I'm sure the usual suspects will come in and call me a hater. And while the comeback was magnificent and for the ages, if the Falcons run the ball and if Pete Carroll runs from the 1, the Pats haven't won since 2004 and would have lost four straight Super Bowls.
Yes, they are ifs and buts. But they were pretty significant failures of coaching (yes coaching, even though people wanted to blame the players on the drive in question). And in both cases, the narrative of the Patriots dynasty is changed drastically if they made the right call. But because of two ridiculous decisions, nobody can ever argue against Brady or the Pats again. Funny how it works that way.