Super Bowl LI Case Study

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On Sunday February 5, 2017, Super Bowl LI took place in Houston, Texas. The best teams from the AFC and NFC face off to see who is the best of the entire NFL. The NFC team was the Atlanta Falcons while the AFC was the New England Patriots, both with high powered offenses and decent defenses. The Falcons started off on fire going up 21-0 with a pick six, rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown. At the end of the half the Patriots only scored a field goal which put them down 21-3 at the end of the half.

The third quarter started after one of the worst halftime shows in NFL history. It wasn't really that different, Falcons received the ball and immediately drove down to scored a passing touchdown. The patriots got the ball and that's when

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