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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Ten years removed from his last Super Bowl win, Tom Brady wasnt letting this one slip away.Sure, the brilliant Brady needed a huge play by an undrafted rookie to preserve New Englands 28-24 Super Bowl victory over Seattle on Sunday night. But Bradys imprint was all over the Patriots sensational fourth-quarter rally for their fourth NFL championship of the Brady-Bill Belichick era.You know, whatever it takes, the record-setting Brady said after throwing for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to Julian Edelman with 2:02 remaining as New England rallied from a 10-point deficit. Every team has a journey and a lot of people lost faith in us ... but we held strong, we held together, and its a great feeling.The Patriots (15-4) had to survive a last-ditch drive by the Seahawks (14-5), who got to the 1, helped by a spectacular juggling catch by Jermaine Kearse. Then Malcolm Butler stepped in front of Ricardo Lockette to pick off Russell Wilsons pass and complete one of the wildest Super Bowl finishes.Brady leaped for joy on the Patriots sideline after Butlers first career interception.It wasnt the way we drew it up, said Brady, who won his third Super Bowl MVP award. It was a lot of mental toughness. Our team has had it all year. We never doubted each other, so thats what it took.Brady surpassed Joe Montanas mark of 11 Super Bowl touchdown passes with a 4-yarder to Danny Amendola to bring the Patriots within three points.Seattle, seeking to become the first repeat NFL champion since New England a decade ago, was outplayed for the first half, yet tied at 14. The Seahawks scored the only 10 points of the third period, but the NFL-leading defence couldnt slow the brilliant Brady when it counted most.Hes Tom Brady, Edelman said. Hes the greatest quarterback on the planet.It didnt matter how much air was in the balls, Brady was unstoppable when the pressure was strongest. While pushing aside the controversy over air pressure in the footballs stemming from the AFC title game, the Patriots moved the ball easily in the final 12 minutes.Seattle didnt quit — it never does — and Kearses 33-yard catch with 1:06 remaining got it to the 5. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 4 yards, then backup cornerback Butler, who was victimized on Kearses reception, made the biggest play of his first NFL season with 20 seconds remaining.I just had a vision that I was going to make a big play and it came true, Butler said. Im just blessed. I cant explain it right now. Its crazy.Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin was ejected in the final seconds for instigating a near-brawl, delaying the celebration for the Patriots.Soon they were mobbing one another on the same field where their 2007 unbeaten season was ruined in the Super Bowl by the Giants. They also fell to the Giants for the 2011 title.But thanks to superstar Brady and the obscure Butler, they are champions again.Malcolm, what a play, Brady said. I mean, for a rookie to make a play like that in a Super Bowl and win us the game, it was unbelievable.Brady has equalled Montana with four Lombardi Trophies and three Super Bowl MVPs. He stands alone with 13 Super Bowl touchdown passes. He was 37 for 50 for 328 yards against the NFLs top-ranked defence.He also was picked off twice; Brady was intercepted a total of two times in his previous five Super Bowls.Yet, he picked apart the Seahawks on fourth-quarter drives of 68 and 64 yards, solidifying his championship legacy.His heroics offset those of Chris Matthews, one of Seattles least-used players before the post-season. Matthews recovered the onside kick that helped the Seahawks beat Green Bay in overtime for the NFC crown, and had a breakout performance Sunday.Matthews was the 2012 CFL rookie of the year with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Winnipeg agreed to release him so he could pursue a career in the NFL.Having never caught a pass in the NFL, Matthews grabbed four for 109 yards and a touchdown. Lynch ran for 102 yards, but didnt get the ball at the 1 on the decisive play — a decision the Seahawks will rue forever.For it to come down to a play like that, I hate that we have to live with that, coach Pete Carroll said, because we did everything right to win the football game.The teams got down to football under the open retractable roof at University of Phoenix Stadium — the first venue to host an indoor and an outdoor Super Bowl — after dealing with distractions far beyond the typical Super Bowl hype. The Patriots are still being investigated