▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁worth ▁$ 2 ▁million . ▁Long ▁appeared ▁in ▁every ▁game , ▁starting ▁in ▁seven , ▁and ▁made ▁solid ▁contributions ▁as ▁a ▁situ ational ▁player ▁on ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁go ▁ 1 4 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁capture ▁the ▁A FC ▁Championship , ▁and ▁win ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁LI , ▁his ▁first ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁title . ▁▁ ▁Long ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁critical ▁play ▁helping ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁dram atic ▁com eb ack ▁victory . ▁The ▁Patri ots ▁tra iled ▁ 2 8 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁but ▁r al lied ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 4 – 2 8 ▁against ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons , ▁which ▁featured ▁the ▁first ▁over time ▁game ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁history . ▁Although ▁not ▁appearing ▁in ▁any ▁statistical ▁category ▁during ▁the ▁game , ▁Long ▁played ▁a ▁cru cial ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁com eb ack ▁when ▁Fal cons ▁off ensive ▁lin eman ▁J ake ▁Matt he ws ▁was ▁called ▁for ▁holding ▁Long ▁on ▁an ▁eight - yard ▁catch ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁put ▁the ▁Fal cons ▁at ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁ 2 6 - yard ▁line ▁for ▁a ▁potential ▁game - se aling ▁field ▁goal . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁Fal cons ▁were ▁pushed ▁out ▁of ▁field ▁goal ▁range ▁and ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁their ▁following ▁possession