tom brady has won four super bowl titles.
tom brady has won four super bowl titles.
how many super bowl titles has tom brady won?
four
the panthers reached the super bowl for the first time in franchise history and matched up against the new england patriots, the game would be an instant classic as both teams went back and forth throughout the game. peppers would record 2 tackles and pressure new england qb tom brady all throughout the game. on the first defensive snap of the game for the panthers, peppers stormed into the patriots backfield with a speed rush from his left defensive end spot pressuring and hitting tom brady right as brady released the ball for a completion to wr deion branch. two plays later on the pats opening drive peppers was cut blocked by patriots offensive tackle tom ashworth, but peppers recovered quickly and nearly deflected the pass as it whizzed by. on the very next play peppers again ripped into the patriots backfield along with blitzing panthers linebacker dan morgan hurrying tom brady into a rushed throw for an incompletion, and then again on the following play peppers man handled tom ashworth with a hump move made famous by former great defensive end reggie white, as peppers tossed ashworth to the side like a rag doll, leaped into the air with both arms up and hit tom brady altering his hurried throw for an incompletion.the patriots missed a field goal on their opening drive. on the next patriots possession peppers helped force a three and out by pushing pats running back kevin faulk to the ground, who was assigned to block him on the third down play, and then leaped into the air to alter brady's pass as it was completed short of the first down marker. on a play towards the end of the first half with 32 seconds remaining on the clock, peppers exploded off the line of scrimmage exhibiting great speed and power, rushing against a double team, and drove both the tackle and guard back towards brady narrowly missing out on a sack, as brady just did side step him. on the panthers first defensive snap of the second half, peppers shrugged aside the new england tight end christian fauria to tackle running back antowain smith after a gain of just one yard. on the patriots second possession of the second half, on third down and 5, peppers bull rushed ashworth right at brady and nicked brady on the helmet with his left hand just after brady released the ball, the pass was completed for a first down. after the play sports commentator phil simms commented that peppers "was a star waiting to happen." on the same drive, second down and 6, on a running play by the patriots peppers tossed ashworth to the ground as he was in good position defending against the run, the tackle was made by the panthers defense for a short gain. in a play early in the fourth quarter, peppers dropped into coverage and made a tackle on receiver troy brown. on a third and goal play in the fourth quarter with 7:48 remaining on the clock, patriots leading 21-16, peppers bull rushed ashworth and pushed him to the ground, as peppers was closing in on brady fellow defensive end al wallace got to brady sooner and forced brady into a hurried throw that was intercepted by cornerback reggie howard. on the first play of the next patriots possession, peppers dominated ashworth yet again, bull rushing him back into tom brady nearly getting a sack on the play, as he and fellow panthers defensive end mike rucker hurried brady into a quick throw which he completed for a 1 yard gain. on the patriots final drive of the game near the end of the fourth quarter, on the pats first snap peppers used an outside speed rush to get around ashworth and hit tom brady knocking him to the ground just as he released the hurried throw for an incompletion. peppers was double team blocked for the remainder of the patriots final possession. peppers was a highly disruptive force all throughout super bowl xxxviii.
julius peppers
since super bowl xiii in january 1979, the home team is given the choice of wearing their colored or white jerseys. originally, the designated home team had to wear their colored jerseys, which resulted in dallas donning their less exposed dark blue jerseys for super bowl v. while most of the home teams in the super bowl have chosen to wear their colored jerseys, there have been six (6) exceptions: the dallas cowboys during super bowl xiii and xxvii, the washington redskins during super bowl xvii, the pittsburgh steelers during super bowl xl, the denver broncos during super bowl 50, and the new england patriots in super bowl lii. the cowboys, since , have worn white jerseys at home. the redskins wore white at home under coach joe gibbs starting in through , continued by richie petitbon and norv turner through , then again when gibbs returned from through . meanwhile, the steelers, who have always worn their black jerseys at home since the afl–nfl merger in , opted for the white jerseys after winning three consecutive playoff games on the road, wearing white. the steelers' decision was compared with the new england patriots in super bowl xx; the patriots had worn white jerseys at home during the season, but after winning road playoff games against the new york jets and miami dolphins wearing red jerseys, new england opted to switch to crimson for the super bowl as the designated home team. for the broncos in super bowl 50, denver general manager john elway simply stated, "we've had super bowl success in our white uniforms"; they previously had been in super bowls when wearing their orange jerseys. the broncos' decision is also perceived to be made out of superstition, losing all super bowl games with the orange jerseys in terrible fashion. it is unclear why the patriots chose to wear their white jerseys for super bowl lii. during the pairing of bill belichick and tom brady, new england has mostly worn their blue jerseys for home games, but have worn white for a home game in the , , and seasons. the new england patriots were 3–0 in their white uniforms in super bowls prior to super bowl lii with belichick and brady, and they may have been going on recent trends of teams who wear white for the super bowl game. white-shirted teams have won 33 of 52 super bowls to date (63%). the only teams to win in their dark-colored uniform in more recent years are the green bay packers against the pittsburgh steelers in super bowl xlv and the philadelphia eagles against the new england patriots in super bowl lii, with teams in white winning 12 of the last 14 super bowls.
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