Judge who let Brady play offers his congratulations on win

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.

Trump predicts Patriots will win Super Bowl by 8 points

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.

VP Pence to Attend Super Bowl 51

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.

Fast Forward: It’s a Super Monday. That’s all.

What’s it like outside? Button up, buttercup: A nor’easter, minus the tons of snow, will smack us around like Tom Brady spanked the Steelers . Instead of snow, we’ll get lots of rain inside 495 and wicked winds along the coast, so watch out for flooding and power outages.