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louis c

(8,652 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2019, 10:21 AM Jan 2019

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Patriots' Win in KC is a Result of a "Heady" Union Rep.

Mathew Slatter is the special team's captain and the union representative for the New England Patriots.

In the second half of the 2018-2019 Championship Game in Kansas City, both quarterbacks, the Pats Tom Brady and the Chiefs Patrick Mahone were nearly unstoppable in the fourth quarter. The game ended in a tie.

Slatter called the toss of the coin which would determine who gained the first possession in overtime. A touchdown on the first possession would end the game. Slatter called heads, and heads it was. That was the single most important call of the game.

Brady marched his team down the field to the game winning touchdown and Mahone never got to touch the ball again, because of Slatter's call.

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Patriots' Win in KC is a Result of a "Heady" Union Rep. (Original Post) louis c Jan 2019 OP

The OT rule is BS Cattledog Jan 2019 #1

If you have home field advantage and can't hold them to a field goal Drahthaardogs Jan 2019 #3

I agree. I rooted for the Pats and the Rams Achilleaze Jan 2019 #4

Alternatively - it's a result of random chance oberliner Jan 2019 #2

Ya, but that "chance" landed the Pats in the Super Bowl louis c Jan 2019 #5

Cattledog

(5,914 posts)

1. The OT rule is BS

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 10:26 AM

Jan 2019

The opposing team should get one chance to tie.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)

3. If you have home field advantage and can't hold them to a field goal

Reply to Cattledog (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 10:28 AM

Jan 2019

You deserve to lose. No sympathy here.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

4. I agree. I rooted for the Pats and the Rams

Reply to Cattledog (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 10:29 AM

Jan 2019

but I think the OT setup sucks. Inherently unfair. Go Patriots!

At least for now,

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. Alternatively - it's a result of random chance

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 10:27 AM

Jan 2019

louis c

(8,652 posts)

5. Ya, but that "chance" landed the Pats in the Super Bowl

Reply to oberliner (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 10:33 AM

Jan 2019

Oh, and by the way, Slatter always calls Heads.

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