Dan Shaughnessy

Victory a validation of the Patriot way

In a wild game that had everything, the Patriots rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Seahawks.

Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork shared a moment after the Patriots? Super Bowl win.

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Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork shared a moment after the Patriots? Super Bowl win.

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Rob Gronkowski let Patriots fans touch the championship trophy after the game.

Tom Brady celebrated the Patriots? first Super Bowl win in a decade.

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Tom Brady celebrated the Patriots? first Super Bowl win in a decade.

Coach Bill Belichick and tight end Rob Gronkowski move to congratulate each other after Super Bowl XLIX.

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Coach Bill Belichick and tight end Rob Gronkowski move to congratulate each other after Super Bowl XLIX.

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Tom Brady kissed his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, after the Patriots secured the Super Bowl win.

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Boston native Mark Wahlberg celebrated the Patriots? win with Tom Brady.

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Fans celebrated outside Fenway Park in Boston after the Patriots won the Super Bowl Sunday night.

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Tom Brady put his son on top of his shoulders during the postgame celebration in Arizona.

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Tom Brady celebrated the Patriots? Super Bowl victory after the game.

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Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman helped Rob Gronkowski (center) celebrate a first-half touchdown. All three caught scoring passes in the victory.

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Patriots head coach Bill Belichick embraced his son after the game.

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Rob Gronkowski raised the Vince Lombardi Trophy as confetti fell around him.

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Tom Brady celebrated after a touchdown.

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Patriots fans at Jerry Remy?s in Fenway reacted as the Patriots secured their Super Bowl win.

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Malcolm Butler?s interception helped seal the win for the Patriots.

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Julian Edelman spiked the ball after scoring in the fourth quarter.

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Danny Amendola caught a touchdown pass in the second half.

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Tom Brady scrambled away from the Seattle defense.

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Doug Baldwin caught a touchdown pass in the second half.

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Seattle?s Steven Hauschka kicked a field goal at the start of the second half.

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Katy Perry performed during the halftime show.

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Seattle?s Chris Matthews celebrated a late second quarter touchdown.

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Rob Gronkowski caught a 22-yard touchdown pass.

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Seattle?s Marshawn Lynch scored a touchdown in the second quarter.

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Brandon LaFell scored the game?s first touchdown.

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Tom Brady walked off the field after throwing an interception.

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An energized New England team ran onto the field.

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Tom Brady and the Patriots took to the field before the game.

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Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick shook hands before the game.

Patriots victory parade to be held in Boston Tuesday

The celebration, which kicks off at 11 a.m., will start at the Prudential Center and end at City Hall.

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The undrafted rookie made the biggest play of his young life.

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The Seahawks? cornerback initiated the postgame handshake.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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One of the best Super Bowls ever was won by the best quarterback ever.

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The Seattle coaches and quarterback Russell Wilson took the blame after an intercepted pass at the goal line ended their chances.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_sb7_spts.jpg A glimpse into the Patriots? Super Bowl celebration

Astonishment mixed with elation as the Patriots celebrated their Super Bowl victory Sunday in Arizona.

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Nationwide?s somber commercial about children and preventable accidents was widely derided on Twitter as depressing.

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Pop star Katy Perry performed Sunday at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show with singer Lenny Kravitz and special guest Missy Elliott.

More Super Bowl coverage

Storm bringing ?blizzard-like conditions?

(From left to right) Shirley Jean, Mike Jackson and his wife Cay Jackson attempted to move their stuck car in South Boston.

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MBTA trains were operating but ?experiencing delays,? and some flights were being canceled at Logan.

Obama sends record $4 trillion budget to Congress

President Obama?s plan would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/FINAL01.jpg Why is it difficult to make friends after 30?

A study found friendship networks peak and start to decrease by the end of a person?s 20s.

The Big Picture

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Super Bowl XLIX

The New England Patriots battled the Seattle Seahawks in America?s premiere sporting event.

Opinion

James Carroll

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-1107.png Facing our mortality

Humans spend a lot of energy attempting to not know what we know very well.