<P> Bosher's 36 - yard kick gave the Patriots the ball on their own 9 - yard line with 3: 30 left on the clock and two of their timeouts left . After two incompletions, Brady picked up a first down with a 16 - yard pass to Chris Hogan . After an 11 - yard pass to Mitchell, Brady threw a pass that was nearly intercepted by Alford . Instead, he batted the ball in the air, and it fell into the arms of Edelman, who made a diving catch and just barely managed to get his hands under the ball before it hit the ground, picking up 23 yards . Atlanta challenged the catch, but the referees confirmed the call on the field and Atlanta lost their final time out . Brady's next pass to Amendola gained 20 yards to the Falcons 21 - yard line as the clock ran down below the two - minute warning . Two more passes to White gained 20 yards and gave New England a first down at the 1 - yard line . With one minute left, White scored on a 1 - yard touchdown run, and Brady completed a 2 - point conversion pass to Amendola, tying the score at 28 . Atlanta started their drive deep in their own end with zero time outs . The Falcons failed to get in range to score a possible game - winning field goal and punted, with the Patriots fair catching the ball at their own 35 - yard line . The Patriots considered, but ultimately declined, ending regulation on what would have been the first fair catch kick ever attempted in a Super Bowl . Instead, New England attempted a fake quarterback kneel running play for Dion Lewis . The play gained several yards but failed to score and sent the Super Bowl into overtime for the first time in the game's history . Super Bowl LI became the first NFL championship game to go into an overtime period since the historic 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants . </P> <P> The Patriots won the coin toss to start overtime, and elected to receive the ball . Starting at their 25 - yard line after a touchback, Brady completed passes to White, Amendola, and Hogan for gains of 6, 14, and 18 yards, respectively . Then after White was dropped for a 3 - yard loss, Brady completed a 15 - yard pass to Edelman to the Falcons 25 - yard line . White then took a lateral throw from Brady to the 15 - yard line . Brady's pass to Bennett in the end zone fell incomplete, but Falcons linebacker De'Vondre Campbell was called for pass interference, giving the Patriots first - and - goal from the Falcons' 2 - yard line . On first down, Brady threw another incomplete pass to Bennett that was deflected by Vic Beasley . On second down, White took a pitch and ran the ball right . He was hit by Falcons defenders at the 1 - yard line, but managed to stretch forward and get the ball across the goal line before his knee hit the ground, scoring a touchdown to give the Patriots the 34--28 victory . It marked the first time in NFL postseason history that a team leading by 17 points or more at the start of the fourth quarter went on to lose the game . Previously, dating back to 1940, teams leading by 17 or more points after three quarters in playoff games were 133--0 in such situations . </P> <P> Super Bowl LI had more than 30 records either broken, set, or tied by the time it was done . Brady completed 43 of 62 passes for 466 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception, while also rushing for 15 yards . His completions, attempts, and passing yards were all single - game Super Bowl records . He also set the career Super Bowl records for games played (7), completions (207), attempts (309), yards (2,071), and touchdown passes (15). James White caught a Super Bowl record 14 passes for 110 yards, rushed for 29 yards, and tied a Super Bowl record with three touchdowns . He also set the record for most points scored with 20 . After the game, Brady said he felt White deserved the MVP award more than he did . Brady planned to give White the vehicle that has traditionally been awarded to Super Bowl MVPs (he'd given the truck he received after Super Bowl XLIX to Malcolm Butler) but found out after the game that there was no vehicle to give to White because the sponsor had decided to end its practice of donating one . Edelman caught five passes for 87 yards and returned three punts for 39 yards . Amendola recorded eight receptions for 78 yards and one touchdown . Flowers recorded six tackles and 2.5 sacks . </P> <P> For Atlanta, Ryan completed 17 of 23 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns . Freeman was the top rusher of the game with 11 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown, while also catching two passes for 46 yards . Jones was Atlanta's leading receiver with four receptions for 87 yards . Robert Alford had 11 tackles (9 solo), an interception returned for a touchdown, and a fumble recovery . Grady Jarrett had five tackles and tied a Super Bowl record with three sacks . </P>

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