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Super Bowl 2017: Patriots pull off epic comeback to beat Falcons, 34-28, in OT

HOUSTON -- The New England Patriots won their fifth championship title Sunday with a record-breaking comeback to beat the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, in the first Super Bowl overtime.

Tom Brady has a record fifth Super Bowl win for a quarterback.

James White ran 2 yards for a touchdown on the first possession of overtime, and the Patriots came back from 25 points down in Super Bowl 51.

James White scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime as the New England Patriots rallied from a 25-point deficit - the largest in Super Bowl history - to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI.