It wasn’t pretty, but that didn’t matter when the red-and-blue confetti flew inside the Mercedes-Benz Dome.
In a 13-3 win Sunday over the Los Angeles, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the New England Patriots captured their sixth Super Bowl title in less than two decades. The game featured only one touchdown, 14 punts, and a “surreal” MVP trophy for Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman.
Here’s how sports columnists across the country reacted to the team’s latest, if un-flashy, victory.
The Boston Globe‘s Dan Shaughnessy writes that opposing fans and teams alike “can only be envious” of this run of success.