SUPERBOWL: Brady leads biggest comeback, Patriots win 34-28 in OT

Brady leads biggest comeback, Patriots win 34-28 in OT

HOUSTON - Tom Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in sports, let alone Super Bowl history, lifting New England from a 25-point hole to the Patriots' fifth NFL championship in the game's first overtime finish.

The Patriots scored 19 points in the final quarter, including a pair of 2-point conversions, then marched relentlessly to James White's 2-yard touchdown run in overtime beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 Sunday night.

Brady, the first quarterback with five Super Bowl rings, guided the Patriots (17-2) through a tiring Atlanta defence for fourth-quarter touchdowns on a 6-yard pass to Danny Amendola and a 1-yard run by White, which came with 57 seconds remaining in regulation. White ran for the first 2-pointer and Amendola did the deed with a reception on the second.

Brady finished 43 for 62, the most attempts in Super Bowl history, for 466 yards and two touchdowns.

"You know, we all brought each other back," Brady said. "We never felt out of it. It was a tough battle. They have a great team. I give them a lot of credit. We just made a few more plays than them."

Before the stunning rally — New England already held the biggest comeback in the final period when it turned around a 10-point deficit to beat Seattle two years ago — the Falcons (13-6) appeared poised to take their first NFL championship in 51 seasons. Having never been in such a pressurized environment, their previously staunch pass rush disappeared, and Brady tore them apart.

"Deflategate" far behind them, Brady and Bill Belichick won their 25th post-season game, by far a record. It's hard to imagine a tenser victory.

Belichick became the first coach with five Super Bowl crowns.

The Patriots won the coin toss for overtime and it was no contest. Brady completed six passes. A pass interference call took the ball to the 2, and White scooted to his right and barely over the goal line.

His teammates streamed off the sideline to engulf White as confetti streamed down from the NRG Stadium rafters.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: 5 Pieces of Rosa Park’s Civil Rights Legacy That Are Deeper Than That Singular Moment On a Bus

5 Pieces of Rosa Park’s Civil Rights Legacy That Are Deeper Than That Singular Moment On a Bus

On this day in history, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on the bus. However, she did far more than what most people know her for.

The narrative of Rosa Parks in many history books does no justice to a woman who is one of the most famous Americans of the 20th century. After her death in 2005, she became the first woman, first civilian and second African-American to lay in honor at the United States Capitol.

During Parks’ memorial service, her legacy was minimized to a single moment on a Montgomery bus in 1955. That moment ignited the Civil Rights Movement, but it also shamefully immortalized her in history as a meek, old, tired woman who just sat down on a bus. The New York Times called her “the accidental matriarch of the civil rights movement.” But this is wrong. This was not an accident, it was yet another accomplishment for a woman with more than six decades of activism under her belt, beginning with the Scottsboro Boys in 1931. Here are more facts about her that most people do not know.

1. Rosa’s grandfather was a follower of Marcus Garvey and his Pan-African movement. One of her first political memories was sitting on the porch with her grandfather, who had his shotgun in hand as he protected their home from the Ku Klux Klan. She would sit with her grandfather because “[she] wanted to see him [shoot] a Ku Kluxer,” Park said.

2. Even in her adolescence, Rosa was a strong believer in self-defense. Once during childhood, a white bully was teasing her and her brother Sylvester, so she picked up a brick and threatened to hit him. Another incident occurred when Parks was walking on a sidewalk and a white boy pushed her, so she pushed him back — right in front of the boy’s mother. The boy’s mother told Rosa that she could have her arrested for that and Rosa responded, “He pushed me and I didn’t want to be pushed.”

3. Twelve years prior to her act of civil disobedience in 1955, Parks had a run-in with the same bus driver, James F. Blake, who had her thrown in jail for not giving up her seat. In 1943, Parks attempted to board a bus driven by Blake. He told her to pay up front, then get off and board in the back so she wouldn’t pass by any white passengers. As she went to re-board the bus at the rear, Blake sped off and left her.

4. For years, civil rights leader E.D. Nixon planned to take legal action against the Montgomery bus system. Two other women had been arrested on buses in Montgomery before Parks and were considered by Nixon as potential clients for challenging the law. However, both were rejected because they would not gain white support. When he heard that Rosa Parks had been arrested, Nixon was excited because he knew she was the perfect face for the boycott. She was light-skinned, respectable, educated and sure to evoke sympathy from white people.

5. Because the history books describe Rosa Parks as a quiet and passive woman, one would assume her personal hero was Martin Luther King, Jr. or Harriet Tubman. She deeply admired both, but Parks described her personal hero as Malcolm X. She and Malcolm had a lot of the same political views. Parks and Malcolm had their last meeting one week before his assassination.

NEWS: Hip Hop Hall Of Fame Coming To Harlem In 2017

Hip Hop Hall Of Fame Coming To Harlem In 2017

What do you want to see in the Hip Hop Hall Of Fame?

How long does it take for a music genre to get its own museum? About 40 years, apparently. It's been a long time coming, but the Hip Hop Hall Of Fame will finally open its doors to the public in the year 2017. Located in Harlem and midtown, the site will house various items from hip-hop history including posters, equipment, and wardrobe donated by artists like Salt-N-Pepa, Run-DMC, Young Jeezy and Common.

Former producer of BET's "Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Awards Show," JT Thompson, will serve as the organizer of the museum's entertainment committee. “People need to understand the importance of hip hop, the elements, the DJs, the B-boys and B-girls and the graffiti writers,” he said in a press release. 

The project itself will cost just about $80 million; $50 million of which was raised through crowd sourcing.

Kenny Snyder, co-chair of the museum's entertainment committee alongside Thompson, expressed hope that the venue will show a positive side to a genre clouted in negativity. “Hip hop got a bad rep,” he said. “With this museum, it’s important to sit on the other side of it.”

Stay tuned to HNHH for another three years as we continue to cover this monument's roll out.

NEWS: Kobe Bryant Passes Michael Jordan For 3rd On NBA’s All-Time Scoring List

Kobe Bryant Passes Michael Jordan For 3rd On NBA’s All-Time Scoring List