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Falcons and Patriots ko’d by second half meltdowns

Found January 21, 2013 on Players View: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Julio Jones,  Sean Weatherspoon,  Vernon Davis,  Matt Ryan,  Tom Brady,  Wes Welker,  Ray Lewis,  Bill Belichick
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons,  San Francisco 49ers,  New England Patriots,  Baltimore Ravens

The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots will watch Super Bowl XLVII as spectators.

The Falcons and the Patriots will do so because they failed to play the second half of their respective conference title games with the same vigor as they played their first.

Both teams were home teams and both teams woke up with broken hearts today that are screaming ‘could have, would have and should have.’

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