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After an incredible 25-point comeback and a Super Bowl-record 466 passing yards, Tom Brady has become the first player ever to win four Super Bowl Most Valuable Player awards.

Brady was the obvious choice for Super Bowl LI MVP after the Patriots beat the Falcons 34-28. Brady had previously won the MVP award at Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XLIX.

Joe Montana is the only other player with three Super Bowl MVPs.

It was a game that saw Brady set Super Bowl records for completions and yards and extend his career Super Bowl records in every major statistical category including touchdowns, completions, attempts and passing yards, as well as games played.

Brady is the first quarterback to win five Super Bowls as a starter, and joins Charles Haley as the only players at any position with five Super Bowl rings.

In an incredible career, Tom Brady has just had his crowning achievement. </s> President Donald Trump took to Twitter late Sunday to congratulate the New England Patriots, Tom Brady and Bill Bellichick on the Super Bowl 51 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

The Patriots stormed back from 25 points down to beat the Falcons in the Super Bowl’s first ever overtime. New England scored 19 points in the fourth quarter alone.

Brady is the first NFL quarterback to win five Super Bowl rings and the first to win four Super Bowl MVPs. Brady also threw 62 times, setting a record for the most passing attempts in Super Bowl history.

“You know, we all brought each other back,” Brady said. “We never felt out of it. It was a tough battle. They have a great team. I give them a lot of credit. We just made a few more plays than them.”

Trump told Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly in an exclusive interview that the Patriots would win by eight points. Trump also has a reported friendship with Brady and Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft.

“I like [Patriots owner] Bob Kraft, I like Coach Belichick, and Tom Brady’s my friend,” said Trump, who later added, “Tom’s a winner.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report. </s> The New England Patriots may have lost Super Bowl LII to the Philadelphia Eagles in dramatic fashion, but the AFC champions have already opened as the favorites for Super Bowl LIII next season.

According to OddsShark.com's Joe Osborne, the Patriots have 7-2 odds of rebounding from Sunday's loss and winning their sixth Super Bowl title. They're followed by the Green Bay Packers (8-1) and Eagles (17-2).

The Pittsburgh Steelers (10-1) and Minnesota Vikings (12-1) rounded out the top five.

The fact the Patriots have the best odds to win the Super Bowl next year wasn't a huge surprise. New England finished the regular season 13-3 and was the top seed in the AFC. Tom Brady threw for a league-best 4,577 yards and added 32 touchdowns en route to earning his third NFL MVP award.

History isn't on the Patriots' side, though. The Buffalo Bills are the last team to reach at least three straight Super Bowls, having won four AFC titles from 1990 to 1993.

And for as well as Brady played in 2017, he will turn 41 in August. According to Pro Football Reference, Warren Moon and Vinny Testaverde are the only quarterbacks in NFL history to eclipse 3,000 passing yards in their age-41 season.

The Patriots could be without one of their best offensive players as well. Tight end Rob Gronkowski opened the door to retiring this offseason, per the Patriots Wire's Henry McKenna:

Making things even more difficult, the two teams right behind New England will have their starting quarterbacks healthy in 2018. The Packers will get Aaron Rodgers back and the Super Bowl champion Eagles will likely look for Carson Wentz to unseat Nick Foles despite Foles' postseason heroics.

As much as people called 2017 the end of the Patriots' dynasty—only for New England to once again reach the Super Bowl—this could be when the franchise's fortunes start turning the other way. </s> New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady captured his fifth Super Bowl title along with head coach Bill Belichick. But the Super Bowl MVP noticed something was missing during the celebration in the locker room.

Brady couldn't find his jersey he wore during the game.

The quarterback went through the locker room, checked several bags and suspects somebody stole his jersey.

When he saw Patriots owner Robert Kraft in the locker room, Brady told him the news.

Kraft jokingly responded, telling the quarterback to check online for the jersey.

Download the ABC2 News app for the iPhone, Kindle and Android </s> Patriots rally from 28-3 deficit as Tom Brady earns fifth title, 34-38, in the first Super Bowl game to go into overtime

HOUSTON — Tom Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in sports history lifting New England from a 25-point hole to the Patriots’ fifth NFL championship in the first Super Bowl overtime.

The Patriots scored 19 points in the final quarter, including a pair of 2-point conversions, then marched relentlessly to James White’s 2-yard touchdown run in overtime to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 Sunday night.

