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Why The US Won The Super Bowl

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Three minutes later, Brady again led his team down the field scoring a touchdown and then converting the 2-point conversion, 28-20 Falcons. The Falcons responded with a great drive thanks to Julio Jones making what could be the catch of the year. However they were forced to punt due to a sack and penalties. The Patriots converted one first down until the play of the game took place. On 1st and 10 Tom Brady throws a ball in the middle of the field that gets tip by a defender. Julian Edelman sees the ball in the air, surrounded by three defenders, he extends his body and just gets his hands under the ball. The Patriots then went on to score and convert the 2-point conversion tying the game, 28-28. Then go into overtime, win the coin toss, drive …show more content…

In other words, one can say that Super Bowl LI kind of symbolizes the war. In the beginning of the war Germany was riding a hot hand in Adolf Hitler. Hitler was dominating all of Europe with ease just like Matt Ryan in the first half. The young power dominated the allies up until they woke the the sleeping beast, the USA. Right before entering the war the US was experiencing the Great Depression. Just like at halftime when the Patriots faced the largest deficit in Super Bowl history. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor which inspired many Americans to fight. Many believe that the day the US joined the war was the turning point for the war. The turning point for the Patriots might have been the scoreboard in a sense. Looking up at that scoreboard could’ve “dropped a bomb” on the Patriots sideline. Instead of feeling sorry for themselves both the soldiers and players got fired up and wanted to make a difference. Which is also a key trait to being an American, persevering through hardships no matter what. In the movie, Rocky the main character says, “It’s not about hard you get hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and get back up.” This quote completely sums up both American soldiers and the Patriots

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