for using for those under-inflated footballs the AFC championship game.It was a game of spurts by both teams before a crowd of 70,288 that was clearly pro-Seattle.Jeremy Lane made the first big play to negate a nearly eight-minute drive by the Patriots with a leaping interception at the goal line late in the first quarter. Lane made his first pro interception, but left with a wrist injury after being tackled by Julian Edelman.His replacement, Tharold Simon, got torched by Brady the rest of the way.Wilson didnt get off a pass in the first quarter. When Brady completed his record 50th post-season TD throw, 11 yards to Brandon LaFell against Simon, it was 7-0.Seattle went to its bench to help tie it.Matthews first catch in the NFL, a reaching 44-yarder over Kyle Arrington and by far the longest first-half play for Seattle, led to Lynchs bruising 3-yard TD run to make it 7-7.But Brady to Rob Gronkowski made it 14-7 and seemed to finish off a dominant first half for the Patriots. Except no one told the resilient Seahawks.A dormant offence turned dangerous in a span of 29 seconds, covering 80 yards in five plays, including a late gamble. Lockette caught a 23-yard pass and Arrington was flagged for a facemask, putting Seattle at the 10 with :06 remaining. Carroll went for it and the new Seahawks star, Matthews, grabbed Wilsons pass in the left corner of the end zone.It was the most lopsided halftime tie imaginable.Then Seattle stormed to a 24-14 lead in the third quarter on Steven Hauschkas 27-yard field goal and Doug Baldwins 3-yard TD reception. New England was stumbling — until Brady once again stepped up.Ive been at it for 15 years and weve had a couple of tough losses in this game, Brady said. This one came down to the end, and this time, we made the plays.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Cheap Jerseys China . Notes on P.K. Subban, Dale Weise, Erik Haula, Mikael Granlund, Ilya Bryzgalov and more. NFL Jerseys China . Campbell, playing on loan with Greek club Olympiacos, found the net with a left-footed shot in the 44th minute off a pass from second-half substitute Jorge Rojas to open the scoring at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica. http://www.jerseysnflchina.net/. "Hes over there," the first baseman said. "You dont need to talk to anybody else." Indeed, Peralta did it all as the majors top team won again. Wholesale Jerseys . When the next inning rolled around Wednesday, though, Nationals manager Matt Williams sent Strasburg to the mound to face the top of the Dodgers order in what would become a 3-2 victory for Washington, the first time this season the No. Clearance NFL Jerseys . DeGrom outpitched Jake Peavy in a tantalizing hitless duel that carried into the seventh inning Saturday night before the New York Mets broke loose and beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2.The Canadian Football League announced on Wednesday that an extensive audit process has confirmed seven of eight teams were under the leagues salary cap. According to a release sent by the league, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were the only team to exceed the cap. Their total salary expenditure of $4,417,975 was $17,975 over the salary cap of $4.4 million. The team will be penalized one dollar for each dollar they were over the cap for a total fine of $17,975. "The salary cap system was brought into the CFL to provide competitive balance and business prudence," said CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon in the statement. "And the fact that seven of eight teams were under the cap continues to illustrate that our teams believe in this system, work within it, and understand that for the continued growth of our league, we have to remain fiscally responsible." The salaary cap management system was introduced in 2007.dddddddddddd The systems review process includes detailed field audits of all eight clubs twice per year, once during the CFL season and once following its completion. Teams are also required to provide regular updates on compensation levels at the 6-game, 12-game and 18-game point of the season. Under the provisions set by the leagues Board of Governors, teams are fined one dollar for every dollar they exceed the cap up to $100,000, and two dollars for every dollar they exceed the cap between $100,000 and $300,000, plus the loss of the teams first round draft pick. Teams are fined three dollars for every dollar they exceed the cap beyond $300,000, and they lose their first two draft selections. As no team exceeded the cap by more than $100,000 in 2013, the order for the CFL Draft on May 13 is not affected. ' ' '