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Brady wins record-tying third Super Bowl MVP
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[February 02, 2015]
By Frank Pingue
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - Tom Brady
was named the most valuable player of the Super Bowl for the third time
in his career on Sunday after rallying the New England Patriots to a
heart-stopping victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
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 The future Hall of Fame quarterback completed a Super Bowl record
37 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns, including two in the
fourth quarter to rally New England from a 10-point deficit and
match the largest comeback in Super Bowl history.
"It wasn't the way we drew it up," said Brady, who also threw a pair
of interceptions in a victory that was only sealed after New England
picked off a Seattle pass in the end zone in the game's final
seconds.
"Throwing a couple of picks didn't help. But we showed a lot of
mental toughness, our team has had it all year. We never doubted
each other. That's what it took."
 In the victory, Brady surpassed Hall of Famer and boyhood idol Joe
Montana's mark of 11 Super Bowl touchdown passes when he connected
on a four-yard pass to Danny Amendola in the fourth quarter to pull
his team within three points.
On the game-winning drive, Brady completed all eight of his passes
during a 64-yard march down the field that was capped with a
three-yard touchdown strike to Julian Edelman.
It puts Brady alongside former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe
Montana as the only players in NFL history to win the award three
times.
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"I haven't thought about that ... I never put myself in those
discussions," Brady said when asked about having four Super Bowl
titles and three MVPs like boyhood idol Montana.
"That's not how I think. There's so many great players that have
been on so many great teams and we've had some great teams that
haven't won it and I think you've just got to enjoy the moment."
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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