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The Red Sox rally in the 2004 ALCS is Boston’s greatest sports comeback, according to readers

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In the end, Boston.com readers ensured that there was an ironic lack of drama in the championship matchup of a bracket about famous sports comebacks. Having sifted through 16 of the region’s greatest sports rallies in a week-long competition, voters picked a champion on Monday.

Pitted against the iconic Patriots’ Super Bowl LI rally from 28-3 deficit, the Red Sox comeback from a 3-0 hole in the American League Championship Series cruised to an easy win in the bracket’s finale.

The margin of victory ended up being a comfortable 76% for the 2004 ALCS vs.