Brady, the first quarterback with five Super Bowl rings, guided the Patriots (17-2) through a tiring Atlanta defense for fourth-quarter touchdowns on a 6-yard pass to Danny Amendola and a 1-yard run by White, which came with 57 seconds remaining in regulation. White ran for the first two-pointer and Amendola did the deed with a reception on the second.

Brady, winning Super Bowl MVP for a record fourth-time, finished 43 for 62, the most attempts in Super Bowl history, for 466 yards, also a record, and two touchdowns.

“You know, we all brought each other back,” Brady said. “We never felt out of it. It was a tough battle. They have a great team. I give them a lot of credit. We just made a few more plays than them.”

Before the stunning rally — New England already held the biggest comeback in the final period when it turned around a 10-point deficit to beat Seattle two years ago — the Falcons (13-6) appeared poised to take their first NFL championship in 51 seasons. Having never been in such a pressurized environment, their previously staunch pass rush disappeared, and Brady tore them apart.

“Deflategate” far behind them, Brady and coach Bill Belichick won their 25th postseason game, by far a record. It’s hard to imagine a tenser victory.

Belichick became the first coach with five Super Bowl crowns.

The Patriots won the coin toss for overtime and it was no contest. Brady completed six passes. A pass interference call took the ball to the 2, and White scooted to his right and barely over the goal line.

His teammates streamed off the sideline to engulf White as confetti streamed down from the NRG Stadium rafters.

It was almost an impossible dream for the Patriots a bit earlier. But helped by Matt Ryan’s fumble on a sack, a spectacular catch by Julian Edelman, and Brady’s passing, they never stopped coming.

White had 14 receptions for 110 yards as the key weapon, but Brady hit seven different receivers.

Until the Patriots took charge with their late surge, league MVP Ryan was outplaying Brady. It didn’t last. </s> Thirteen years after squaring off in Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida, the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles will take to the field for Super Bowl LII on Sunday, February 4.

The Patriots came from behind to knock off the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC Championship on Sunday, while the Eagles surprisingly blew out the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 in the NFC Championship.

New England comes into the championship tilt in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the established dynasty, while Philadelphia has reached unexpected success in Doug Pederson's second year as head coach with backup quarterback Nick Foles at the helm.

Quarterback Tom Brady will be looking to lead the Patriots to their sixth championship, while the Eagles, who have embraced the role of underdogs, are in search of their first NFL title since 1960.

The Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the eighth time since the turn of the century. Quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick have been a part of the team for each of those eight trips. As ESPN Stats & Info noted, that total is the most by any quarterback and head coach in NFL history.

The defending NFL champion struggled with the Jaguars defense for three quarters in the AFC Championship before they used a comeback led by Brady and wide receiver Danny Amendola to win 24-20.

Brady's fourth-quarter comeback was his eighth in the postseason, which is a playoff record in the Super Bowl era, per the NFL's official Twitter account.

Brady, who has led the Patriots to five Super Bowl titles, threw the game-winning score to Amendola in the back of the end zone with 2:48 left in the fourth quarter.

Although Brady will receive praise for his play in the fourth quarter, the player who made the biggest play on Sunday was defensive back Stephon Gilmore, who swatted away a fourth-down pass intended for Jaguars wide receiver Dede Westbrook from quarterback Blake Bortles.

Sunday Night Football's official Twitter account provided us with a screenshot of the moment Gilmore tipped the ball away from Westbrook.

The Patriots have faced eight different opponents in the Super Bowl in franchise history, with the New York Giants and the Eagles being the only teams they've squared off against twice.

New England is 1-2 in Super Bowls against NFC East teams, with both of the defeats coming at the hands of the New York Giants.

The Eagles are more used to experiencing heartbreak in the postseason than success like the Patriots have achieved.

Philadelphia has won NFL Championships before, with the most recent victory coming in 1960, but it's never come out on top in the two Super Bowls its played in.

Foles led the Eagles into their first Super Bowl since 2004 with an incredible performance in the pocket that was highlighted by a deep touchdown pass to Torrey Smith in the third quarter that helped extend the advantage to 24 points. The NFL's official Twitter account gave us a look at the score.

The backup signal-caller hooked up with seven different wide receivers, with Alshon Jeffrey being Foles' top target, as he caught five balls for 85 yards and two touchdowns.

The Eagles defense also made a massive impact on the NFC Championship, as it forced three crucial turnovers.

Defensive back Patrick Robinson started the scoring for the Eagles with a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown that started on the left side of the field and ended in the right side of the end zone. The NFL gave us a glimpse of the return that ignited the home team at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.

A forced fumble by defensive end Derek Barnett that was recovered by fellow lineman Chris Long set up Philly's third touchdown before the end of the first half.

