Top 10 Super Bowls in NFL history

Santonio Holmes of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a seven-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining for a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII for a record sixth Super Bowl title on February 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) /

6 of 10

Julian Edelman (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Getty Images) /

5. Patriots 34, Falcons 28 (OT) (LI)

Earlier this past season, the Minnesota Vikings orchestrated the greatest comeback in NFL annals. The Purple Gang rallied from a 33-0 third-quarter hole to knock off the Colts in overtime, 39-36.

In Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium at Houston, the New England Patriots rallied from a 25-point third-quarter deficit to stun the Atlanta Falcons in overtime, 34-28. It’s easily the biggest comeback in the Super Bowl’s 56-game history.

So how did Bill Belichick’s team find itself down 28-3 to Dan Quinn’s club? After a scoreless first quarter for both teams, NFL MVP Matt Ryan and company began gashing the Pats’ defense for big plays.

Kyle Shanahan’s offense scored a pair of touchdowns and cornerback Robert Alford returned a Tom Brady pass 82 yards for a score. The Pats got on the board with a field goal just two seconds before intermission. Midway through the third, NFL MVP Matt Ryan threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Tevin Coleman.

So the Falcons owned a 25-point lead with 8:31 remaining in the third quarter and didn’t score another point. Conversely, New England responded with 31 unanswered points, the last six in overtime. Quarterback Tom Brady earned game MVP honors. He overcame five sacks and threw for 466 yards and two scores, along with the aforementioned pick-six.

However, running back James White had a monster outing. He ran six times for 29 yards and two scores, plus caught a Super Bowl record 14 passes, good for 110 yards and one TD and he added a two-point conversion on Brady’s touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 5:56 to play.

Finally, White’s two-yard scoring run in overtime wrapped up another Super Bowl title for the franchise.

Home/Super Bowl