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  6. article_body => "<p>Steelers tight end&nbsp;Jesse James is glad the Patriots' Super Bowl pursuit&nbsp;is done -- mostly because he played a big part in helping accelerate it.<\/p>\n<p>In the final moments of the game, James failed to catch the ball during a Week 15 contest between the Steelers and the Patriots. The non-catch was a controversial one.<\/p>\n<p>James told&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/sports\/college\/penn-state-university\/psu-football\/article200917259.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Centre Daily Times'&nbsp;Josh Moyer<\/a>&nbsp;he finally felt relief on the morning after the Super Bowl when the Patriots fell to the Eagles, 41-33.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel like I gave them a Super Bowl with that,\u201d James told the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/sports\/college\/penn-state-university\/psu-football\/article200917259.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Times<\/a>. \u201cSo I\u2019m over it now, but it\u2019s going to be a topic of conversation until the rule gets changed \u2014 or it doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James' play was initially ruled a touchdown before the referees overturned the play, and took the lead away from the Steelers in the final moments of the game. Ben Roethlisberger then threw an interception a few plays later. By winning, the Patriots took a huge step in locking themselves into the AFC's top seed with a first-round bye and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, which they rode&nbsp;into the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>But of course, they couldn't finish their Super Bowl pursuit -- to James' satisfaction.<\/p>\n"
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Steelers tight end Jesse James is glad the Patriots' Super Bowl pursuit is done -- mostly because he played a big part in helping accelerate it.

In the final moments of the game, James failed to catch the ball during a Week 15 contest between the Steelers and the Patriots. The non-catch was a controversial one.

James told Centre Daily Times' Josh Moyer he finally felt relief on the morning after the Super Bowl when the Patriots fell to the Eagles, 41-33.

“I don’t feel like I gave them a Super Bowl with that,” James told the Daily Times. “So I’m over it now, but it’s going to be a topic of conversation until the rule gets changed — or it doesn’t.”

James' play was initially ruled a touchdown before the referees overturned the play, and took the lead away from the Steelers in the final moments of the game. Ben Roethlisberger then threw an interception a few plays later. By winning, the Patriots took a huge step in locking themselves into the AFC's top seed with a first-round bye and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, which they rode into the Super Bowl.

But of course, they couldn't finish their Super Bowl pursuit -- to James' satisfaction.