The Patriots clinched Getting their third Super Bowl berth after posting Sending an 11–5 regular season record Recording , led by second-year quarterback Tom Brady and a defense Defending that ended Process_end the regular season ranked sixth in scoring Getting .

Without any timeouts , Brady led his team down the field to set up Competition kicker Adam Vinatieri 's game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired Death .

Brady , who completed Process_end 16 of 27 passes Motion_directional for 145 yards and a touchdown , was named Name_conferral Super Bowl MVP .

All three survived , but Brady suffered Bodily_harm brain damage Damaging and was permanently disabled ; Brady 's death Death in 2014 was considered homicide because it was ultimately caused Causation by this injury Bodily_harm .

All three survived , but Brady suffered Bodily_harm brain damage Damaging and was permanently disabled ; Brady 's death Death in 2014 was considered homicide because it was ultimately caused Causation by this injury Bodily_harm .

In January 2015 , federal prosecutors announced Expressing_publicly that they would not charge Judgment_communication Hinckley with Brady 's death Death , despite the medical examiner 's classification of his death Death as a homicide Killing .

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named Name_conferral Super Bowl MVP for the second time in his career .