Super Bowl 51 capped off what was ultimately a statement year for New England, with a Patriots win over the offensive juggernaut Atlanta Falcons, in what will be remembered as one of the greatest football games in NFL history. Now, fans who will forever recall their astounding comeback on February 5, 2017 will have a bit of reading and film to help jog their memories. On Wednesday, February 15, it was announced that a book and a film about the game, are in the works.
After kicking off their season without Tom Brady due to his 4-game suspension over the "Deflate Gate" scandal, the Patriots geared up to continue the success they experienced, having gone 3-1 in his absence. And the QB great wouldn't disappoint, leading them into their bye week with four more consecutive wins. They would fall to the Seattle Seahawks upon return from their rest, but wouldn't see another defeat, going 7-0 for the remainder of the season, and finishing with an NFL-best 14-2 record.
When all was said and done, a great deal of writers and network commentators had Brady as their pick to win the Most Valuable Player award. For two years he had faced questions as to whether deflating his game balls gave him an edge that he wouldn't otherwise have enjoyed, and commissioner Roger Goodell would finally appease his critics by setting New England in a position to go the first quarter of their season with a backup quarterback. Only one man ultimately stood in Brady's way in the MVP race, and that was Falcons QB Matt Ryan, who took home the trophy one day before the big game in Houston.
There are scores of accounts from football fans across America who recall having turned the television off and called it a night seeing the Patriots in a 21-3 hole at halftime. The thousands of them who did would certainly enjoy watching how Bill Belichick's bunch rallied back to give themselves the 34-28 victory many would only read about in the papers the next morning. Authors Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge of the Boston Herald have been tapped to pen the manuscript, and screenwriters Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson will team up with them to synthesize a script for the film. Tamasy and Johnson have done many Boston-related films, including "The Fighter" and "Patriots Day", which they based off of Sherman and Wedge's book Boston Strong.
Source: bleacherreport.com
