For the first time, a Super Bowl needed overtime, and for the fifth time, the New England Patriots are Super Bowl Champions!
This time, it took the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history to do it, rallying from a 25-point deficit and defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 at NRG Stadium in Houston Texas.
In the first Super Bowl to ever go to overtime,
Atlanta Falcons had a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter. But a costly Atlanta fumble by quarterback Matt Ryan midway through the fourth quarter helped set up the New England Patriots to come all the way back to tie it at 28.
In overtime, Patriots running back James White rushed in from two yards for the game-winning touchdown of the Super Bowl LI.
The New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for a Super Bowl record 466 yards and two touchdowns and became the first quarterback to win five Super Bowl titles. He was named Super Bowl MVP for the fourth time, the most all time.
"It was a hell of a football game," Brady said after the game.
Congratulations to Tom Brady to coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots for winning the NFL Super Bowl 2017.