The New England Patriots’ stunning comeback in Sunday night’s Super Bowl has reminded a lot of people of that other time when things did not go quite as planned: the election of President Donald Trump.
History seemed to have repeated itself last night on the playing field, with Atlanta initially holding the strongest chances of winning—but then the game flipped, much like election night when the tables turned against Hillary Clinton as Trump started outperforming in key states like Virginia and Florida.
Twitter users were quick to point that out with win probabilities for the election and the game:
https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/828444634246311938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Atlanta has a 99.3% chance of winning, per ESPN. That's where we had Trump's chances in Pennsylvania at 1:10AM on Election Night
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) February 6, 2017
Reminds me of the last late night in the newsroom… pic.twitter.com/PzNNCP9NhP
— Lindsay Ellis (@lindsayaellis) February 6, 2017
Others made light of Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote:
https://twitter.com/shoutoutvine20/status/828451287687643137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
At least the Falcons won the popular vote
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 6, 2017
Thanks to the win, Patriots’ Tom Brady has become the first quarterback to win five Super Bowl titles. “It was a hell of a football game,” Brady said, but others found it more akin to reliving a bad experience.
wow i'm getting election night PTSD flashbacks just from glancing at the timeline
— sarah jeong (@sarahjeong) February 6, 2017
Oh my god I'm getting Election Night flashbacks. Come on Falcons! #SuperBowl#BlerdBowlpic.twitter.com/RFwGcBq48Y
— Ally (@allyremelle) February 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/ahsokareys/status/828441096321634304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Patriots: 20
Falcons: 28This feels like Election Day all over again. 😩 #SuperBowlpic.twitter.com/VRBSCQfVkk
— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) February 6, 2017
Others joked that maybe the game was rigged by, you guessed it, Russian President Vladimir Putin.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQJ-XSCgVSK/
Trump congratulated the team and Brady on the win after the game.