Tom Brady of New England Patriots says Super Bowl LI wasn't his 'best game'
Tuesday 14 February 2017 13:11, UK
It was a record comeback victory to secure his fifth Super Bowl ring, but Tom Brady doesn't rate the Super Bowl LI win as one of his "best games".
New England Patriots were trailing Atlanta Falcons 28-3 deep into the second half and a fifth Super Bowl success for Brady looked little more than a pipe dream.
But the Patriots veteran quarterback then steered his team to a thrilling and memorable comeback win in overtime.
A week after one of the most memorable nights in his stellar career, Brady was asked by the TheMMQB's Peter King, if this game was the one of the greatest of his career.
"I don't really think that is necessarily the case," Brady said.
"I think it was one of the greatest games I have ever played in, but when I think of an interception return for a touchdown, some other missed opportunities in the first 37, 38 minutes of the game, I don't really consider playing a good quarter-and-a-half plus overtime as one of the 'best games ever'."
Brady conceded, though, that he can understand why there has been so much attention about the game and why it's being called one of the best ever Super Bowls.
"It was certainly one of the most thrilling for me," he added. "Just because so much was on the line, and it ended up being an incredible game.
"There are so many things that played into that game - a high-scoring offence, a top-ranked defence, the long Super Bowl, four-and-a-half-hour game, the way that the game unfolded in the first half versus what happened in the second half ... so it was just a great game."
