TABLE OF CONTENTS A Comeback for the Ages 9 The Team That Almost Wasn’t 17 Making Major Changes 24 The Belichick and Brady Era Begins 37 And the Beat Goes On 43 GRIDIRON GREATS A MultiTalented Man 11 Sweet Home Alabama 14 Practice Hard Play Hard 19 Flat Stanley No Way 26 Squish the Fish 32 Grand Theft Brady 40 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48
new york jets wide receiver Julian Edelman A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES The New England Patriots faced off against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI The first quarter finished with no score Then Atlanta’s string of scoring began The Falcons scored three touchdowns touchdowns during the second quarter At halftime the score was 21 3 We went into the locker room at halftime We said the game wasn’t over said Patriots running back James White During the third quarter it appeared that White was wrong Atlanta scored again Many people thought the game was done In the National Football League NFL teams rarely come back from such a lopsided margin But with Tom Brady at quarterback no lead is safe He connected with White for a five-yard touchdown But the extra point clanked off the upright 9
