The New York judge who ruled against the National Football League in “Deflategate” said Monday that the New England Patriots showed with their Super Bowl victory “never to quit.” “Last night, they showed us all never to quit, everything is possible, and the importance of teamwork,” wrote the judge who had required that quarterback Tom Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attend proceedings in his courtroom in August 2015.

Donald Trump Trump: Becoming president ‘a surreal experience’ Trump predicts Patriots will win Super Bowl by 8 points Conway: Tillerson’s changes at State may include dealing with leaks MORE predicted the New England Patriots would win Super Bowl LI by 8 points in a Fox News interview airing before the game. “Well, I hate to make predictions, but I’ll say, I don’t even know what are the odds, I guess it’s pretty even, so I’ll say the Patriots will win by 8 points,” Trump told Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly.

Vice President Mike Pence will be attending Super Bowl LI Sunday, a source familiar with his schedule told CBS News . It is not clear if Pence, the former governor of Indiana, has a favorite in the game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday in Houston, two administration officials and a third source familiar with Pence’s travel told CNN on Friday. Pence will be the fourth sitting vice president to attend a Super Bowl.