With another highly anticipated Super Bowl just two weeks away, you can feel the excitement emulating around the two franchises. The big game features Patrick Mahomes chasing his third Super Bowl championship against Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers.
And yet, we cannot help but not reminisce about Tom Brady and his legacy in Super Bowl games.
Over the years, no one has been synonymous with the big game like Tom Brady. Throughout his lengthy 21-year career, the legendary quarterback has played in 10 Super Bowls and won seven of them.
Brady has had several big-time moments in the Super Bowl games, cementing himself in the GOAT conversation.
Tom Brady and the Patriots First Ever Super Bowl Win
They always say the first one is the most memorable.
Following the legendary Tuck Rule game against the Oakland Raiders, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots met the then St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome turf.
The Rams, dubbed "The Greatest Show on Turf," is behind the dynamic wideout tandem of Isaac Bruce and Tory Holt, running back Marshall Faulk, and quarterback Kurt Warner.
Brady wasn't spectacular in this game, however, he did enough to secure the win for the Patriots, giving both the Pats and Tom Brady their first ever Super Bowl victory.
Brady led the Patriots down the field, going 5-8 on his final drive to set up Pats' kicker Adam Vinatieri to make a 48-yard field goal to win the game as the clock expired, sealing the 20-17 win over the Rams.
This Super Bowl win kicked off the Patriots Dynasty, one that would go on to rule the NFL with a tight fist for two decades.
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Greatest Super Bowl Comeback: Down 28-3 No Problem for Brady
In Super Bowl LI, the New England Patriots met the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The Falcons were coming off a legendary season with the league's best offense led by Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. The Patriots were looking for another Super Bowl championship after winning four prior to the matchup in 2017.
Atlanta took a big lead, going up 28-3 shortly before heading into the fourth quarter. The Falcons seemed to be set in closing out the Patriots, winning their first Super Bowl in their franchise history.
However, Brady and the Patriots had other plans.
New England would go on to score 25 unanswered points to tie the game at 28 as time expired in the fourth quarter.
In overtime, Brady and the Pats drove 75-yards that was capped off by running back James White stretching the ball across the goal line for a game sealing touchdown.
The Pats have come back from one of the greatest deficits in Super Bowl history to defeat the Falcons 34-28.
The 28-3 comeback is not only a remarkable story in the NFL, but one of all sports.
This has added to the Brady mythos, fueling the fire of the growing legend Tom Brady, and now serves as a reminder of why he is considered the GOAT.
Older Brady Wins but Not in New England
In what would be Brady's only Super Bowl appearance out of New England, the aging quarterback would lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their franchise's second Super Bowl appearance; where they defeated Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV.
The Buccaneers dominated most of the game with their defense making Mahomes as uncomfortable as possible. Brady played a surgical game, throwing for 201 yards at 21 of 29 attempts, and three touchdowns.
This win is especially meaningful to Brady because it was his lone Super Bowl outside of the Patriots franchise. It proved that Brady was not solely reliant on Bill Belichick's brilliance and the New England Patriots system; showing us that Tom Brady was the driving factor to the Patriots' dominant reign over the league for two decades.
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