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Pats edge Broncos in OT thriller
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Tom Brady produced the greatest comeback triumph of his National Football League career on Sunday, rallying the New England Patriots from a 24-point deficit to a 34-31 overtime victory over the visiting Denver Broncos.
On a cold and windy night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Brady threw three touchdown passes and eclipsed his and New England’s best prior win rallies — 21-point comebacks to beat Chicago in 2002 and Buffalo in 2011 — to lift the Patriots to 8-3 while the Broncos fell to 9-2.
Three-time Super Bowl champion Brady improved to 10-4 in games against Denver’s Peyton Manning, his biggest rival among the NFL’s top active quarterbacks.
The final turning point came on a New England punt when the ball bounced into Denver return blocker Tony Carter and the Patriots recovered the loose ball to take over at the Denver 18-yard line.
That set up a 31-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski with 1:56 to play in the extra 15-minute period to win for the Patriots.
Brady, who completed 34-of-50 passes for 344 yards, improved to 9-2 in overtime games while Manning, who completed 19-of-36 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns, fell to 3-4 in overtime games.
Elsewhere in the NFL on Sunday, it was: Vikings 26, Packers 26 (in overtime); Jaguars 13, Texans 6; Chargers 41, Chiefs 38; Rams 42, Bears 21; Steelers 27, Browns 11; Buccaneers 24, Lions 21; Ravens 19, Jets 3; Panthers 20, Dolphins 16; Titans 23, Raiders 19; Cardinals 40, Colts 11; and Cowboys 24, Giants 21.
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