Superbowl LI.

Here’s what happened last night in Houston when the Patriots took home their 5th Superbowl title 34-28 against the Atlanta Falcons in the greatest comeback victory in Superbowl history.

"Down 25 points,” Brady said, “I mean, it’s hard to imagine us winning.”

Down 28-3 with more than a quarter left to play. At 17 minutes, Brady paced the sidelines and told his team “to just do your job.” Down 28-9 he reminded them to “trust the process.” Down 28-12 he said to ignore the score and the quickly dwindling clock and “worry about the next play. Down 28-20 they felt he was sure they were going to win. By the coin flip for overtime, 28-28, no words were said.

No team had ever won the Superbowl after trailing by more than 10 points. Ever. And only 2 NFL championship games have ever been decided on an overtime touchdown.

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