Written by John Breech at CBSSports.com
After leading his team to the greatest comeback win in the greatest Super Bowl ever played, it seems like now is the time that we can all agree on one thing: Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback in NFL history.
On the NFL’s biggest stage, the Patriots quarterback showed off his greatness by leading New England to a 34-28 overtime win over the Falconsin Super Bowl LI.
Not only was the 25-point comeback the biggest in Super Bowl history, but it was also the biggest comeback win of Brady’s career. Before Sunday, the biggest deficit Brady had overcome to win a game was 24 points, but that changed against the Falcons.
To put the Patriots’ comeback in perspective, the previous Super Bowl record for largest comeback was just 10 points. Brady and the Patriots had to overcome a four-score deficit to complete their miraculous comeback against the Falcons.
When you’re down 28-3 in the second half, you need perfect play from your quarterback, and that’s exactly what the Patriots got from Brady. The ageless wonder finished 43 of 62 for 466 yards and smashed several Super Bowl records in the win.
Brady’s completion total broke his own record of 37, which he set in Super Bowl XLIX. Brady’s 62 passing attempts broke Jim Kelly’s previous record of 58, which is a mark that had stood since Super Bowl XXVI.
Also, let’s not forget about that yardage total: Brady’s mark of 466 yards smashed Kurt Warner’s old record of 414 yards, which was set against the Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV.
Of course, there were also some records that Brady couldn’t break — because he already had them.
The quarterback’s two touchdown passes against the Falcons gave him 15 for his career in the Super Bowl, which is four more than second-place Joe Montana.
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