RESCUING THE RUINED (1 OF 8)
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-21
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Title: Rescuing the Ruined (1 of 8)
Series: Great Reversals In the Bible
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Genesis 3:1-21
I - The Serene Setting
II - The Subtle Serpent
III - The Shameful Sin (6a)
IV - The Strange Subplot (6b)
V - The Supreme Sentence (17 - 19)
VI - The Salvation Skins (21)
Football's Great Reversal
They looked old and outmanned. Their star quarterback was frazzled, their stingy defense was a sieve.
So what? Tom Brady and the New England Patriots shrugged and did what they always seem to do: Win the Super Bowl.
Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in sports history highlighted by a Julian Edelman catch that was almost beyond belief. The Patriots pulled themselves out of a 25-point hole against the Atlanta Falcons to a 34-28 win for New England's fifth NFL championship. It was the first Super Bowl decided in overtime.
"There were a lot of plays that coach talks about, you never know which one is going to be the Super Bowl winner," said Brady, who earned a record fourth MVP award and a fifth Super Bowl ring, the most for a quarterback. "There were probably 30 of those plays tonight and (if) any one of those were different, the outcome could have been different."
But down 28-3 in the third quarter, Tom? "It's hard to imagine us winning," the 39-year-old Brady said. "It took a lot of great plays and that's why you play to the end."
The Patriots scored 19 points in the final quarter, including a pair of 2-point conversions, then marched relentlessly to James White's 2-yard touchdown run in overtime after winning the coin toss. White scored three touchdowns and a 2-pointer.
"We knew we had a shot the whole game," White said. "It was an amazing comeback by our team. It's surreal right now. You couldn't write this script."
Brady guided the Patriots (17-2) through a tiring Atlanta defense for fourth-quarter touchdowns on a 6-yard pass to Danny Amendola and a 1-yard run by White, which came with 57 seconds re ...
Series: Great Reversals In the Bible
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Genesis 3:1-21
I - The Serene Setting
II - The Subtle Serpent
III - The Shameful Sin (6a)
IV - The Strange Subplot (6b)
V - The Supreme Sentence (17 - 19)
VI - The Salvation Skins (21)
Football's Great Reversal
They looked old and outmanned. Their star quarterback was frazzled, their stingy defense was a sieve.
So what? Tom Brady and the New England Patriots shrugged and did what they always seem to do: Win the Super Bowl.
Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in sports history highlighted by a Julian Edelman catch that was almost beyond belief. The Patriots pulled themselves out of a 25-point hole against the Atlanta Falcons to a 34-28 win for New England's fifth NFL championship. It was the first Super Bowl decided in overtime.
"There were a lot of plays that coach talks about, you never know which one is going to be the Super Bowl winner," said Brady, who earned a record fourth MVP award and a fifth Super Bowl ring, the most for a quarterback. "There were probably 30 of those plays tonight and (if) any one of those were different, the outcome could have been different."
But down 28-3 in the third quarter, Tom? "It's hard to imagine us winning," the 39-year-old Brady said. "It took a lot of great plays and that's why you play to the end."
The Patriots scored 19 points in the final quarter, including a pair of 2-point conversions, then marched relentlessly to James White's 2-yard touchdown run in overtime after winning the coin toss. White scored three touchdowns and a 2-pointer.
"We knew we had a shot the whole game," White said. "It was an amazing comeback by our team. It's surreal right now. You couldn't write this script."
Brady guided the Patriots (17-2) through a tiring Atlanta defense for fourth-quarter touchdowns on a 6-yard pass to Danny Amendola and a 1-yard run by White, which came with 57 seconds re ...
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