Brady again has MVP performance

For the second time in three years he guided the Patriotson the winning drive.
HOUSTON (AP) -- No matter the challenge, no matter the score, Tom Brady delivers.
The New England quarterback did it again Sunday, throwing for 354 yards and three touchdowns in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
He's now played in two championship games in three years and led winning drives in the final moments both times. Adam Vinatieri may have kicked field goals to win each, but make no mistake, Brady was the reason Vinatieri got the chance.
That's how you win MVP awards.
"I can't say enough about Brady as for his management of the team," coach Bill Belichick said.
"He wins games. What more can you ask for?" receiver Troy Brown added.
Record speaks for itself
Brady's overall record is 40-12. He's 26-4 in games played after Nov. 1 and 6-0 in the postseason. He joined Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw as a two-time Super Bowl MVP. Only Joe Montana, with three, has more.
"I think there is confidence that we can win anything," Brady said. "We realized we had done it so many times this year. We knew we could come up with the plays."
Particularly that Brady would come up with the plays. He had added incentive after he threw a critical interception in the Carolina end zone that the Panthers turned into the go-ahead touchdown.
"We were up five," he said. "I just didn't make the best throw. We fought back from that and went down and scored."
He put the Patriots ahead 29-22 with a 1-yard touchdown pass to linebacker Mike Vrabel, of all people. After Carolina rallied again to tie it, Brady engineered a 37-yard drive in the final minute. His 17-yard completion to Deion Branch on third down -- against a shockingly soft defensive alignment -- set up Vinatieri's 41-yard field goal with four seconds remaining.
Record performance
Brady completed a Super Bowl-record 32 of 48 passes, with 5-yard touchdown throws to Branch and David Givens. It was a more masterly performance than in 2002, when Brady, then a first-year starter, helped New England upset St. Louis 20-17. Vinatieri also won that game on a late field goal, from 48 yards.
"Tom did it again, he's amazing," said Vinatieri. "This supporting cast did it again and gave me a chance."
And just as against the Rams, Brady made clutch throws throughout the final quarter in taking New England to its 15th straight victory.
"I don't know how I do it," he said with a laugh. "We just were trying to keep our poise. You realize in games like this you've got to play for 60 minutes. We made enough plays toward the end to win it. ... That's what happens in Super Bowls."
Particularly for Brady and the Pats.
With Carolina ahead 22-21, Brady went 6-for-8 on a 68-yard drive. He converted two third downs on the series with perfect passes, then found Vrabel in the front of the end zone.
Game winning drive
After Delhomme brought back Carolina again and the first overtime in Super Bowl history loomed, New England got a break. John Kasay's kickoff sailed out of bounds, giving the Patriots the ball at their 40 with 1:08 remaining.
Brady had two 13-yard completions to Troy Brown, leading to the 17-yarder to Branch when the Panthers played a conservative defense.
"Deion ran a great route, I laid it up for him, and it gave us enough time for Adam to run on the field," he said.
By now, it seems inevitable that Brady will produce such heroics.
"In this day in the NFL," offensive coordinator Charlie Weis said, "who else would you want throwing the ball? I'll take Tom Brady 10 times out of 10."