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How Josh McDaniels and a daring trick play helped the Patriots pull off their 28-3 comeback

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When you’re losing 21-3 in the Super Bowl going into halftime, it’s understandable if doubt or fear starts to creep in that maybe it’s just not your day. Not if you’re the Patriots, though.

Even in the face of an eventual 28-3 deficit in the second half, New England refused to concede Super Bowl LI to the Atlanta Falcons, eventually roaring back to pull off the biggest turnaround in championship history.

According to David Andrews, it all started with then-offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels coming into the locker room and hitting them with a silver lining.

“I’ll never forget: Josh came in on the whiteboard and wrote “45” — it was either 44 or 45 plays, certain time of possession [in the first half],” Andrews told “The Quick Snap” podcast this week.