Well, I was about to start with two playoff game-sealing interceptions, but if I have to stick to the offense I’d say it’s the total balance of the offense. Look at the playoff touchdown numbers:
- Gronk – 3
- Amendola – 3
- Blount – 3
- LaFell – 2
- Brady/Edelman/Solder/Develin – 1
Not to mention all those players came through in the clutch, and the Pats had their backs against the wall quite a few times in two of the three playoff games.
Just off the top of my head clutch plays by Edelman, Gronk, Amendola and LaFell immediately jump to mind. If one of those plays goes the other way, the Pats Super Bowl run might’ve been stopped.
So it’s having enough threats that you couldn’t just take one thing away and shut them down, and those threats all coming through when called upon.
