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Beer and tears flow freely at Super Bowl watch parties

Patriots fans in Maine cheered as one when their beloved team scored and winced as one when the last drive fell short

CALAIS (NEWS CENTER Maine) -- The "two Maines" stood united in their love of the Patriots, for better or for worse.

NEWS CENTER Maine joined fans at watch parties across the state in Wells, Lewiston, Lincoln and Calais.

A Patriots run in the middle of Super Bowl LII made fans at this bar believe (for a short while, any way) that a win was possible

We hear a lot about the political and economic differences that separate Maine's coastal resort towns from the mill towns of the interior. But those differences were set aside for the duration of Super Bowl LII on Sunday night.

Whether they watched the game at a sports bar or their own home, Patriots fans in Maine cheered as one when their beloved team scored and winced as one when the last drive fell short.

The back-and-forth action between the Patriots and Eagles in Super Bowl LII kept bar patrons glued to TV screens

NEWS CENTER Maine thanks all of our hosts and fellow fans who let our reporters join them for the game.

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