New England Patriots win the Super Bowl 28-24

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The New England Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24. They are the sixth NFL franchise to win four Super Bowls, and it was also the fourth Super Bowl victory for Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, who was named Super Bowl MVP for the third time.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.