tom brady played for the atlanta falcons in the super bowl in 2014.
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in the afc championship game for the 2014 nfl season, the rivalry escalated again as the patriots were accused of cheating by intentionally playing with under-inflated footballs, after beating the colts 45–7. dubbed deflategate, the intense media scrutiny that followed blew up for a number of reasons, including the two-week lead up to super bowl xlix and the "spygate" scandal of 2006. there were also calls for the patriots to be banned from super bowl xlix, which the patriots ended up winning over the seattle seahawks, 28–24. the ensuing investigation, including the wells report, went on to state that quarterback tom brady, "more probably than not, was at least generally aware" of using under inflated footballs in the game. brady was also cited for being less than cooperative with the investigation. the patriots were fined 1 million dollars, and docked their 2016 1st round and 2017 4th round draft picks. brady was given a 4-game suspension for the 2015 nfl season; the suspension was overturned for the 2015 season by judge richard berman and brady played the entirety of the season, including week six's match against the colts. brady served his suspension during the first four games of the 2016 season, after failing to appeal his suspension when it was reinstated in 2016.
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in the patriots' 45–10 rout of the denver broncos in the , brady set a personal postseason best with 363 passing yards, and tied an nfl playoff record shared by daryle lamonica and steve young, throwing for six touchdown passes. the win, his first postseason win since january 2008, gave brady and patriots head coach bill belichick sole possession of the nfl record for postseason wins by a quarterback-head coach combo with 15. in the game against the baltimore ravens, brady failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time in 36 games, though he did pass for 239 yards and scored a one-yard rushing touchdown late in the game. a missed field goal from ravens kicker billy cundiff gave brady and the patriots a 23–20 victory, sending brady to his fifth super bowl appearance. in super bowl xlvi at lucas oil stadium in indianapolis, brady and the patriots met the new york giants in a rematch of their super bowl xlii meeting four years earlier. brady played well, leading a super bowl record-tying 96-yard touchdown drive to close the first half and at one point completing 16 consecutive passes to give him a 20-of-23 mark partway into the third quarter, another super bowl record. brady threw two touchdowns against one interception on the patriots' first offensive series, and was penalized for intentional grounding in the end zone, giving up a crucial safety to the giants. the giants scored a go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter to hand brady his second super bowl loss.
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