Tom Brady rallies Patriots past Seahawks in Super Bowl

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Ten years removed from his last win, wasn't letting this one slip away.Sure, the brilliant Brady needed a huge play by an undrafted rookie to preserve New England's 28-24 victory over Seattle on Sunday night. But Brady's imprint was all over the ' sensational fourth-quarter rally for their fourth NFL championship of the Brady-Bill Belichick era."You know, whatever it takes," the record-setting Brady said after throwing for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to with 2:02 remaining as New England rallied from a 10-point deficit. "Every team has a journey and a lot of people lost faith in us ... but we held strong, we held together, and it's a great feeling."The (15-4) had to survive a last-ditch drive by the (14-5), who got to the 1 Dario Saric Jersey , helped by a spectacular juggling catch by . Then stepped in front of to pick off 's pa s and complete one of the wildest finishes.Brady leaped for joy on the sideline after Butler's first career interception."It wasn't the way we drew it up," said Brady, who won his third MVP award. "It was a lot of mental toughne s. Our team has had it all year. We never doubted each other, so that's what it took."Brady surpa sed Joe Montana's mark of 11 touchdown pa ses with a 4-yarder to to bring the within three points.Seattle, seeking to become the first repeat NFL champion since New England a decade ago, was outplayed for the first half, yet tied at 14. The scored the only 10 points of the third period, but the NFL-leading defense couldn't slow the brilliant Brady when it counted most Elie Okobo Jersey ."He's ," Edelman said. "He's the greatest quarterback on the planet."It didn't matter how much air was in the balls, Brady was unstoppable when the pre sure was strongest. While pushing aside the controversy over air pre sure in the footballs stemming from the AFC title game, the moved the ball easily in the final 12 minutes.Seattle didn't quit -- it never does -- and Kearse's 33-yard catch with 1:06 remaining got it to the 5. rushed for 4 yards, then backup cornerback Butler, who was victimized on Kearse's reception, made the biggest play of his first NFL season with 20 seconds remaining."I just had a vision that I was going to make a big play and it came true," Butler said. "I'm just ble sed. I can't explain it right now. It's crazy." linebacker was ejected in the final seconds for instigating a near-brawl, delaying the celebration for the .Soon they were mobbing one another on the same field where their 2007 unbeaten season was ruined in the by the . They also fell to the for the 2011 title.But thanks to superstar Brady and the obscure Butler, they are champions again."Malcolm, what a play," Brady said. "I mean, for a rookie to make a play like that in a and win us the game, it was unbelievable."Brady has equaled Montana with four Lombardi Trophies and three MVPs. He stands alone with 13 touchdown pa ses. He was 37 for 50 for 328 yards against the NFL's top-ranked defense.He also was picked off twice; Brady was intercepted a total of two times in his previous five s.Yet, he picked apart the on fourth-quarter drives of 68 and 64 yards, solidifying his championship legacy.His heroics offset those of , one of Seattle's least-used players before the postseason. Matthews recovered the onside kick that helped the beat Green Bay in overtime Dan Majerle Jersey for the NFC crown, and had a breakout performance Sunday.Having never caught a pa s in the NFL, Matthews grabbed four for 109 yards and a touchdown. Lynch ran for 102 yards, but didn't get the ball at the 1 on the decisive play -- a decision the will rue forever."For it to come down to a play like that, I hate that we have to live with that," coach Pete Carroll said, "because we did everything right to win the football game."The teams got down to football under the open retractable roof at University of Phoenix Stadium -- the first venue to host an indoor and an outdoor -- after dealing with distractions far beyond the typical hype. The are still being investigated for using under-inflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game.It was a game of spurts by both teams before a crowd of 70,288 that was clearly pro-Seattle. made the first big play to negate a nearly eight-minute drive by the with a leaping interception at the goal line late in the first quarter. Lane made his first pro interception, but left with a wrist injury after being tackled by .His replacement, , got torched by Brady the rest of the way.Wilson didn't get off a pa s in the first quarter. When Brady completed his record 50th postseason TD throw, 11 yards to against Simon, it was Jevon Carter Jersey 7-0.Seattle went to its bench to help tie it.Matthews' first career catch, a reaching 44-yarder over and by far the longest first-half play for Seattle, led to Lynch's bruising 3-yard TD run to make it 7-7.But Brady to made it 14-7 and seemed to finish off a dominant first half for the . Except no one told the resilient .A dormant offense turned dangerous in a span of 29 seconds, covering 80 yards in five plays, including a late gamble. Lockette caught a 23-yard pa s and Arrington was flagged for a facemask, putting Seattle at the 10 with :06 remaining. Carroll went for it and the new star, Matthews, grabbed Wilson's pa s in the left corner of the end zone.It was the most lopsided halftime tie imaginable.Then Seattle stormed to a 24-14 lead in the third quarter on 's 27-yard field goal and 's 3-yard TD reception. New England was stumbling -- until Brady once again stepped up."I've been at it for 15 years and we've had a couple of tough lo ses in this game," Brady said. "This one came down to the end, and this time, we made Charles Barkley Jersey the plays."Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s