Animated GIF of the Season : Patriots Welker Drops Catch

Sadly, no matter what else Wes Welker does with his career he will always be known as dropping a key pass in the final minutes of the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.

While driving against the Giants, the Pats try to hold onto a 2-point lead. Instead, the long pass to Welker falls to the ground. Instead of getting a first down or even getting into field goal range, the Pats must punt and that results in the Giants driving for the game winning TD.

Such a key drop didn’t help the Pats but in the end all the main players left their A-game in the locker room down the stretch. Brady’s safety in the first quarter set the team back early. And all the receiver drops by Hernandez and Welker and Branch as well as the lack of play by the Gronk couldn’t’ match up to the stellar play by the Giants.

And this animated GIF says it all. During the final minutes the cameras caught the Pats defensive linemen, including #75 Vince Wilfork there in the middle, reacting to Welker’s dropped ball. Yup. That about sums it up.

GIF via KSK