Whoever thought James White would be the unexpected star of Super Bowl LI?
While it was quarterback Tom Brady who was named the game’s MVP, it was White who put up a Super Bowl-record 20 points, including the game-winning touchdown.
Eighteen of those points came in White’s three touchdowns. And two of them came in a play that evoked memories of another do-it-all Patriots running back — in another Super Bowl in Houston.
After cutting the Falcons’ lead to 10 on a touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, the Patriots needed a two-point conversion to make it a one-score game Sunday.