The Patriots rolled off a mesmerizing 10-play, 91-yard drive with a circus catch from Julian Edelman to tie the game, and the money line in Vegas moved to +130, or basically even money. Anyone who bet at +1600 was licking their chops. Instead, Boneheaded plays by Atlanta ensued, including a 12-yard sack and a 10-yard holding penalty the Falcons punted on 4th and 33. In Vegas, bookmakers thought that was the nail in the coffin and moved the Patriots money line all the way to +1600, or 16/1 to win outright. Then Julio Jones made a spectacular catch at the Patriots' 22-yard line. The Falcons' next drive started off with a bang as Devonta Freeman hauled in a 39-yard reception to move the ball to midfield. With 5:56 to go in the fourth, the Patriots money line stood at +575, half of what it was a quarter earlier. ![]() Five plays later, Danny Amendola hauled in a touchdown and James White ran in a two-point conversion to trim the lead to 28-20. Still, the money line remained +1100 - the Patriots were just 11/1 to win the game outright.ĭonte Hightower had a strip-sack of Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to give the Patriots the ball at Atlanta's 25 yard line. The Patriots opened the fourth quarter with a 33-yard field goal to close the gap to 28-12. The money line improved, albeit slightly, to +1000. Stephen Gostkowski's extra point doinked off the right upright and was no good. ![]() Six minutes later, with 2:06 to go in the third quarter, James White caught a touchdown pass to make it 28-9. That means you'd win $1,100 for betting just $100. And in Vegas, plenty of bettors still believed Tom Brady could pull it out.Īt Nevada's William Hill sports books, the Patriots money line – odds they'd win outright – was +1100 when the Falcons were up 28-3. Midway through the third, New England, going for its fifth Super Bowl title, was down 25 points.
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