As Boston.com’s latest sports bracket (Boston’s Greatest Sports Comeback) rolls on, and readers cast their votes, it’s worth noting that the field of 16 could’ve looked very different.
Of course, some entries — like the Patriots’ comeback in Super Bowl LI, or the Red Sox historic rally in the 2004 American League Championship Series — would’ve appeared in any version of the bracket.
Beyond the top seeds, however, things were far from set in stone. The final field was determined through two major factors: The scale of the comeback, and the circumstances surrounding the game or series.