Kevin's joy in the fourth quarter
This gravity-defying catch!
The cupcakes
Yum-yum-yum
Num-num-num
Patriots win and Gisele immediately takes an insane selfie.
Kevin's Giselfie
Showing posts with label Patriots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patriots. Show all posts
Monday, February 6, 2017
Patriots Win Their 5th Super Bowl! 2017
We enjoyed the Super Bowl this year. By half-time, it looked like the Patriots were definitely going to lose. And then everything magically turned around!
Friday, February 6, 2015
Patriots Win the Super Bowl! 2015
We had a party when the Patriots were in the Super Bowl in 2008 and again in 2013, and that didn't work out for us. Also, some of our friends had already come over for the playoffs so it was hard to persuade anyone to come over again. Going out would involve only one of us-- specifically Kevin-- because having two kids is hard. So we dressed the itty bitty ones up and watched the game at home.
Warning: The following might be totally wrong because I only got into football like two seconds ago.
Belichick eats, breathes, and sleeps game strategy. They say all football coaches do, but Belichick was probably born to be a famous war general and decided to coach instead. And Belichick has been really tricky lately. He's been playing crazy chess more than usual, and I felt confident that he'd whip out some crazy strategy to win the Super Bowl. For example, in the AFC divisional playoff against the Ravens, the Patriots had three plays where a guy who was usually eligible on the play was ineligible (a running back who could actually still get the ball passed back to him), which meant a guy that was usually ineligible was eligible (a lineman). This strategy was unheard of before, but it wasn't illegal. And it was super confusing to the Ravens. The Pats did some of this against the Colts too. When the Super Bowl began I felt confident Belichick had some master plan. But then it seemed that everyone was just playing football.
And given how sad Kevin was after the 2008 and 2013 Super Bowls, I was pretty concerned. I watched the game through fanned fingers like you do at horror movies. Actually I mostly hid behind my laptop because the Seahawks were winning. But as the close game was getting near the end, I wanted to watch the decisive moments and closed my laptop and fully focused. Then everything happened.
Seattle Seahawk's Jermaine Kearses's catch was the most insane thing I've ever seen. It defied every rule of physics, or possibly proved the existence of parallel universes, with this universe as the most unlikely one. It looked like a miracle, and if so, God was squarely on the Seahawk's side. Also, Kearses is an amazing inspiration because after that insane catch, he pushed himself off the ground with one hand and got up to run. He got up. And tried to run. As James would say, "That was a good try! That was a really good try!" He was athletic, focused, and determined, and I just cannot say enough about how amazing it was.
Then the Seahawks snapped the ball at 1 minute and 6 seconds left in the game and Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch advanced the ball to the 1-yard line. Things were looking really bad. The Seattle Seahawks were going to get winning touchdown and the Patriots might not have enough time to get another one to win. Basically every football coach Belichick's position in the history of ever would have called a timeout in that position to save enough time to try to get another Patriots touchdown after the inevitable Seahawks touchdown.
If Belichick had called a timeout the Seahawks could have handed off the ball three times in the 1:06. But he didn't call the timeout. So the Seahawks had to pass on the second down or the third down, and if they didn't pass on the second, the Patriots would know they would pass on the third. So the Seahawks passed on the second. Plus, I bet the clock ticking away kind of freaked out the Seahawks because they expected Belichick to call the timeout. Also, Belichick said that he decided against the timeout after he saw the Seahawks put three receivers on the field, which I don't actually understand at all but everyone who understands football probably does.
Obviously cornerback Butler did a great job. He had practiced that pass play days before the Super Bowl. And he felt confident that they were going to throw the ball then.
So there it is, I just blogged about football. Who would have thought? Hope I made sense!
James in his Brady jersey, Miranda in her pink New England Patriots onesie
With the biggest Pats fan, Dada
Watching the beginning
Belichick eats, breathes, and sleeps game strategy. They say all football coaches do, but Belichick was probably born to be a famous war general and decided to coach instead. And Belichick has been really tricky lately. He's been playing crazy chess more than usual, and I felt confident that he'd whip out some crazy strategy to win the Super Bowl. For example, in the AFC divisional playoff against the Ravens, the Patriots had three plays where a guy who was usually eligible on the play was ineligible (a running back who could actually still get the ball passed back to him), which meant a guy that was usually ineligible was eligible (a lineman). This strategy was unheard of before, but it wasn't illegal. And it was super confusing to the Ravens. The Pats did some of this against the Colts too. When the Super Bowl began I felt confident Belichick had some master plan. But then it seemed that everyone was just playing football.
Already lost interest
And given how sad Kevin was after the 2008 and 2013 Super Bowls, I was pretty concerned. I watched the game through fanned fingers like you do at horror movies. Actually I mostly hid behind my laptop because the Seahawks were winning. But as the close game was getting near the end, I wanted to watch the decisive moments and closed my laptop and fully focused. Then everything happened.
