Quote:Well, let's not pretend the Atlanta defense being on the field lost the game for them.

 

The plays that made the comeback possible were the key sack followed by the hold that put Atlanta out of field goal position.

 

Those three points would have won it for Atlanta.

 

Oh, yes, absolutely.   The right thing to do in that situation (admittedly in hindsight) would have been to kneel down twice, force the Pats to use 2 timeouts, and kick the relatively short FG for an insurmountable lead.   That would have been game over. 

 

But you have to admit, the Atlanta defense was gassed at the end of the game, and even though Atlanta was way ahead by halftime, the Atlanta defense had been on the field for the great majority of the first half.  That's why I thought at the time, if the Pats ever get rolling, they could be hard to stop.  

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