Super Bowl XLIX was certainly one for the ages, and depending on which side you were on it either ended in heartbreak or elation.

The final drive of the game was not all that dissimilar from flopping a set with Pocket 6’s only to find out your opponent flopped a set holding Pocket Aces, but then you caught the miracle 6 on the turn only to see the case Ace turned over on the river – yeah, it was that wild.

With so many close calls and game-changing plays I thought it would be fun (fun for me because I’m from Boston and a lifelong Patriots fan) to examine the game and all of its controversial situations from a poker mindset – so that means some stats and some risk/reward analysis.

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