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…
Tom Brady looks … deflated pic.twitter.com/uQ83lYdmQR
— Michael Hendrix (@michael_hendrix) February 6, 2017
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 (@JUANCAORTIZ14) February 6, 2017
Tom Brady, deflated in defeat. I'm so happy! #SuperBowl #SB51 #CBS4SB pic.twitter.com/NX7UrDr3Ja
— Kelly Werthmann (@KellyCBS4) February 6, 2017
Brady looks a tad deflated there.
— John Archibald (@JohnArchibald) February 6, 2017
Brady looks…..deflated.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) February 6, 2017
@NewsVP seems deflated.
— Ken Buffa (@KenBuffa) February 6, 2017
Patriots haven't looked this deflated since *jumps out window*
— Jordan Zirm (@clevezirm) 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
The NE #Patriots, especially #TomBrady, must be feeling pretty #deflated right about now. Go, ATL #Falcons! #SuperBowl
— Shannon Fisher (@MsShannonFisher) February 6, 2017
Deflate the damn balls right now. #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/MQl5h2ftDN
— James Storm (@JamesStormBrand) February 6, 2017
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
How will QB wife superapologist @giseleoffical explain this one away 'Tom can't throw the ball & deflate it at same time' @SeanTPendergast
— Frank Magazine (@Frank_Mag) February 6, 2017
Tom Brady must be feeling fairly…
….
….
Deflated!
Yeah that's all I got. #SuperBowl
— Ed Smith (@edsongsofpraise) February 6, 2017
Man, Tom Brady just looks so deflated. Like someone took all the air out of his sails. He's just falling flat.
— John Cheese (@johncheese) February 6, 2017
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
— Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) February 6, 2017
The Patriots look a little deflated. #SuperBowl
— Troy Johnson (@_troyjohnson) February 6, 2017
OH in the @Adweek #SuperBowl War Room:
"Tom Brady's looking a little deflated."
— Patrick Coffee (@PatrickCoffee) February 6, 2017
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
The Patriot players look a little deflated.
— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) February 6, 2017