On February 4, the Eagles will try to reverse their poor Super Bowl history that features a defeat to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XV and the heartbreaking 24-21 loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX.

The Eagles will approach Super Bowl LII as underdogs once again like they did in their first two playoff contests. Philadelphia has been cast in that role because of the absence of starting quarterback Carson Wentz, who was lost for the season with a torn ACL against the Los Angeles Rams on December 10. </s> LeGarrette Blount powered his way up the middle for an 11-yard touchdown run to give the Eagles a 14-7 lead over the Minnesota Vikings in the second quarter of the NFC championship game.

Blount could face a familiar team should he lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl. He won a Super Bowl last season with New England and led the Patriots with 18 rushing touchdowns. The Patriots beat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday to win the AFC title

Blount knocked over safety Andrew Sendejo for his 10th career post-season TD. His 10 post-season touchdowns are the most for any player since 2013 and four more than any other player.

Eagles cornerback Patrick Robinson electrified the home crowd and tied the NFC championship game with a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Case Kennum was pressured by Chris Long and appeared to get his hand smacked on the throw. Robinson crisscrossed the field and directed traffic, pointing toward his blockers to guide him all the way to the end zone to tie the game at 7-7.

Long and Robinson signed low-money free-agent deals in the off-season and paid big dividends in the title game. Long shared a pregame embrace with his father, Hall-of-Famer Howie Long .

The Minnesota Vikings made it look easy on the opening drive of the NFC championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Case Keenum threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Kyle Rudolph for the 7-0 lead . Eagles linebacker Naje Goode was late to react and left Rudolph all alone in the end zone.

The Vikings moved 75 yards on nine plays and silenced what had been a crazed Eagles crowd. The Vikings may have more than the Super Bowl on their minds. Rudolph and two of his teammates mimicked the act of the Olympic sport of curling for their TD celebration.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are heading back to the Super Bowl.

Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining , rallying the Patriots to a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship.

The Patriots will play the winner of the NFC championship between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles in Minneapolis in two weeks.

Brady rallied the Patriots from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to secure an eighth Super Bowl appearance for he and coach Bill Belichick.

Brady has won five Super Bowls, including last year's 34-28 overtime rally against the Atlanta Falcons.

A fight broke out in a parking lot near the Philadelphia Eagles' home stadium as police tried to disperse tailgating fans hours before the NFC Championship game.

NJ.com reports a bloodied fan was taken into custody amid the chaos Sunday afternoon near Lincoln Financial Field .

It was not immediately clear what started the fight.

Philadelphia police officers and Pennsylvania State Police troopers tried to get the situation under control.

The Patriots say Rob Gronkowski will not return to the game.

Gronkowski went to the locker room after he was blind-sided by Jaguars safety Barry Church on a downfield pass route. Church was called for unnecessary roughness on the play, and Gronkowski seemed woozy on his feet.

The team said he had a head injury and announced early in the fourth quarter that he would not return.

Gronkowski has only played 16 games in a season once in his career. He had season-ending back surgery last year and missed the final eight games of the regular-season and all of the Patriots' run to their fifth Super Bowl title.

The Patriots say tight end Rob Gronkowski is questionable to return to the AFC championship because of a head injury.

Gronk was left wobbly on a hit from Jaguars safety Barry Church on a downfield pattern late in the first half. Gronkowski headed to the locker room and sat out the remainder of the first half.

He did not appear to be on the New England sideline when the second half began.

Earlier in the second quarter, Gronkowski caught a 21-yard pass that moved him past Dallas Clark for first on the NFL's all-time list for post-season receiving yards by a tight end, 848.

Jacksonville has taken a 14-10 lead at halftime of the AFC championship.

The Jaguars were up 14-3 after an early touchdown pass from Blake Bortles to Marcedes Lewis and a run by Leonard Fournette.

Just before the half, Tom Brady led the Patriots on a six-play, 85-yard drive that included two Jacksonville penalties. The drive ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by James White .

Bortles completed 13 of 15 passes for 155 yards in the half. Brady was 12 of 17 for 124 yards.

The last three times the Patriots have trailed by double digits in a playoff game, they came back to win.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is being looked at after a hard hit from Barry Church left him wobbly.

Gronkowski was running downfield on a passing route, looking back for the ball, when Church put a shoulder into him late in the second quarter. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound All-Pro tight end seemed shaken, and he left the field. He did not return for the remainder of the drive, which was New England's last in the first half.

There was no immediate announcement from the team about his condition.

