No more flags than usual... more than some games, less than others.
By pulling out the conspiracy baloney the media is taking away what in my opinion is one of the (if not "THE") best coaching jobs I've EVER seen. The Defensive coordinator for N.E. won that game (with a little help from the team
) The Rams offense played a strong game, and moved the ball consistantly all game, but the N.E. defense kept the Rams out of sync until the 4th quarter (when the defense traditionally starts to tire out).
The N.E. offense, while not stellar, did hold on to the ball long enough to let the defense have a breather on occasion... and of course they put together two decent drives, after the Int., and for the winning Field Goal.
Sure the Rams were the more talented team, but if the more talented team ALWAYS won it wouldn't be a very exciting sport. I always root for the underdog when the teams aren't my "home" team so I thought that was a pretty awesome cinderella story... the Pat's were just more prepared, and it showed.