Tom Brady breaks Joe Montana's Super Bowl touchdown record

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During Sunday's Super Bowl, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady broke Joe Montana's record of 11 Super Bowl touchdowns.

The record was officially broken when Brady connected with Danny Amendola for a four-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, Sports Illustrated reports. Brady was in his sixth Super Bowl, and threw two touchdowns during the second quarter. Hall of Famer Montana never lost a Super Bowl, and led the San Francisco 49ers to four championships in the 1980s.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.