The New England quarterback has won all six of his postseason games, including two Super Bowls in three years. He threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns Sunday in leading the Patriots past the Carolina Panthers 32-29.
Brady also made up for a critical interception in the Carolina end zone by guiding the Patriots to a go-ahead score with 2:51 remaining.
“We realized we had done it so many times this year,” Brady said of coming back. “We knew we could come up with the plays.”
When the scrappy Panthers came back to tie it, Brady engineered a 37-yard drive in the final minute. His 17-yard completion to Deion Branch on third-down — against a shockingly soft defensive alignment — set up Adam Vinatieri’s 41-yard field goal to win it with 4 seconds remaining.
In all, Brady was 32-for-48, with 5-yard touchdown throws to Branch and David Givens and a 1-yarder to, of all people, linebacker Mike Vrabel, who reported as a tight end.
It was a more masterly performance than in 2002, when Brady, then a first-year starter, helped New England upset St. Louis 20-17. Vinatieri also won that game on a late field goal, from 48 yards.
“I think each game is different,” Brady said. “To win this the way we did is incredible, unbelievable. A great all-around game.
“I don’t know how I do it.”


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