Before the Patriots erased a 28-3 deficit to beat the Falcons 34-28 in overtime of Super Bowl 51 Sunday night, much of Twitter was reveling in joy that it appeared the Patriots were going to lose. One of the topics of ridicule: the “Deflategate” scandal, which resulted in Tom Brady missing the first four games of the season due to suspension. Of course, as Twitter usually does, everyone essentially used the same exact joke. Here are many examples…
https://twitter.com/michael_hendrix/status/828431704683638785
Thanks @ho11ywou1d for the pun. #TomBrady looks deflated… #SB51 pic.twitter.com/nDdo60ti5C
— Christie Post (@christiepost) February 6, 2017
Patriots need:
Equipment guy deflate balls.
Aaron Hernandez out of jail.
Falcon’s headsets stop working.
Robert Kraft wire $ to officials.— Pomp (@APompliano) February 6, 2017
The Patriots sure look deflated tonight! #DontDrink&Drive #BestCopsAround #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/r7wHdvFfhM
— UND Police (@UNDPoliceDept) February 6, 2017
Jajajaja Deflated???? https://t.co/xThjihY3t8
— Juan Camilo Ortiz (@JuancaScreams) February 6, 2017
Tom Brady, deflated in defeat. I'm so happy! #SuperBowl #SB51 #CBS4SB pic.twitter.com/NX7UrDr3Ja
— Kelly Werthmann (@Kelly_OnTV) February 6, 2017
Brady looks a tad deflated there.
— John Archibald (@JohnArchibald) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/TomFornelli/status/828430358634971140
seems deflated.
— Ken Buffa (@KenBuffa) February 6, 2017
Patriots haven't looked this deflated since *jumps out window*
— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) February 6, 2017
The Patriots look… deflated. (I bet I'm the first to make this joke)
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) February 6, 2017
Jarrett just deflated Brady. #Woof #SuperBowl
— Michael Grey (@TheMichaelGrey) February 6, 2017
Deflated. #SB51 pic.twitter.com/nh3Rfa5InF
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 6, 2017
This is why he likes the balls deflated. https://t.co/Ip9cZbYoqK
— AL.com (@aldotcom) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/MsShannonFisher/status/828427177951641602
https://twitter.com/JamesStormBrand/status/828426570813566976
If somebody can make a deflated football with a crying jordan face, that would be great. https://t.co/xWUZpkujDz
— Alex Donno (@AlexDonno) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/Frank_Mag/status/828425799174909952
Tom Brady must be feeling fairly…
….
….
Deflated!
Yeah that's all I got. #SuperBowl
— 📻 ED SMITH 📻 (@EdTodayFM) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/johncheese/status/828424077069209603
Nothing better than a deflated Brady. #SB51 pic.twitter.com/4MDU0gssk9
— Ashley Petty✌🏼 (@AshleyPetty_) February 6, 2017
When even your trick plays look deflated…. #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/PH61ylqp3M
— Dr. Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/_troyjohnson/status/828422902437408768
https://twitter.com/PatrickCoffee/status/828423126904139777
Brady must be feeling deflated right about now…
— Scott Cohn (@ScottCohnTV) February 6, 2017
The world is deflated #SB51
— Who Dat Dish (@whodatdish) February 6, 2017
Someone is feeling deflated #Patriots #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/s5o4bfiT6C
— NextRadio (@NextRadioApp) February 6, 2017
Only one word can describe how the Pats feel right now. Deflated. #superbowl
— Lanh (@LanhNguyenFilms) February 6, 2017
Tom Brady must be feeling pretty deflated right about now https://t.co/n220yABugK pic.twitter.com/jWuxxwkf7L
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 6, 2017
The Patriots clearly looking deflated
— John Kincade (@JohnKincade) February 6, 2017
Brady's going to feel pretty deflated after this game.
And this is why I'm a professor and not a comedian…
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) February 6, 2017
.@patriots, feeling a little deflated? #sb51
— Ana Reynolds (@_anareynolds) February 6, 2017
Tom Brady seems a little deflated.#SuperBowl
— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/AndrewBeatty/status/828418593431891968
