Claim: Tom Brady is a quarterback in the NFL.

Super Bowl LI was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- for the 2016 season . The American Football Conference -LRB- AFC -RRB- champion New England Patriots , after trailing by as many as 25 points during the third quarter , defeated the National Football Conference -LRB- NFC -RRB- champion Atlanta Falcons , 34 -- 28 . The Patriots ' 25-point comeback is the largest comeback in Super Bowl history , and Super Bowl LI was the first Super Bowl to ever be decided in overtime . The game was played at the NRG Stadium in Houston , Texas , on Sunday , February 5 , 2017 , and is widely considered the greatest Super Bowl of all-time .   The Patriots ' victory was their fifth all-time , moving them into a three-way tie with the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers for second place on the all-time Super Bowl wins list , trailing only the Pittsburgh Steelers who have six Super Bowl victories . New England , after finishing the regular season with a league-best 14 -- 2 record , advanced to their record-setting ninth Super Bowl appearance , their second in three years , and their seventh under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady . The Falcons entered the game after completing an 11 -- 5 regular season record , and were trying to win their first Super Bowl title , having lost their only previous appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII .   After a scoreless first quarter , Atlanta scored 21 unanswered points before New England made a field goal with two seconds left in the second period to make it a 21 -- 3 halftime lead . The Falcons then increased their lead , 28 -- 3 , midway through the third quarter with quarterback Matt Ryan completing his second touchdown pass . The Patriots then scored 25 unanswered points to tie the game , 28 -- 28 , with 57 seconds left in regulation . New England won the overtime coin toss , took the ball , and drove 75 yards to win with a 2-yard touchdown run by running back James White . When the game ended , more than 30 team and individual Super Bowl records had been either broken or matched . White 's 14 receptions and his 20 points scored -LRB- off of 3 touchdowns and a two-point conversion -RRB- were among these broken records . New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady , who also broke single-game Super Bowl records with 43 completed passes , 62 pass attempts , and 466 passing yards , was named Super Bowl MVP for a record fourth time .   Fox 's broadcast of the game averaged around 111.3 million viewers , down from the previous year 's Super Bowl . Average TV viewership for the halftime show , headlined by Lady Gaga , was higher at 117.5 million .