Could The Falcons’ Jersey Choice Hurt Their Super Bowl Chances?
With that in mind, here’s a look at the six Brady/Belichick Super Bowls – and the paper-thin margins that decided them – by the numbers.
The problem for the National Football League is that right now, it doesn’t look like the weather is going to cooperate.
On the other hand, the forecast from Weather.com isn’t as optimistic.
Great quarterbacks have won many Super Bowls. But the team went backward, posting records of 4-12 and 5-11. Their long-term forecast says that there’s a 60 percent chance of rain on Super Bowl Sunday, which will dip down to 20 percent later in the evening.
As for lodging, the most expensive accommodations we found was for $1,500 a night, while the cheapest one near NRG Stadium was $385 a night. Brady may have more rings than Liberace, but Ryan is hardly a newb, or a neophyte, or a wide-eyed rookie who’s playing his first big game since senior night at Boston College.
Gisele Bündchen has stood as a pillar of support for National Football League star husband Tom Brady.
“He’s set the bar for longevity, aging well and playing at a really high level for a really long time”, Ryan said, per ProFootballTalk.
And as well as Brady played – 32 for 42 for 384 yards, those three scores and zero interceptions – it was the way New England’s defense played that stood out. Had he not missed those games, Brady would have been right in line with Ryan as well.
Getting to the game is just as expensive. None of the NFC teams that qualified for the playoffs ranked above average on offence and defence. When asked to describe the Falcons quarterback, Belichick sounded like he was describing Brady. Brady faltered for a moment before finishing with, “It was just special”.
Brady has been relatively sharp in the postseason, as well, going 50-for-80 for 671 yards, five TDs and two INTs. Next, Matt Ryan continues to bury those who bashed him earlier this season and throughout his career with a second-straight MVP-caliber performance: 27-of-38 for 392 yards, four passing touchdowns, and one attractive, fantastic rushing touchdown.
Patriots’ unpredictable offense: One of the biggest reasons why the Patriots are challenging to play against is their ability to change their plan of attack weekly. “They’ve had so much success with what they’re doing, they’re going to keep doing it but make it hard for the defense to recognize: ‘Oh this is the play.’ But by the time you recognize it, the play is over”.
Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger threw for 314 yards, including a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Cobi Hamilton, and was intercepted once.