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HOLY SHIT DID THAT SERIOUSLY JUST HAPPEN?
After the Atlanta Falcons steamrolled over the top of them for the bulk of the game, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have completed the most remarkable comeback in NFL history to clinch Super Bowl LI 34-28, gifting Brady his record-breaking fifth Super Bowl title in a career that now ranks as indisputably the greatest of all time.
A 25-point late game comeback sent the game into overtime, the first Super Bowl to ever go beyond regulation, and a clinical Brady drive sealed the Lombardi trophy for the 2nd time in 3 years. It’s the Pats 5th in the Brady/Bellichick era.
Brady’s first half was largely forgettable, and included an ugly, uncharacteristic pick-six that he was rightfully roasted for by the unforgiving internet.
But after half-time? It was Brady at his very, very best.
Moving in to the third quarter the Birds still held a 28-3 lead. And then Brady turned on the jets.
The Pats defence finally adjusted to Matt Ryan’s runaway offence, putting the brakes on their scoring ability and choking them. Meanwhile Brady repeatedly marched the Pats down field, throwing two touchdowns (and two subsequent two-point conversions) in a mammoth 43/62, 466 yard passing effort, easily sealing him the Super Bowl MVP trophy.
A number of unbelievable plays dotted the second half, but none will be viewed bigger than this miracle catch from Julian Edelman as the Pats were seeking to level the scores.
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— NFL (@NFL) February 6, 2017
Winning the toss in overtime, Brady handed the ball off to James White who fought and scrapped his way into the endzone to end the game and seal the trophy, capping off a game for White that saw 3-TDs and a Super Bowl-record 14 receptions.
IT’S OVER! IT’S OVER!
JAMES WHITE WINS IT FOR THE @PATRIOTS!
WHAT A GAME! #SB51 #PATRIOTS https://t.co/nZzQJGWRmC
— NFL (@NFL) February 6, 2017
But once again, in year where his back was well and truly to the wall, it was the Tom Brady show.
What more do you say? What more can you say after viewing that?
The first Super Bowl that went to overtime. The biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. The first coach AND first QB to win 5 Super Bowl titles.
It’s Tom Brady. It’s Bill Bellichick. It’s the New England Patriots. Infuriating as it may be, they are goddamned undeniable.
Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty.