Church was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty that gave the Patriots the ball at their own 40. A pass interference penalty on the next play put New England on the 13. Two plays later, James White ran it in to make it 14-10.

Jacksonville was also called for a delay of game that negated a first-down completion on their previous possession. In all, the Jaguars the Jaguars had five penalties for 62 yards in the first half; the Patriots had one for 10 yards.

Tom Brady's injured right hand looked fine on the Patriots' opening drive in the AFC title game.

Brady was 6-for-6 for 57 yards on New England's first possession against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He completed a 20-yarder to Danny Amendola on a fourth-and-1 to keep the drive going. But the Patriots settled for Stephen Gostkowski's 31-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead.

Brady reportedly injured his right hand and needed stitches when it was hit by a teammate's helmet in practice. The five-time Super Bowl champion took the field on Sunday with a piece of black tape on the back of his hand.

The Patriots are in the conference championship game for the seventh straight year. They are hoping to go to their eighth Super Bowl of the Brady era.

New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft says the team needs to guard against "jealousy and envy" from people who are trying to tear apart one of the most successful dynasties in NFL history.

Speaking on the pregame show before the Patriots played the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship game, Kraft said it's only natural there would be some tension between him and coach Bill Belichick after 18 years together. Kraft says, "But when you've got something good going, everyone's got to get their egos checked in and try to hold it together."

ESPN reported this month that Kraft essentially vetoed Belichick's plan to set backup Jimmy Garoppolo up as the successor to five-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. Instead, the Patriots traded Garoppolo to San Francisco for a second-round draft pick.

The Super Bowl matchup will be set after conference title games featuring three teams that have never won the big game.

The other participant is a five-time Super Bowl winner, the New England Patriots.

The Patriots and Tom Brady, nursing an injured right hand, start conference championship Sunday playing host to the Jacksonville Jaguars and quarterback Blake Bortles.

The night game with Minnesota playing at Philadelphia features two 29-year-old quarterbacks, Nick Foles and Case Keenum, both of whom started the season as backups.

Keenum played most of the season after Sam Bradford was injured, and Foles came in after star Carson Wentz was hurt in Week 14.

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By The Associated Press </s> Philadelphia vs New England, 6:30 p.m. EST. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl in search of a sixth title. They'll face a Philadelphia Eagles team looking for their first Lombardi Trophy. The Patriots will try to match the Pittsburgh Steelers' six Super Bowl trophies when they face the Eagles in Minneapolis.

— Tom Brady, Patriots, was 26 for 38 for 290 yards with two touchdowns passes, both in the fourth quarter, in New England's 24-20 win over Jacksonville in the AFC championship game.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl in search of a sixth title. They'll face a Philadelphia Eagles team looking for their first Lombardi Trophy. Brady led the Patriots (15-3) back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC championship game. Starting his 36th playoff game, Brady shook off an injury to his right hand and the loss of top target Rob Gronkowski to rally the Patriots to their record 10th Super Bowl appearance. The Patriots will try to match the Pittsburgh Steelers' six Super Bowl trophies when they face the Eagles (15-3) on Feb. 4 in Minneapolis. Nick Foles, the backup QB who was thrust into the starting role when Carson Wentz blew out his left knee last month, led the Philadelphia to a 38-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game. Foles threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns, showing poise and moxie in going 26 for 33.

The Patriots were called for one penalty against the Jaguars. It is the fewest penalties called on one team in a playoff game since the 2011 AFC championship when the Patriots were called for one penalty in a win over the Ravens. ... In the first three quarters against Jacksonville, the Patriots' Tom Brady had an 87.5 passer rating; in the fourth quarter, Brady had a 136.3 passer rating. ... Nick Foles' 53-yard TD pass to Alshon Jeffery by the Eagles in the NFC championship game is the longest touchdown pass by any player against the Vikings this season, including the playoffs. ... Philadelphia's 38 unanswered points are the most by any team in a playoff game since the Jets scored 41 straight points against the Colts in the 2002 wild-card round. ... The Eagles are the seventh team since 1970 to win a conference championship game by 30 or more points, and the first since the 2015 Panthers, who beat the Cardinals 49-15. ... The AFC has been represented by either Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger in 14 of the past 15 Super Bowls. The exception is the Ravens' Joe Flacco in Super Bowl 47.

