It felt oddly familiar. The country gathered around televisions to watch as a seemingly invincible lead was suddenly squandered.

At Super Bowl LI Sunday night, Tom Brady led the Patriots to an unbelievable come-from-behind win. But for many, the overtime win bore a striking similarity to Donald Trump’s surprise victory over Hillary Clinton back in November. Especially since Patriot’s quarterback Tom Brady and Donald Trump are longtime BFFs.

Vocativ found more than 225,000 tweets making that comparison from Sunday night through the morning of February 6, many of them Trump supporters reveling in what felt like a second big win for the Donald.

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Others mourned.

And suddenly everyone rooting for the falcons knows what it's like to have voted for Clinton #SuperBowl — ♔ⒷⒺⒺ (@BeeTheQueen11) February 6, 2017

Meanwhile, a joke about the electoral college (perhaps still a bit raw for disillusioned Clinton supporters) was widely shared.

At least the Falcons won the popular vote — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 6, 2017

With just ten minutes left in the game, the Atlanta Falcons led by 28-9, before the Patriots surged back to tie and then win the game in overtime. It’s the first Super Bowl in history to go into extra time, and the fifth win for the team. Donald Trump was quick to tweet his congratulations.

What an amazing comeback and win by the Patriots. Tom Brady, Bob Kraft and Coach B are total winners. Wow! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2017





