. Victory was near. The Giants stood in their territory just a few downs from their ultimate demise. The Patriots defense had been stout the entire game, and so surely they would be able to hold the Giants now, when they needed to the most. Eli Manning took the snap, and the Patriots defense pounced. They had him by the jersey, all they needed was to finish the
Green Bay broke open the game with three second-half touchdowns, the first of which was set up by Wood’s fifty yard return of an interception (Super Bowl). Elijah Pitts ran for two scores (Super Bowl). Starr completed sixteen of twenty-three passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns and was chosen the most valuable player (Super Bowl). The Chiefs’ 10 points came in the second quarter, the only touchdown on a seven yard pass from Len Dawson to Curtis McClinton (Super Bowl). The Green Bay Packers
On May 11,2015 the NFL AFC championship between the indianapolis colts and the new england patriots. New england won 45-7 to go on to the super bowl but controversy started surrounding because someone accused tom brady of intentionally deflating the game footballs to almost a pound under the regulation pounds per square inch or PSI of 12.5 to 13.5 PSI. The ball was obviously below regulation PSI but the controversy is whether it made the ball easier to throw and catch in the rainy conditions the game was being played in.