Former Bowdoin Orient Co-Editor-in-Chief Steve Kolowich ’08 shares his perspective, via a play-by-play of imperfection, on the New England Patriots’ journey to Super Bowl XLVI.

“Heaven is a place where nothing happens,” writes Kolowich in a piece for Slate. “The deepest joy of being a fan is living in those moments when your team grasps something that seemed to be out of reach, seizing opportunity with its fingertips-and if need be, a helmet.”