In the last 20 years only 7 AFC teams have played in the Super Bowl.
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After appealing a four-game suspension from the league, Brady led the Patriots to a 12-4 record and a fifth straight AFC Championship appearance.
In a fourth quarter for the ages, Brady completed 13 of 15 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns which gave the Patriots a 28-24 lead.
Commissioner Roger Goodell had sent Brady as well as every SB MVP letters inviting them to be honored prior to the game beginning.
If there is anything maybe a little surprising about this, it’s the fact that Brady is from California and even had dreams of playing for the 49ers one day.
What the NFL always needs is a villain and who better than the practice taping, football deflating New England Patriots. That was in 2002 when Rich Gannon beat Steve McNair.
The Patriots had twice lost in the Super Bowl, both times in New Orleans. “He has a countdown clock in his gym that is now ticking to next year’s Super Bowl”.
Namath Wants Manning with the Jets: While most people think that Peyton Manning is done after tonight’s game in Super Bowl L, and he’s rumored to have told friends and family that this is it for him, Joe Namath wants the Jets to bring him in.
After almost a decade without a Super Bowl win, the Patriots banished the demons of their two losses to the Giants with a pulsating triumph over the defending champion Seahawks.
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That’s right. Tom Brady got booed. One yard prevented the first-ever overtime game in the history of the Super Bowl. Rams linebacker Mike Jones made a sure tackle, holding on as Dyson failed to reach the ball over the goal line, getting to only the 1 as time expired. This is Super Bowl 50. The largest percentage of Super Bowl tickets goes to the two teams in the contest, as each gets 17.5 percent.
