The New England Patriots will try to put the “Deflate Gate” controversy behind them in Sunday’s Super Bowl game against the Seattle Seahawks.
The Patriots are looking for a sort of redemption. They’ve won three Super Bowls, but none since 2005.
The Seahawks were probably happy to see all the attention played to underinflated footballs. They have a chance to win back-to-back Super Bowls and the last team to do that was yes, you guessed it, New England.
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- Mike Pesca, Here & Now sports analyst and host of Slate’s daily podcast The Gist. He tweets @pescami.
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