Tom Brady of the New England Patriots holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime during Super Bowl 51. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty ImageTom Brady set a record for the winningest quarterback in Super Bowl history, but the New England Patriots’ amazing comeback and overtime win against the Atlanta Falcons wasn’t enough to set record ratings. The game drew an average TV audience of 111.3 million on Fox, according to Nielsen, making it the fourth most-watched Super Bowl in history. The most-watched Super Bowl remains the Patriots’ win over the Seattle Seahawks in 2015, which averaged 114.4 million viewers and also went down to the wire. This year’s game also fell slightly short of last year’s, which drew 111.9 million viewers.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 06, 2017 15:47 UTC