HOUSTON (AFP) – Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will bid to write another gilded chapter in their 15-year golden era on Sunday by subduing the offensive juggernaut of the Atlanta Falcons to claim a fifth Super Bowl title.
More than 100 million households across the United States and millions more worldwide will tune in for the biggest event of the American sporting calendar, which could see Brady become the most decorated quarterback in history.
The 39-year-old superstar will become the first quarterback to win five Super Bowl crowns if he manages to guide the Patriots to victory over the Falcons before a 72,000-crowd at Houston’s NRG Stadium.
A win on Sunday would come 15 years after Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s first triumph together in the National Football League showpiece, against the St. Louis Rams in 2002.
It would also represent a satisfying last laugh for Brady following his long-running battle with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.