Our bodies and minds were ready, and we just kept believing in one another."Īfter the game, the NFL distributed a list of new Super Bowl records that took up nearly three-quarters of a page. We are squatting 80 percent of our maxes on Super Bowl week. "We practiced in pads on Super Bowl week. "No panic," Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater explained. Indeed, it felt like prime time for a celebration in Atlanta, a city with a long history of sports mediocrity and collapses, but nothing quite like this. "Why didn't he Highstep that Thang," tweeted the former Falcon, Deion Sanders. The catch highlighted New England's 91-yard, game-tying drive and extinguished whatever fight was left in an Atlanta defense that looked unbeatable for 2 1/2 quarters - never more than when Alford intercepted Brady and took it 82 yards for a score that made it 21-0 late in the second quarter. It matched, or exceeded, what David Tyree of the Giants did nine years previously, when his football-on-the-helmet catch led to the end of New England's quest for an undefeated season in the Super Bowl. It was good for 23 yards and a first down at the Atlanta 41 with 2:03 left. Edelman trapped the ball against Alford's foot, then got both hands underneath the pigskin.
Though New England still trailed by eight, this game felt more-or-less over when receiver Julian Edelman somehow wrapped up a pass that was first deflected by Atlanta cornerback Robert Alford, then bounced off Alford's knee and his shin. Tonight was one of them," Belichick said, underselling the obvious. The last touchdown wrapped up a 34-28 victory, yet felt inevitable and anticlimactic despite coming in the first-ever overtime in the Super Bowl's 51-year history. Brady led the Patriots on five straight scoring drives that equaled 31 straight points. No team had ever made up more than a 10-point deficit to win a Super Bowl. Before Lady Gaga had even dropped from the sky for Sunday's halftime show, the pregame anointment of Brady as the greatest to ever play was being rightfully ripped on social media that, along with the scoreboard, had all but handed Atlanta this game. New England trailed by 25 points and Brady had a case of happy feet and a wobbly arm that made him look every bit his 39 years. They've refused to label any given season, or title, sweeter than another. HOUSTON - Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the rest of the New England Patriots have long been reluctant to rank their victories. NFL, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots Brady leads biggest comeback, Patriots win 34-28 in OT
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