Watched the fourth quarter again last night -- maybe small, but Seattle burned their first time-out after an incomplete pass and a stopped clock.
Underrated Superbowl Moments
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I think it wound up mattering. They could have run three times at the end if they had 2 TOs left.The Last DiMaggio said:
It's been talked about a bit, but Hightower's ability to shed Okung's block (#76) and bring down Lynch by the ankles at the one yard line to set up the Butler interception... that's tough to do with a non-torn labrum. At a certain point on that play, it appeared Lynch had all the blocks set up and an easy touchdown:
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I don't think it has been mentioned here, but for me, an absolutely vital 'moment' (or three) was the 3-and-out drive that the Pats D put on the Seahawks when Seattle got the ball at just under the 8 minute mark of the fourth.
This was the Lockette trip, Lynch for 4+, and the ugly incomplete floater directed to Lynch.
This was an enormous moment in the game because it was exactly the moment where you fear that a good offense that can run the ball, there with a three point lead, will simply create one of these soul crushing, clock eating drives where even if the drive stalls out you still fear a field goal and six minutes eaten off the clock. Had they done that the Pats would have been in a monumentally harder spot.
It was enormous, and it is also a good example of the many ways the Pats did not get 'lucky' but won a game that unfolded inside of sixty minutes of playing (and on measure, I'd argue that the luck went far more for Seattle anyway).
This was the Lockette trip, Lynch for 4+, and the ugly incomplete floater directed to Lynch.
This was an enormous moment in the game because it was exactly the moment where you fear that a good offense that can run the ball, there with a three point lead, will simply create one of these soul crushing, clock eating drives where even if the drive stalls out you still fear a field goal and six minutes eaten off the clock. Had they done that the Pats would have been in a monumentally harder spot.
It was enormous, and it is also a good example of the many ways the Pats did not get 'lucky' but won a game that unfolded inside of sixty minutes of playing (and on measure, I'd argue that the luck went far more for Seattle anyway).
Kevin Youkulele said:
Yeah, when it happened I made the comment that the TO probably mattered more than the 5 yards Seattle saved by not taking the delay of game penalty. Amazingly enough, that turned out to be the case, in large part because they also had to take a 2nd timeout to gather themselves after the crazy Kearse catch.
Yup. Same thing sort of happened to Baltimore, who burned time out number two early in their drive. They were fourth and three, but the consequence of that time out pretty much made it so they had to score on the drive.TomTerrific said:
Had a chance to take a look at two of the underrated moments mentioned in this thread, starting with the 3rd and 1 stop to begin the second half (holding the Seahawks to a red zone FG) and then also Hightower's tackle. The former a good example of team defense and the pre-snap chess match while the latter is just an individual making a great play.
Siliga's play on that 3rd and 1 stop is amazing. He's supposed to be double-teamed and turned to open the whole, but he not only holds the point of attack, he pushes back the center. The guard prematurely disengages and ends up blocking noone. Terrible play by Carpenter.