white is right
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I actually think White athletic stamina got this win as much as the Falcons handing the chance to tie the game on a silver platter to the Patriots. There is a reason why Blacks don't have much a presence in rugby and all African teams wilt in the second half in soccer. Athletes from West Africa have a poor genetic disposition for stamina. Look up national running records in countries with all West African populations and they are state level times at the mile and longer. To see 300 pound tackles too winded to rush is understandable but the corner backs were winded late in the game and became a few steps too slow to cover the receivers.
That said if Falcons play calling was at the Patriot thinking level the game would have been probably sealed with a field goal after either a fullback quick hitter or two or a fullback quick hitter or qb sneak when the Falcons had the ball at the 22 yard line of New England. Most likely a scenario similar to the Dallas loss to Pittsburgh in SB XIII would have happened as even with a 2 point conversion the Patriots would have still needed an onside kick and a field goal to tie the game.
That said if Falcons play calling was at the Patriot thinking level the game would have been probably sealed with a field goal after either a fullback quick hitter or two or a fullback quick hitter or qb sneak when the Falcons had the ball at the 22 yard line of New England. Most likely a scenario similar to the Dallas loss to Pittsburgh in SB XIII would have happened as even with a 2 point conversion the Patriots would have still needed an onside kick and a field goal to tie the game.