Tom Brady makes NFL history with sixth Super Bowl win

Tom Brady has written his name into the record books, winning the Super Bowl for a sixth time as the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in the lowest-scoring NFL championship game in history.

Brady became the first player ever to win six Super Bowls, 17 years after leading the Patriots to his first title way back in 2002.

The Patriots are now level with the Pittsburgh Steelers with six Super Bowl titles, the most by any franchise.

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As well as owning as many rings as the Steelers and more than all other NFL franchises, the 41-year-old Brady also became the oldest quarterback to win the championship.

The total of 16 points scored in the game was the lowest ever in Super Bowl, surpassing Miami’s 14-7 win over Washington in 1973.

Patriots icon Brady – already widely regarded as the greatest quarterback the National Football League has ever seen – provided the decisive moment to break open the game midway through the fourth quarter at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

With the score finely balanced at 3-3, Brady picked out tight end Rob Gronkowski for a 29-yard completion that left the Patriots just two yards from the line.

It was the first time in the game that either side had advanced to 1st and goal in a defense-dominated game that failed to live up to its billing.

The Patriots were in no mood to waste the hard-fought opportunity, and rookie running back Sony Michel crashed over for what turned out to be the crucial score.

The Rams looked to have finally found some fluency as they chased a touchdown to level, but quarterback Jared Goff was picked off by corner Stephon Gilmore to leave the Patriots in sight of victory.

The Patriots marched up field on the subsequent possession and Stephen Gostkowski’s second field goal with 1min 16sec remaining made it a two-score game.

Patriots receiver Julian Edelman was named Super Bowl MVP for a series of crucial receptions that kept the Patriots on the front foot at critical moments.

with AFP