MBTA at Alewife just let in a train-full of people free of charge including myself and @NickStoico#PatsParade@ConMonitorNewspic.twitter.com/qYB8ASUVDh
— Elizabeth Frantz (@lizfrantz) February 7, 2017
BRADY! BRADY! Chants on the red line, and some unkind words about Roger Goodell on the Green Line. #PatsParade
— Nick Stoico (@NickStoico) February 7, 2017
Now that’s a mean mug. #PatsParadepic.twitter.com/rFDsnY7KO5
— Nick Stoico (@NickStoico) February 7, 2017
Super Bowl MVP quarterback Tom Brady and his teammates are taking turns hoisting the Lombardi Trophy to the roars of adoring Patriots fans.
Tens of thousands of people clad in New England garb are lining the streets of Boston for a snowy parade celebrating the Patriots’ fifth Super Bowl victory.
Some grinning players aboard the World War II-era amphibious duck boats carrying the team through downtown are waving black “Roger That” T-shirts bearing the likeness of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
There’s no love for Goodell in New England, which came from behind to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime Sunday.
Goodell handed Brady a four-game suspension at the start of the 2016 season for his role in the “Deflategate” scandal.
The snowfall is picking up as more people pour out of the subway and onto Boylston Street at Copley Square.
Chants echo up the stairs and onto the sidewalk for the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and its quarterback, Tom Brady.
“I’m here to see Tom Brady,” said Jack Furey, 17, of Hartford, Conn.
He closed his eyes calmly as snow pounded his face. He smiled: “Oh my God, I love that guy.”
Furey didn’t want to miss the chance to see his favorite player hoist the Lombardi trophy in Boston. He made the trip with four friends, starting early this morning.
Ben Warren of Milton, positioned on Boylston Street with his friend Ron Gagnon of Farmington, said it’s a “once in a lifetime opportunity,” even though this is the fifth Super Bowl win for Tom Brady, Coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots.
“It’s the way the game was won,” Warren said. “That’s never going to happen again.”
He might be right about that.
In what some are calling the greatest Super Bowl ever played, the Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, on Sunday.
Today, the team will pass through Boston on the duck boats that have become synonymous with championships in the region.
They’ll cross the Boston Marathon finish line on their way to Government Center.
At the Marathon finish line on Boylston. #PatsParadepic.twitter.com/2g9gQDgnjh
— Nick Stoico (@NickStoico) February 7, 2017
It’s snowing sideways in downtown Boston, but that isn’t stopping tens of thousands of New England Patriots fans from lining a parade route.
Fans wearing team jerseys and caps are braving the bad weather for a glimpse of the Super Bowl-winning team.
Super Bowl MVP quarterback Tom Brady won his fifth championship ring in Sunday’s win against the Atlanta Falcons, and he’s a crowd favorite. Ahead of Tuesday’s parade, many fans were shouting: “Brady! Brady! Brady!”
Police are out in force on the streets, urging fans to stay safe along the route.
The New England Patriots are taking their victory lap.
MVP quarterback Tom Brady and his teammates and coaches will parade through Boston Tuesday morning following the team’s come-from-behind 34-28 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
In typical Boston fashion, players and other team officials will ride in duck boats, the World War II-era amphibious vehicles that are popular with tourists.
Giddy fans wearing Patriots garb were streaming into the city early Tuesday despite a messy forecast of rain and possibly some snow.
It’s still not expected to be as bad as two years ago, when the Patriots victory parade was delayed a day as the region gritted through a season of historic levels of snow.
This is the Patriots’ fifth championship.
New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers walked into the team’s locker room on Monday night, still wearing the “Super Bowl Champions” hat the players were handed on the field in Houston after winning the NFL title.
“I haven’t taken it off much” in the previous 20 hours, Flowers said. “There was a lot of work to get this hat.”
The Patriots returned to New England on Monday night, bringing their fifth Vince Lombardi Trophy home to show off for fans who filled the parking lots outside the team’s stadium and lined up for hours outside the souvenir shop hoping to buy championship gear.
Defensive coordinator Matt Patricia carried the silver trophy off the bus at Gillette Stadium, where fans were dozens deep along the route in near-freezing temperatures.
“It was so packed,” defensive back Eric Rowe said. “I don’t know how long they’ve been standing there. I can’t wait to see the parade.”
Monitor sports reporter Nick Stoico and photographer Elizabeth Frantz are in Boston covering the Patriots’ victory parade.