One of the most exciting Super Bowls was last Sunday, Feb. 5th. Over 111.3 million viewers watched as quarterback Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots made the biggest comeback win in Super Bowl history against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Patriots came into the game as 3 point favorites to win. But the so-called underdogs had many rooting for them.

Matt Becker, ‘19, said, “I want the Falcons to win because the Patriots have won so many Super Bowls. I would like to see someone else win it.”

The first quarter had no scoring. Every drive in the first quarter ended in a punt.

In the second quarter, the Falcons took a commanding lead. Tom Brady looked out of sorts and threw his first pick-six of the year. The game looked out of reach with the Falcons having the best offense in the league.

During the halftime show, Lady Gaga put on an amazing performance prompting an average of 55,000 tweets per minute.

When the third quarter came around, the Falcons started with the ball. Using the momentum from the first half, they scored another touchdown pushing the lead to 25 points.

The largest comeback in a Super Bowl till this game was 10 points, so with a 25-point differential in the mid-third quarter, you just had to assume this game was over.

But, quarterback Tom Brady proved why he is one of the best of all time. He marched down the field and scored a touchdown to cut the lead to 28-9. But, considering how the game had been going, it only made sense for a missed extra point. So, coming into the fourth quarter, the score was 28-9 in favor of the Falcons.

In the fourth it was all New England scoring almost every chance they got. The Patriots’ defense held the high powered Falcons offense scoreless.

With three minutes left, the Falcons had the ball on the 33-yard line. It seemed like it wasn’t meant to be for New England. But, with a huge sack and a holding call, there still was hope.

The Patriots had to go 91 yards down the field, score a touchdown, and convert a 2-point conversion in order to tie. Tom Brady and company were marching downfield and, with a miraculous catch by Julian Edelman, made this comeback seem possible. New England got into the endzone with 57 seconds to go and converted the two-point conversion to knot the game up at 28. The defense held to force overtime.

In the first ever Super Bowl overtime, the Patriots won the toss and elected to receive the ball. They cruised downfield, and in less than four minutes, James White rushed for his second touchdown of the night to win the game. Tom Brady won his record fifth Super Bowl and finished off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.