Wes Welker: 'I let the team down'

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    Wes Welker took his place on the Super Bowl postgame podium and tried to maintain his composure.

    But, when the first question came, about that catch that went off his hands, about the catch that might have extended a New England Patriots drive and sealed the victory, the veteran receiver couldn't help it.

    His voice cracked, his eyes momentarily welled up, and he assumed the blame for his team's stunning 21-17 Super Bowl XLVI loss to the New York Giants.

    "That's a play I make a thousand times," he said. "I just didn't make it."

    When asked if he was expecting the ball to be thrown over his other shoulder, Welker answered, "The ball was right there. I've got to make that play. It's a play I've made a thousand times, and at the biggest moment of my life I don't come up with it."

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