From the game’s first-ever overtime to the 25-point comeback to the two two-point conversions, Super Bowl 51 will already go down in history for its incredible ending. And yet, Bill Belichick passed up on an opportunity to end the game in an even more remarkable — and spectacularly bizarre — way, as only the Patriots coach could.
After New England’s defense halted the Atlanta Falcons’ attempted last-minute drive, Julian Edelman fair caught a short punt from Matt Bosher on the Patriots’ own 35-yard line.
With just three seconds left in regulation, it set up an opportunity for one of most obscure plays in the NFL rulebook: The fair catch free kick.