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Tom Terrific
A Minnesota v. Jacksonville Super Bowl would have been a nightmare for the NFL. After definitive recognition that their ratings are cratering, having a double digit down number for the SB would have done real damage to revenues.

Having said that Jacksonville blew it. They ran out of plays in the first half and were forced to run stuff that NE had seen before on film. The Jags D, while very good, is also a base scheme with no surprises. Brady sussed it out. They almost pulled it out, but you have to come up with a little bit of sumpin' sumpin' to best Belichik and Brady.