TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino shares his observations from the press box at NRG Stadium: The best ever.
- Andy Hart spotlights Julian Edelman's crazy catch that keyed the historic Super Bowl win.
- Paul Perillo calls out James White for his magical night that gave Tom Brady the help he needed to complete the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.
- Videos: Too many to list individually, check them all out here when the boss isn't looking.
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe reports on how Tom Brady and the Patriots rewrote the history books and the storylines last night with their epic 34-28 victory.
- Tom E. Curran says the Patriots Super Bowl win is America's nightmare.
- Karen Guregian states this removes all doubt, Tom Brady is the greatest.
- Christopher Price tells us what we learned: Tom Brady secures legacy as the greatest QB in NFL history.
- Ryan Hannable presents the anatomy of a comeback: How the Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit to shock the Falcons.
- Evan Drellich describes how Julian Edelman’s circus catch helped key the Patriots miracle comeback victory.
- Zack Cox calls Edelman's catch Tyree, Manningham and Kearse all rolled into one - and this time, the Patriots' defense wasn't the one being victimized.
- Ron Borges gives some love to James White. "Sometimes, in the big moment, it’s the littlest guy who comes up large."
- Mike Reiss points to James White as this year's surprise Super Bowl star.
- Mike Petraglia details James White's run to glory, that earned him a place among Patriots Super Bowl legends.
- Mike Petraglia notes how Dont'a Hightower and Trey Flowers save their best for last to change the course of the Super Bowl.
- Ryan Hannable relays Logan Ryan's message that sums up the Patriots season: "It’s about when you get knocked down you get back up and respond."
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Dont’a Hightower delivers game-changing hit.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Pats Posits: Saving their best for probably-not-their-last.
- Steve Buckley recaps the torturous, yet epic end to the saga as Roger Goodell gets boos and Tom Brady gets ring No. 5.
- Kevin Dillon gives us the 10 biggest plays the Patriots needed to complete their miraculous comeback.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center (NFL.com) New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons. Recap, stats and highlights.
- Tim Rohan (The MMQB) The greatest comeback ever.
- Michael Rosenberg (SI) Simply The Greatest: One play at a time, Brady's Patriots erased a deficit and made history.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) How Tom Brady engineered the greatest Super Bowl comeback ever.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Super Bowl 51: Patriots take the fifth in epic comeback.
- Martin Rogers (USA Today) Tom Brady stands alone as NFL's greatest after rescuing Patriots in Super Bowl.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) It doesn't get any greater than Tom Brady, this Super Bowl and this comeback.
- Albert Breer (The MMQB) For the Brady family: 'Redemption.'
- Ian O'Connor (ESPN) Love, not rage, fueled Tom Brady's legendary Super Bowl LI win.
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football facts) Smart Patriots, Falcons prove success a matter of brains over brawn.
- Kevin Clark (The Ringer) Tom Brady was already the greatest QB of all time.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Tom Brady caps trying season with emotional victory. Chris Long: "He tears people's hearts out."
- Chris Chase (Fox Sports) The greatest! Tom Brady and the Patriots stand alone in NFL history after Super Bowl shock.
- Nancy Armour (USA Today) Tom Brady completes Deflategate Revenge Tour with epic Super Bowl LI comeback.
- Benjamin Hoffman (NY Times) Here's how the Patriots won their fifth Super Bowl.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) The 16 plays that needed to go the Patriots' way in their comeback ... and all of them did.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Patriots erase deficit, defeat Falcons in Super Bowl LI.
- Nunzio Ingrassia (Fox Sports) Patriots complete unbelievable comeback in first-ever OT Super Bowl.
- Matt Bowen (ESPN) How the Patriots converted both two-point tries.
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) Anatomy of an all-time Super Bowl collapse.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) How the Falcons threw away the Super Bowl.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) The Falcons' Super Bowl collapse is one of the biggest choke jobs in sports history.
- Pete Blackburn (Fox Sports) In the third quarter, the Falcons had a 99.5% probability to win the Super Bowl.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Super Bowl LI analysis: Patriots beat Falcons 34-28 in first-ever Super Bowl OT.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) James White broke Super Bowl records for points, catches.
- Sam Gardner (Fox Sports) James White was the Super Bowl hero the Falcons didn’t see coming.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalka) Dont’a Hightower: I wanted the ball and I took it.
- Chris Strauss (Fox Sports) Patriots DE Chris Long celebrates Super Bowl win with his dad Howie Long.
- Cameron DaSilva (Fox Sports) Every record Tom Brady broke in his fifth Super Bowl win.
- Staff (ESPN) The insane number of records set or tied in Super Bowl LI.
- Staff (SI) Athletes react to Patriots’ incredible Super Bowl comeback.
- Sheil Kapadia (ESPN) Super Bowl LI awards: The best and worst from Patriots' win over Falcons.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady: There was a lot of s–t that happened tonight.
- Martin Rogers (USA Today) Tom Brady suspects Super Bowl jersey was stolen after game.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady filmed commercial with fifth ring before the Super Bowl.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Overtime paid off for FOX.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) It’s time to go the rest of the way with the overtime rule.
VIEW FROM ATLANTA
- Mark Bradley (AJC.com) The Falcons lose the most Atlanta game ever.
- Luke Kerr-Dineen (USA Today) The Atlanta Falcons choked away a 98.9 percent chance of winning the Super Bowl.
- Michael Cunningham (AJC.com) After offense collapses, Falcons’ defense fades.
- Jeff Schultz (AJC.com) A new low for Falcons, a new low for Atlanta.
- Kelsey Conway (AtlantaFalcons) Falcons lose Super Bowl in overtime to Patriots.
- Steve Hummer (AJC.com) Super Bowl nothing but a heartache for Falcons .
- Andrew Hirsh (AtlantaFalcons) It began to turn in third quarter.
- Michael Cunningham (AJC.com) What was Kyle Shanahan thinking?
- D Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Ryan couldn’t stop the bleeding as Patriots rallied.
- D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Falcons coach Quinn: ‘We ran out of gas’.
- Michael Cunningham (AJC.com) Alford on Edelman play: ‘I couldn’t believe that he caught it’.
- D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) What Matt Ryan had to say after the historic Super Bowl collapse.
- D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Matthews turns in Super Bowl clunker.
- D. Orlando Ledbetter (AJC.com) Jones tried to carry offense with sore toe.