Tom Brady's Stats, Highlights, Comments After Winning 2015 Super Bowl MVP

Stop me if you've heard this one before: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named Super Bowl MVP, leading his squad to a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday.

Brady provided the game-winning score, hitting a hobbled Julian Edelman in the back of the end zone from three yards out to create the final scoreline with two minutes and two seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Here's a look at Brady's impressive final stat line:

CMP/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG
37/50	328	6.6	4	2	101.1

"It’s been a long journey,” he said, via The Boston Globe's Rachel G. Bowers. “We’ve been at it for 15 years, and we’ve had a couple tough losses in this game. This one came down to the end and this time we made the plays."

The ending Brady is referring to is well worth recapping.

Down 28-24 with approximately one minute left in the game, Seahawks signal-caller Russell Wilson lobbed a pass downfield to wideout Jermaine Kearse, who bobbled the ball multiple times before securing a miracle catch while lying on his back—shades of Antonio Freeman and David Tyree.

However, the Seahawks made a historically bizarre play call on 2nd-and-goal from one yard out.

They opted against a handoff to running back Marshawn Lynch—who brought the team to the 1-yard line with a bruising four-yard run—and instead had Wilson throw from the shotgun.

Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler did well to intercept Wilson's poorly thrown ball, sealing the win for New England in perhaps the most unbelievable Super Bowl finish of all time.

Here it is, the ecstasy and the agony, courtesy of Bleacher Report:

Brady complimented his defense for coming up big when it counted.

"For the most part, we played pretty good,” he said, via Bowers. “Our defense, what can you say about them making the play at the end of that game? That was incredible.”

It's the third Super Bowl MVP award for Brady—tying him with Joe Montana for the most all time—and the fourth Lombardi Trophy of his career.

Had the Seahawks won the game, the MVP award could very well have gone to no-name wideout Chris Matthews, who emerged from obscurity to snag four catches—the first four receptions of his career—for 109 yards and a touchdown.

Instead, it was Brady who collected the award, running the Patriots' short passing game well against the Seahawks' famously tough passing defense.

Brady wasn't without fault in this contest. He killed New England's first early scoring chance with an ugly red-zone interception that Seahawks defensive back Jeremy Lane did well to snag.

He bounced back to throw two first-half touchdowns, the first an 11-yard bullet to Brandon LaFell and the second a beautiful 22-yard lob to tight end Rob Gronkowski.

NFL's Twitter account provided a look at the plays:

The 37-year-old signal-caller responded well to more self-inflicted adversity in the second half, as he threw a second interception early in the third quarter, this time to Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner. The Seahawks would go up 24-14, which put Brady and company in a decidedly tough spot.

Brady never lost his cool in this one. He remained calm in the pocket and benefited from excellent pass protection at times. He brought the Pats within three with a four-yard TD pass to Danny Amendola at the 7:55 mark of the fourth quarter.

NFL provided a look at the play:

And, of course, there was the scintillating late drive that ended in an Edelman touchdown. Here's a look at the game-winning score, via Bleacher Report:

ESPN Stats & Info noted the historic nature of the Patriots' comeback, as well as Brady's performance on the game-winning drive:

Brady talked with ESPN's Trey Wingo after the game, via SportsCenter:

The epic victory and four-touchdown performance represent just another glorious chapter in Brady's legendary career. It caps a crazy season for the veteran quarterback, as he looked to be on the downslope of his career with a few shaky early-season performances.

He will certainly go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history—if not the best. His playoff record (21-8, four Super Bowls) speaks for itself, as does his ability to deliver in the biggest moments time and time again.

Love him or hate him, Brady is an unbelievable champion.