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Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX win named the 8th-best game in NFL history

What’s the greatest Patriots game of all-time?

Well, according to a panel of 68 media members, it’s Super Bowl XLII where the Patriots fell to the New York Giants, 17-14, and lost their hopes of a perfect season.

How about the best game that ended with a Patriots win?

That honor goes to Super Bowl XLIX. The Patriots came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and Malcolm Butler made an interception at the goal line to give them a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks and their fourth Super Bowl title.

In an NFL Network special titled the “NFL 100 Greatest” games to celebrate the league’s 100th season, Super Bowls XLII and XLIX were voted the fifth and eighth-best games in NFL history, respectively.