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Julian Edelman
Makes Miracle Catch Falcons defenders for a ball thrown Danny Amendola tied the score at
by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. 28-28. The Patriots won the game in
The ball was deflected into the air. overtime on another touchdown run
Edelman went down with the three by White.
Atlanta players. He grabbed the
ball before it hit the ground. Inches
separated Edelman’s hands from the
ground. He never let the ball hit the 87
ground. Brady called it one of the
best catches he has ever seen. Receiving yards that New
England Patriots Julian
The Patriots soon scored a
touchdown. James White scored Edelman had in Super
it with 50 seconds in regulation. Bowl LI.
A conversion pass from Brady to • Edelman completed a
catch just inches above
the ground in the final
minutes of Super Bowl LI.
THINK ABOUT IT The play led to a Patriots
touchdown.
Do you think you could make a • Edelman caught the ball
catch after the ball was tipped after it was tipped into
and deflected off two players? the air by an Atlanta
What would be the most difficult defender and bounced off
part of the catch? You would two players.
have to keep your balance. You • Edelman had five catches
would have to focus on the ball. in the game and also
In 2017, the odds were stacked The Patriots were still behind by And keep the ball from touching threw a pass. He earned
against the New England Patriots eight points in the final minutes the ground. his second Super Bowl
in Super Bowl LI. They trailed of the game. Then Julian Edelman ring with the Patriots
the Atlanta Falcons by 25 made a catch that defied gravity. victory in overtime.
points in the third quarter. Edelman battled three Atlanta
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