Buckner catches that ground ball, World Series is over. Welker catches that pass, no guarantee the Pats score a TD which puts them up 9. A FG would have put them up 5 with plenty of time for Eli to score the go-ahead or winning TD.

I have seen some criticism of Brady's pass causing Welker to make a 180 degree turn, but the golden boy QB seems to be devoid of harsh criticism.