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Lamenting Dion Lewis’ Reduced Super Bowl Role

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Can you really complain about the Patriots’ offense in the Super Bowl when they put up 613 yards of offense and 33 points? The defense has correctly gotten the bulk of the blame from the 41-33 track meet, while Tom Brady has gotten deserved praise for an epic performance in a losing effort.

But I can’t help but wonder if the game might’ve unfolded differently had the Patriots first three drives stalled without touchdowns. A field goal, missed field goal then turnover on downs was far from an ideal start. The Patriots came out featuring James White in what is their passing package. They tried to open games like this quite a few times this season and almost every time the offense stalled until Dion Lewis was inserted and suddenly they started really moving the ball and scoring.

In my Super Bowl gameplan I had hoped Lewis would be the MVP of the game. He was the sneaky MVP of the season, but had just nine touches in the biggest game, a far cry from the 15-carry/three pass target average he had over the final 11 games of the regular season. In the first two playoff games he had 15 attempts/10 targets (TEN), and nine attempts/eight pass targets (JAX).

Overall the nine touches for Lewis was the lowest since Week 5 against Tampa Bay.

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DraftKings/PatsPropaganda Free Shot at $1 Million!!

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Here’s something that will only add to the excitement this weekend as I’ve partnered with DraftKings on their NFL $2.4 Big Game Millionaire contest to bring you not only a shot at a huge cash prize but also one at the most famous hoodies from last year’s big game.

All you have to do is deposit at least $5 on DraftKings via this link  and not only will you get a $20 ticket to use in this contest with a grand prize of $1 million (along with an additional $1.4 million in prizes), but with your entry into the contest you’ll also be entered into a free giveaway contest featuring one of my 28-3 Comeback Hoodies. The PatsPropaganda fan who scores the highest in our contest will win one of these bad boys, as seen below.

Over 25,000 entries will win prizes with DraftKings, just pick a team of six players – four offensive and two defensive – by 6:30pm EST on Sunday 2/4 and you’ll get a free $20 ticket to use to enter the Big Game Fantasy Football Millionaire contest. Again, all it takes is a $5 deposit and you’re automatically getting a $20 value along with the entry. Not to mention an opportunity to win one of these beautiful hoodies which will be reserved for only those who sign up through PatsPropaganda!

For just $5 it’s an incredible value and something that will only add to what should be a heart-pounding Sunday evening!

 

3 Reasons Patriots Will/Won’t Win Super Bowl 52

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As I said on Patshow yesterday, this is one of my favorite football weeks of the year. There’s no official opponent yet so there’s no stress, I can just sit back and watch the Wild Card games and enjoy some playoff football without my stomach in knots. Of course all that changes next week.

Can the Patriots win Super Bowl 52? Of course, but as we’ve seen in every playoff run, they’re going to need to catch some breaks here and there along the way. Maybe even make an impossible play or two. We know the 2017 team pretty well by now, well enough that it’s clear they’re somewhat of an anomaly as far as Patriots teams go. They’ve had some huge injuries this year, but unlike 2013 and 2015, it hasn’t really devastated them.

Those teams couldn’t get by the Broncos in the AFCCG in Denver.

Thee 2017 team still locked up homefield and their three losses are pretty much par for the course of a mostly-healthy season. A couple early season stinkers and a mid-season flat game. Otherwise the Patriots did what it took to win no matter who was hurt or playing. That will be the same approach in the playoffs in a one game scenario where we can throw our “feelings” about how good or bad the team is out the window.

I never in a million years would’ve thought the Pats would find themselves in a 28-3 hole in the Super Bowl, but in that one game situation they did what Bill Belichick’s teams always do, kept fighting and clawed their way back in.

Here are three reasons on both sides of the coin — why they will and why they won’t win the Super Bowl.

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