Once again, the New England
Patriots are champions, grinding to win Super Bowl LIII 13-3 at Mercedes Benz
stadium in Atlanta and launching Tom Brady and Bill Belichick into a different
stratosphere. They have now won six Super Bowls together, extending their
record for the most by a head coach and starting quarterback combination. With
the win, the Patriots are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super
Bowl titles in NFL history.
Brady now has won more Super Bowls
than any other player in history, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles
Haley (five). At 41 years old, Brady also is the oldest starting
quarterback to win a Super Bowl, eclipsing Peyton Manning, who was 39 when he
won Super Bowl 50.
Belichick is the oldest head coach
to win a Super Bowl at age 66, and no head coach has won more Super Bowls than
him. Now, he joins George Halas and Curly Lambeau as the only NFL head coaches
with six championships since the league began postseason play in 1933. This
was the pair's ninth Super Bowl appearance together, the most title games for
any head coach and starting quarterback duo in NFL history.
Brady
was 21-for-35 passing for 262 yards, and most of those yards went to wide receiver
Julian Edelman, who is boosting his hall-of-fame resume. Edelman -- who was
named the game's MVP -- had 10 catches for 141 yards. In addition to already
having the second-most receptions in postseason history, he's now second all-time
in postseason receiving yards. He trails just the legendary Jerry Rice in both
categories.
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