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Plays, calls in last 2:02 added up for Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX

Malcolm Butler falls to the turf after his interception that gave the Patriots the win Sunday.

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A close look at the drama, strategy, and decisions in perhaps the greatest finish in Super Bowl history.

Most casual Patriots fans really didn?t know who Malcolm Butler was before Sunday night.

KEVIN CULLEN

Malcolm Butler, patron saint of second chances

Like Dave Roberts, the undrafted Patriots rookie will never buy a beer in this town again.

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick after defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick are NFL?s super couple

Sunday?s win saw Brady and Belichick join the elite group of quarterbacks and coaches who have won four Super Bowls.

02/02/2015 FOXBOROUGH, MA Fans surrounded Chandler Jones (cq) as the Patriots returned to Gillette Stadium (cq) in Foxborough to clean out their lockers after winning the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks in Arizona. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Fans greet Patriots in Foxborough

Players thanked the hundreds of fans who came out to meet the team buses at Gillette Stadium after the Patriots arrived from Logan airport.

Proctor & Gamble turned the taunt ?You run like a girl? on its head and was praised for its empowering theme.

Super Bowl ads were serious business

A number of companies ditched the usual formula of laughs and visual pyrotechnics in favor of dead-serious commercials that went straight for the heart.

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Darrelle Revis #24 of the New England Patriots talks to the media after defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 to win Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Patriots secondary showed its ability against Seahawks

Darrelle Revis and Co. demonstrated that they are at least as talented as Seattle?s vaunted ?Legion of Boom.?

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Shirley Jean helped Mike Jackson and his wife Cay Jackson as they tried to move their car on Old Colony Boulevard in Boston.

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Snow strains records and region?s patience

Boston recorded at least 15.9 inches, part of the snowiest seven days in more than a century.

Drivers crawling along on the Mass. Turnpike in Newton coped with low visibility on Monday.

Weather brings delays and frustrations for MBTA riders

The weather delayed nearly every MBTA line Monday evening, including a Red Line train that was stranded for about two hours.

Residents across Boston use an array of items as parking savers after a snowstorm

Parking space savers put to test

What happens when a native New Yorker goes against the Boston grain by removing space savers and parking where she wants?

Plows moved quickly along Boylston Street on Boston on Monday as crews sought to keep pace with the second big snowstorm in a week.

Website lets residents zero in on snow facts

Snowstats.boston.gov provides residents a firsthand look at the city?s street clearing efforts.

Forecasts could help officials and individuals alike make important, life-saving health decisions, researchers say.

Forecasts may soon predict flu patterns

Researchers are devising ways to predict the yearly influenza season, using techniques similar to weather forecasting.

Number of highly paid state workers surges

The number of state employees who were paid more than $100,000 last year rose by 16 percent from the year before.

Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

Emotional support animals have some uneasy

A range of emotional support animals is providing aid to people in an array of places, and that can mean confusion and chaos for others.

The Big Picture

Glendale, AZ - 2-1-15 - Super Bowl XLIX - NE Patriots - Seattle Seahawks - Patriot quarterback Tom Brady throws under pressure in the 3rd quarter. (Stan Grossfeld / Globe staff)

The Boston Globe

Super Bowl XLIX

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