On February 7, 2017, I wrote this piece explaining why New Orleans Saints fans should be thankful for the man that is Tom Brady.
In a nutshell, he’s embarrassed Roger Goodell, kept the Carolina Panthers from winning their first Super Bowl, and kept the Atlanta Falcons from winning their first Super Bowl. With the Falcons, it wasn’t even just that, though:
With victory almost certainly in-hand, the Falcons eventually Falconed away a 25-point lead to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.