A Great Game

It was a great game.

Each team looked down and out, with their offense going doing little.  Each team made their share of great plays, and their share of mistakes.  The unsung hero reared it heaad on each side, Julian Edelman and Chris Matthews.  Too bad there was a poor display at the end of the game.

The Patriots found a way to win the game.  The Seahawks made a poor choice at the goal line.

Malcolm Butler is an unlikely Super Bowl hero.  An undrafted free agent makes the big play.  The kind of guy the Patriots find.

The organization won from the top down.

The only question I have: Why didn't Marshawn Lynch get the ball on second and one at the one yard line?  He hadn't been stopped in that part of the field.  He has been highly dependable holding on to the ball.  The line had just blown a huge hole that ended one yard from the goal line.  Like the call before halftime to go for the touchdown: if it works, it's great.

Tom Brady did a yeoman's job of rallying the forces in the fourth quarter.  He played his best when it counted the most.  A tremendous game play by Bill Belichik and his staff: Attack the defense by not attacking the defense.  Play to it's weakest spot continually and keep working it.  Create the mismatch of Rob Grontkowski on any linebacker.  Threw to Richard Sherman's side once, and it made a hero out of Julian Edelman.

Seattle will be back again.  I will see my team play in this game one more time, at least.  Russell Wilson can flat out lead and get his teammates to go with him.  The defense will continue to be strong.

The bottom line: use your funadmentals, work exceptionally hard, and do it better than everyone else.

Can't help but admire that.

So...am I off base?