1 Super Bowl LI New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons The Super Bowl had never seen an overtime Quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots changed that in Super Bowl LI in 2017 The Patriots scored 31 consecutive points to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime They trailed the Falcons 28-3 in the third quarter for one of the greatest comeback victories in Super Bowl history Brady passed for 466 yards and two touchdowns He was the first quarterback to throw for that many yards in a Super Bowl The Patriots tied the game with 57 seconds left when Brady threw a two
point conversion pass to Danny Amendola Patriots running back James White won the game with a 2-yard touchdown run in overtime This was the fifth Super Bowl championship for Tom Brady Brady led the Patriots to a touchdown or field goal in five straight possessions The last three were touchdowns Meanwhile the Patriots held the Falcons to zero points in the last quarter and in overtime 546 Yards run by the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI The Patriots scored 31 consecutive points to beat the Atlanta Falcons in overtime Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won his fifth Super Bowl Super Bowl LI was the first overtime game in Super Bowl history A WINNING CONNECTION Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is the first NFL quarterback to win five Super Bowl championships He was with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for every one of them Belichick believes that Brady is the best quarterback of all time The two of them meet twice a week on a game week to discuss strategy
2 Super Bowl XLIX New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks had one yard to go to win Super Bowl XLIX They trailed the New England Patriots by four points with less than one minute remaining The ball was on the Patriots 1-yard line and the Seahawks were expected to run A touchdown was nearly certain Instead the Seahawks attempted a pass which turned out to be a bad decision
THINK ABOUT IT Do you think the Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made the right call in attempting a pass If not which play would you have attempted Would you have called a timeout Why or why not Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson tried to throw the ball to Ricardo Lockette Malcolm Butler was a rookie cornerback for the Patriots He jumped in front to intercept the pass The interception happened in the final minute of play It was the biggest play of the season for him Butler was undrafted out of college and signed to a rookie contract However his interception clinched a victory for the Patriots over the Seahawks 28-24 It was one of the biggest defensive plays in 2015 And in Super Bowl history Touchdown passes made by quarterback Tom Brady in Super Bowl XLIX A Seattle Seahawks attempted pass in the final minute was a bad decision Quarterback Russell Wilson’s throw was intercepted by Patriot’s cornerback Malcolm Butler Butler’s interception clinched the win for the Patriots 4 Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch rushed for a game-high 102 yards
