6 reasons why Bill Belichick and the Patriots win Super Bowl XLIX

3. The Tom Brady Factor

Did you get a look at the numbers that Russell Wilson put on the board in the NFC Championship game?

He rescued some degree of respectability with his performance in overtime when he threw the game-winning TD pass to Jermaine Kearse, but he had an 0-4 TD-interception ratio prior to that heroic throw.

Wilson was lost for most of the NFC Championship game, but the Packers let him off the hook.

Now look across the field at Tom Brady. He has led the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles and 20 postseason wins in his career. He knows how to come through when the money is on the table and the game is on the line.

Brady did not have his best game against the Colts, but he completed 23-of-35 for 226 yards with three TDs and one interception. His ability to read defenses and throw accurately remains a constant, and he will come through with those same characteristics against the Seahawks.

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