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be making their eighth Super Bowl appearance as a quarterback-coach duo, as many as any other team (excluding the Patriots) in NFL history. ... The past four times the Patriots have trailed by double digits in a playoff game, they came back to win. On Sunday, New England trailed 20-10 against the Jacksonville Jaguars before rallying for a 24-20 win. In Super Bowl 51, New England trailed 28-3 before rallying for a 34-28 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons. In Super Bowl 49, New England trailed 24-14 before rallying for a 28-24 win. In the AFC divisional round on Jan. 10, 2015, they trailed 28-14 before rallying for a 35-31 win over Baltimore.

"He's a tough guy, we all know that. But we're not talking about open heart surgery here." — Patriots coach Bill Belichick on quarterback Tom Brady playing with a right hand injury and throwing two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to rally the Patriots to a 24-20 win over Jacksonville.

"Words can't describe what I feel right now. All glory goes to God. I'm grateful and humbled to be part of this team. No one in the locker room doubted me. We kept working, I got more reps in practice and it's a rhythm thing." — Eagles quarterback Nick Foles on advancing to the Super Bowl after a 38-7 rout of the Vikings in the NFC championship game. </s> Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl in search of a sixth title.

They’ll face a Philadelphia Eagles team looking for their first Lombardi Trophy.

Brady led the Patriots (15-3) back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC championship game Sunday.

Starting his 36th playoff game, Brady shook off an injury to his right hand and the loss of top target Rob Gronkowski to rally the Patriots to their record 10th Super Bowl appearance.

The Patriots will try to match the Pittsburgh Steelers’ six Super Bowl trophies when they face the Eagles (15-3) on Feb. 4 in Minneapolis.

Nick Foles, the backup QB who was thrust into the starting role when Carson Wentz blew out his left knee last month, led the Philadelphia to a 38-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship game.

Foles threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns, showing poise and moxie in going 26 for 33.

The Vikings were hoping to become the first NFL team to serve as host to a Super Bowl in its own stadium, but they followed up their “Minneapolis Miracle ” with a “Flop in Philly.”

So, they’ll clear out their lockers long before the Eagles and Patriots and their fans take over U.S. Bank Stadium for Super Bowl 52 in two weeks.

Oddsmakers like the chances of Brady winning a sixth Super Bowl ring , making the Patriots nearly a touchdown favorite to beat the Eagles.

The Patriots and Eagles, who last won an NFL title in 1960, several years before the first Super Bowl, met in the Super Bowl after the 2004 season with the Patriots prevailing 24-21.

Hours after Brady’s game-winning 4-yard TD pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining in Foxborough, the Eagles won for the fourth time in five tries under Foles.

It started out ominously, however.

The Vikings celebrated Kyle Rudolph‘s 25-yard touchdown catch from Case Keenum on their opening drive by mimicking the Olympic sport of curling for their TD celebration.

It was the Eagles who had all the fun after that.

Patrick Robinson‘s spectacular 50-yard interception return got Philadelphia started. Then Foles and his offense tore up the league’s stingiest scoring defense, with long TD throws to Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith. LeGarrette Blount had an 11-yard scoring run when things were decided in the first half, and the Eagles were headed to an NFL title game the Vikings (14-4) hoped to be in at their own stadium.

“You know everyone was against us,” Foles said. “Coming out here and stick together and (we) come away with an amazing victory against a great team.”

Blake Bortles and the stingy Jaguars (12-7) led New England 20-10 early in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t hold against the defending champions.

The NFL’s second-ranked defense kept Brady and the Patriots at bay for most of the game, but lost linebacker Myles Jack and defensive tackle Marcell Dareus on consecutive plays on New England’s winning drive.

It was New England’s 13th win in 14 games since their 2-2 start. Their only stumble since September was a 27-20 loss at the Dolphins on Dec. 11.

Brady, wearing a black bandage on his right hand after needing stitches to close a cut that happened on a play during practice earlier in the week, showed no signs of being hampered.

And, with the game – and the season – possibly on the line, the Patriots star came up big again.

“I’ve had a lot worse,” Brady said. “I didn’t know that on Wednesday. It was a crazy injury. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday was a little scary. Then I started getting some confidence and today we did just enough to win.”

Brady finished 26 of 38 for 290 yards and two touchdowns to Amendola.

It’s the eighth Super Bowl appearance for Brady and coach Bill Belichick, who have won five times – including last year’s 34-28 overtime rally against the Falcons.

“It’s pretty amazing,” Brady said. “Just to be on a team that wins these kinds of games, it’s just a great accomplishment.”

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Tom Brady, the quarterback for the New England Patriots, wins his fourth Most Valuable Player award, the most won by any player. Brady joins Charles Haley as the only players to be on five Super Bowl-winning teams.