Super thriller

BY NANCY ARMOUR • PUBLISHED FEB. 6, 2017

Only Tom Brady can outdo Tom Brady. Brady cemented his legacy as the greatest to ever play the game Sunday in spectacular fashion, staging the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history to win his record fifth ring. Batted around like a tackling dummy for most of the first three quarters, Brady led the New England Patriots on four consecutive scoring drives to erase a 25-point deficit.

Getting the ball first in the extra period, Brady executed with surgical precision as he led the Patriots on a 75-yard scoring drive that was capped by James White’s 2-yard touchdown. As the running back powered over the goal line, the rest of the Patriots ran onto the field in celebration.

“This is just crazy,” Brady said. “It was like an avalanche toward the end. There are always plays to turn it around, but this time there were so many of them. I am with these guys every day, so that’s how I knew we could do it.”

The Super Bowl record for comebacks was 10 points, done by three teams. Brady’s personal comeback record had been 24 points, in