A generous gift to sports writers everywhere — a one-size-fits-all Super Bowl story, to run any year in the foreseeable future …
The New England Patriots added another chapter to their remarkable success story Sunday by defeating the ______ ________s ##-## to win Super Bowl L##.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady earned his ###th Super Bowl most valuable player award after completing ## of ## passes for ### yards, with # touchdowns and no interceptions.
“I just wanted to do my best for my teammates,” the 4#-year-old Brady said with a smile. “I couldn’t have done it without them.”
It was also the ###th National Football League championship game victory for ##th-year Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, whose team prevailed amid considerable controversy over _______gate.
“.,” Belichick, who is the NFL’s longest-tenured active head coach, said during an abbreviated post-game media conference.
Belichick and Patriots owner Robert Kraft accepted the Vince Lombardi Trophy from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who was roundly booed.
The Patriots, appearing in their record ##th Super Bowl after winning the AFC title, overcame a scare from the NFC-champion _______s.
Despite several opportunities, the_______s could not seal the deal in the fourth quarter before a capacity crowd of ##,### at _______’s brand-new _____Bank Stadium.
“We’re obviously very disappointed, but I’m extremely proud of our guys,” said a disconsolate ______ _______, the ________s’ head coach. “We couldn’t have asked for any more from them. There’s a lot of character in that room.
“You have to give the Patriots a lot of credit. They showed why they are champions today. But we have no reason to hang our heads.”
___’s telecast was watched by an estimated ### million viewers in ### countries.
The $##-million halftime show, which was lip-synched, featured _____ _______, ____ _______, ______ ______ and Justin Timberlake.
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