It isn’t every day a football player with Jewish roots becomes a Super Bowl hero, which is why Jewish fans all over the world were still buzzing Monday morning over Julian Edelman’s spectacular fourth-quarter catch that kept the New England Patriots’ tying drive alive late Sunday night.
The Patriots trailed 28-20 with 2:20 remaining in regulation and quarterback Tom Brady threw a deep pass that fell toward to ground, but Edelman dove with his arms outstretched and managed to get his hand under the ball as a pile of Falcons landed on him. The pass was ruled good for a 23-yard gain and put the ball at the Atlanta 41.