BEST SUPER BOWL RECORDS by Paul Bowker 12 Story Library
1 Super Bowl Records Are Shattered by Tom Brady In 2017 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady worked overtime in Super Bowl LI Brady led the Patriots to win in dramatic fashion He smashed three Super Bowl passing records in one game Brady passed for 466 yards in the 34-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons His passing yardage broke the old record by 52 yards Only Kurt Warner of the St Louis Rams had passed for more than 400 yards in a Super Bowl game Brady put the ball up 62 times He completed 43 of the passes Both were Super Bowl firsts Brady won the Super Bowl MVP award for the fourth time He was the first to set that record And he became the first quarterback to win five Super Bowls The Patriots were the first to win a Super Bowl game in overtime
THE FIRST OVERTIME There had not been an overtime in fifty Super Bowl games The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons ended that in 2017 Patriots running back James White scored a touchdown with 57 seconds left The Patriots tied the score at 28-28 on a two-point conversion pass from Tom Brady to Danny Amendola The Patriots won the game in overtime White scored the game-winner on a two-yard touchdown run 24 Number of records set in Super Bowl LI by the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passed for a Super Bowl record of 466 yards Brady was the first to win four Super Bowl MVP awards Brady became the first quarterback to win five Super Bowl games The Patriots won the first overtime game in Super Bowl history
