That delay of game penalty on the Jags was inexcusable. That was directly after a freaking TIMEOUT. (They showed Marrone on camera after that call, and you can see him mouthing "after a timeout").  Yup, that was horrendous.

The 3rd and 18 play by the Pats was just an incredible job by Brady, pure and simple. Their RB was wide open in the flat. Brady continues to look at him,, and BOTH the LBs are caught looking at his eyes and starting to cheat up toward the RB. At the last second, Brady flips over and drills an incredible pass to Amendola just past the sticks.  Brady suckered them in big time on that one.

I don't know what happened to the Jags offense. In the 1st half, the Patriots Defense didn't look like it even belonged in a playoff game. But, they came out in the 2nd and adjusted brilliantly.

The Jags just tightened up. They were playing not to lose,, trying to hold on until the end.  It got to a point where everyone watching just knew that the comeback was getting ready to happen (I think the players knew it too,, they tightened).

Brady's 2nd TD pass to Amendola, and Amendola's catch were just perfection. It just was.

You have to play absolutely loose and perfect to win a championship game vs the Patriots and the refs. You know Brady is gonna be freaking perfect. He was,, and the Jags weren't.

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