Seattle Seahawk's Jermaine Kearses's catch was the most insane thing I've ever seen. It defied every rule of physics, or possibly proved the existence of parallel universes, with this universe as the most unlikely one. It looked like a miracle, and if so, God was squarely on the Seahawk's side. Also, Kearses is an amazing inspiration because after that insane catch, he pushed himself off the ground with one hand and got up to run. He got up. And tried to run. As James would say, "That was a good try! That was a really good try!" He was athletic, focused, and determined, and I just cannot say enough about how amazing it was.
If Belichick had called a timeout the Seahawks could have handed off the ball three times in the 1:06. But he didn't call the timeout. So the Seahawks had to pass on the second down or the third down, and if they didn't pass on the second, the Patriots would know they would pass on the third. So the Seahawks passed on the second. Plus, I bet the clock ticking away kind of freaked out the Seahawks because they expected Belichick to call the timeout. Also, Belichick said that he decided against the timeout after he saw the Seahawks put three receivers on the field, which I don't actually understand at all but everyone who understands football probably does.
Obviously cornerback Butler did a great job. He had practiced that pass play days before the Super Bowl. And he felt confident that they were going to throw the ball then.
Miranda loves Coach Belichick!
So there it is, I just blogged about football. Who would have thought? Hope I made sense!
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Patriots Playoff Game 2015
We had some people over for the Colts v. Patriots playoffs game on Sunday. I got super-inspired and made nachos and chili. The nachos were solid, but the chili was my first attempt and not spicy enough at all. Next time I'll step it up.
Also, I put Miranda in her Patriots onesie at the beginning of the day and she immediately spit up all over it. So now we know that's good luck for the Patriots! Super bowl!
Also, I put Miranda in her Patriots onesie at the beginning of the day and she immediately spit up all over it. So now we know that's good luck for the Patriots! Super bowl!
Pre-gaming with the kids
Chili and nacho collage.
Kevin, Lukas, Sarah, and Miri post-nachos
So cute!
James bringing Jon a (closed) beverage.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Super Bowl Sadness 2012
Kevin was pretty excited about the Patriots being in the Super Bowl, and since I don't have anything against the Patriots the way I do with the Red Sox, I was pretty excited too. To have an excuse to have a party that is. I was pretty excited to see Kevin happy from the Patriots winning too. Especially after we had a busted party in Charlottesville for the Patriots-Giants Super Bowl in 2008. Plus the Patriots were favored to win. Plus it was James's first Super Bowl! Our little good luck charm- no pressure, kiddo.
So we gathered our friends, put up some decorations, got beer, snacks, and pizza...
... and as you all know the Patriots lost in the saddest most soul-crushing way possible. I've never even cared about football before, but this hurt so slowly and painfully. Ugh, why am I even writing this post? I guess this means I'm a real Patriots fan now, and not even a fair-weather-fan. So depressing!
Me and James by Kevin's Drew Bledsoe signed magazine cover
So we gathered our friends, put up some decorations, got beer, snacks, and pizza...
Everyone is watching football except the girl posing for the camera
Jaime teaching James how to celebrate touchdowns
... and as you all know the Patriots lost in the saddest most soul-crushing way possible. I've never even cared about football before, but this hurt so slowly and painfully. Ugh, why am I even writing this post? I guess this means I'm a real Patriots fan now, and not even a fair-weather-fan. So depressing!
Football cookie
Friday, January 20, 2012
Watching the Patriots and Miss America 2012
About every other week, we have Kevin's friends over to watch sports. This is nice for me, because on the weeks that they're not here, they're drinking beers in Brooklyn, and James and I miss out on the fun. James enjoys watching the sports a lot more than I do, though he dislikes sports-related-yelling a great deal. Anyway, James usually stays in the living room with his father and his friends and I sometimes make myself scarce until dinner-ordering time. (I think now it might be clearer why I enjoy sports night at home.)
Sometimes however, I actually participate in hosting, as was the case last weekend when Sarah and I amended Patriots-watching night to be followed up by the Miss America pageant. The pageant was amazing, complete with crazy evening gowns, crazy "talents" (why-oh-why didn't they let us see Miss Hawaii's butt-bounce?), and craziest of all, the contestants' personal fears which included megalophobia. Of course, it is a sad that the largest scholarship organization for women has a bikini competition.
Brady, Briggs, and James watching football here two weeks ago
Sometimes however, I actually participate in hosting, as was the case last weekend when Sarah and I amended Patriots-watching night to be followed up by the Miss America pageant. The pageant was amazing, complete with crazy evening gowns, crazy "talents" (why-oh-why didn't they let us see Miss Hawaii's butt-bounce?), and craziest of all, the contestants' personal fears which included megalophobia. Of course, it is a sad that the largest scholarship organization for women has a bikini competition.
Three Clous wearing their Patriots gear! (Patriots beat the Broncos 45-10)
Lukas and Sarah snuggling with James
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