{"id":51274,"date":"2017-02-06T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T18:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=51274"},"modified":"2017-02-07T16:20:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T22:20:16","slug":"winningest-super-bowl-qb-brady-named-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/winningest-super-bowl-qb-brady-named-mvp\/","title":{"rendered":"Winningest Super Bowl QB Brady named MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Eric Burgher<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Reporting from Houston<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">After leading the New England Patriots in the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, quarterback Tom Brady still had to go back and see it with his own eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were so many plays that I got back to my room last night pretty late and I was still pretty wired so I watched the highlights,\u201d Brady said at Monday morning&#8217;s news conference in Houston. \u201cYou just go through the sequence of all those plays and how many critical plays needed to be made.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From Julian Edelman\u2019s improbable catch late in the fourth quarter to James White\u2019s game-winning touchdown in overtime, it took everything the Patriots had to come back from a 25-point deficit to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl LI.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/super-bowl-li-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Super Bowl LI\" width=\"190\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Brady was named Super Bowl MVP for an NFL-record fourth time in his career. His fifth title makes him the winningest quarterback in Super Bowl history, and to quote NFL commissioner Roger Goodell before he handed Brady the MVP trophy Monday, \u201ccementing his legacy as not just the greatest Super Bowl performer, but one of the greatest players of all time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Receiving the trophy from Goodell was a highly-anticipated moment after the commissioner suspended Brady for the first four games of this season for his role in the 2015 Deflategate investigation involving the Patriots. But Brady was all smiles Monday, calling it \u201can honor\u201d to have Goodell present him with the trophy. <\/p>\n<p>Brady finished the game 43-for-62 for 466 yards and two touchdowns, setting Super Bowl records for most passing attempts and most passing yards. The Patriots have now won five titles with Brady and coach Bill Belichik since 2002, and two in the last three seasons. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me to be a part of five championship teams is a great feeling just because I\u2019ve been a part of five great teams,\u201d Brady said. \u201cAll of those teams have been different in their own way. It\u2019s so hard to win and we\u2019ve just been blessed to be part of a great organization \u2026 and that\u2019s all you can hope for as a player.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Tom Brady caps off the Patriots&#8217; comeback victory over the Falcons with his fourth Super Bowl MVP award. 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