You’ve played against both these guys, so what’s your take?Įli Manning: It’s a great matchup and they’ve already faced each other twice this season, but both quarterbacks are playing great football right now. Commercial reproduction, distribution or transmission of any part or parts of this website or any information contained therein by any means whatsoever without the prior written permission of the Club is not permitted.Earlier today, I spoke with the 15-year NFL veteran about his thoughts on the NFC Playoffs, his past rivalry with Tom Brady and the Patriots, and what it’s like to be part of the Manning Family football dynasty.Īndy Frye: This weekend the buzz is on the Saints-Bucs game, with Tom Brady versus Drew Brees. This website is the only official website of the New England Patriots and is © Copyright New England Patriots (the "Club"). Jarrett's 3 sacks tied the Super Bowl record. Brady's 43 completions and 466 yards were each a Super Bowl record, and White established a record with 14 catches, and equaled one with three touchdowns. White scored over right end two plays later to cap the comeback.
After a 10-yard run by White to the Falcons' 15, a pass interference penalty placed the ball on the 2-yard line. New England won the toss, and Brady completed the first five passes of the drive (10 consecutive completions when including the previous game-tying drive). The Patriots' defense forced a punt and the game went to overtime. Brady completed the game-tying 2-point conversion pass to Amendola. After another incompletion, Brady then completed five consecutive passes, including a circus tipped pass catch by Julian Edelman, to set up White's 1-yard touchdown run with 57 seconds to play. After two incompletions, Brady connected with Chris Hogan for 16 yards and a first down. Matt Bosher's punt pinned the Patriots back on their 9-yard line with 3:40 remaining. Ryan's 27-yard pass to Jones put the ball at the Patriots' 22 with 4:40 to play, but a second-down 12-yard sack by Trey Flowers and third-down holding penalty helped push Atlanta out of field goal range. White's run up the middle for the 2-point conversion cut the deficit to 28-20 with 5:56 left. Five plays later Amendola caught a 6-yard touchdown pass. Alan Branch recovered the ball at the Falcons' 25. Three plays later, on third-and-1, Dont'a Hightower sacked Ryan and forced him to fumble. But a pair of sacks in the red zone by Grady Jarrett forced New England to settle for a field goal with 9:44 to play, trailing 28-12. The Patriots' defense forced a three-and-out, and Brady completed 6 passes on the next drive. Gostkowski missed the extra point, leaving Atlanta's lead at 28-9. The Patriots answered with a 12-play drive that consumed more than six minutes, that was kept alive by Brady's 17-yard pass to Danny Amendola on fourth-and-3, and capped by White's 5-yard touchdown catch with 2:06 left in the quarter. After an exchange of punts to begin the second half, Matt Ryan connected on passes of 17 and 35 yards to Taylor Gabriel to highlight a 9-play, 85-yard drive that finished with Ryan's 6-yard touchdown pass to Tevin Coleman for a 28-3 lead with 8:31 left in the third quarter. A 28-yard catch by White on the next drive helped set up Stephen Gostkowski's 41-yard field goal just before halftime. However, faced with third-and-6 from the Falcons' 23, Brady's short pass to the left side was intercepted by Robert Alford, who raced 82 yards for a touchdown and 21-0 lead. The Patriots responded with a 6-plus minute drive that included 3 third-down conversions. The Falcons strung together consecutive 5-play touchdown drives early in the second quarter, the first started with consecutive catches by Julio Jones to set up Devonta Freeman's 5-yard run, and the latter a 19-yard touchdown pass to Austin Hooper on third-and-9, to take a 14-0 lead. New England maintained possession for 40:31 compared to 23:27 for the Falcons, and the Patriots ran more than twice as many plays (93-46). Tom Brady passed for 466 yards and 2 touchdowns, and James White scored 3 times, as the Patriots rallied from 25 points down in the third quarter to register the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and win their fifth title.
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