Tom Brady of the New England Patriots raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime of Super Bowl 51, 34-28. The New England Patriots had done everything in football, it seemed, but they hadn’t done anything like this. No team in Super Bowl history had ever done anything like this—not even Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and these undeniable and now unprecedented Patriots. The New England Patriots stormed back from a 25-point deficit to win Super Bowl LI, beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28. Decades-old vibes of New England Super Bowl blowouts—46-10 Bears in Super Bowl XX, anyone?—began to recirculate like a bad dream.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 06, 2017 05:47 UTC