It’s hard to make sense of a loss in the Super Bowl just a few days after. In a game where the New England Patriots never punted, and Tom Brady broke his own record for most passing yards in the Super Bowl, the Patriots had a lead for a very short time.
It was painful to watch Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles offense methodically drive down the field, often converting difficult third-downs, and even a few fourth-downs. With the Eagles putting up over 40 points on the game’s biggest stage, it was maddening to watch Bill Belichick and Matt Patricia throw adjustment after adjustment out for the defense, none of them including cornerback Malcolm Butler.