The final margin — 27.45 — flatters nobody's nerves; this was a procession by the end. At its worst moment — Monday, chance of victory reading 29% — They Hit The 2nd Bower looked gone. Rashee’s Ricests still held the lead as late as Monday, before the run that decided it.
The tape shows where it was won: They Hit The 2nd Bower took 3 of the six positions, none more brutally than QB — 50.55 plays 27.6. Matthew Stafford finished with 29.7, the biggest individual return on either side.