The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl.
Somehow.
At separate points in the game, the Patriots trailed the Atlanta Falcons by 25 points and had a 1.41 percent chance to win the game, according to numberFire Live.
What made the comeback in the game possible -- before the late-game peak effort of Tom Brady, the game-winning James White touchdown -- was Bill Belichick adopting the role of an underdog.
New England came into the game favored by three points over Atlanta, but that hypothetical advantage disappeared rather quickly.