A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.
On Feb. 5, 2017, Tom Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history, highlighted by a spectacular Julian Edelman catch that helped lift New England from a 25-point deficit against the Atlanta Falcons to the Patriots’ fifth Super Bowl victory, 34-28.
Interestingly, the 51st Super Bowl was the first to go into overtime.
There were so many fun story lines for the 2017 Super Bowl, set in Houston, and for one half it looked the Falcons would win their first-ever title. They led 28-3 halfway through the quarter, when most fans are focused on rehashing commercials, halftime performances and dried out chicken wings.
Then it got interesting ...
Bill Belichick’s Patriots, led by Brady and a suddenly effective defense, scored 19 points in the fourth quarter, then scored in overtime to finish off the grounded Falcons.
Brady won his fifth Super Bowl — and would end up with seven in his Hall of Fame career.
The biggest play of the game? The overtime coin toss, which the Patriots of course won.
Here are some selected stories from Deseret News archives about the 2017 Super Bowl, the hard-luck Falcons, and fun stories around pro football’s championship game:
(Oh and enjoy Sunday’s game ... and the food ... and the commercials.)
“Brady leads biggest comeback, Patriots win 34-28 in OT”
“Super Bowl’s biggest play ... a coin toss?”
“Mark Bradley: Falcons lose the most Atlanta game ever”
“Atlanta loses because close just doesn’t count in Super Bowl”
“Chicken wings or pizza? Adobe discusses Super Bowl insights”
“Ex-Utah defensive back Eric Rowe has Super Bowl in his DNA”
“A look at 13 memorable Super Bowl moments by players with Utah ties”
“In the end, Tom Brady did what he said he would”
