#Hassan. Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 Good morning! Happy post-Super Bowl Monday ... here's to hoping you were one of the smart ones who took it off in advance or were lucky enough to have the day off to nurse your hangover/food coma. Luckily for you, this newsletter takes no days off (except, uh, the two days over the weekend), so I'm here for your Super Bowl wrap-up needs. We all should have seen this coming but Tom Brady is once again a Super Bowl champion -- and a Super Bowl MVP -- as the Buccaneers soundly handled the Chiefs, 31-9, in Super Bowl LV last night. That's seven (SEVEN!) Super Bowl rings for Brady now -- meaning he personally has more rings than any franchise in the NFL. We'll get to the impact of last night's win on Brady's legacy here in a second. CBS Sports HQ We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. I agree that CBS Sports can send me the "CBS Sports HQ" newsletter. Email Address Yes, it was an impressive statement win from Brady Tampa Bay, but that means it was somewhat of a disappointing game from an entertainment and competitive standpoint (I also lost a bunch of money, but I can only blame myself there.) Here's a fun little stat that proves it was not as competitive as Super Bowls usually are: The margin of victory of the Bucs' win yesterday (22 points) is rather close to the COMBINED margin of victory of Brady's six Super Bowl wins with the Patriots (29). Let's jump into some takeaways and analysis from last night, shall we? Oh, and remember to stay hydrated this morning. Super Bowl Mondays can be tough. 📰 What you need to know 1. What No. 7 means for Tom Brady's legacy 🏆 Tom Brady was going to wear No. 7 for the Buccaneers this year before wide receiver Chris Godwin agreed to surrender the No. 12 jersey number to his new quarterback. As it turns out, Brady secured No. 7 anyway ... just in ring form. If there was any doubt, it should be gone now: Brady is unquestionably the greatest QB in the history of football. Taking it a step further: is he the greatest team sport athlete ever? Jamey Eisenberg: "The conversation surrounding Brady now goes from greatest football player of all time to possibly the greatest athlete of all time. He now has one more championship than Michael Jordan, and Brady will be compared to other great athletes in other sports throughout history. Brady didn't want to talk about that after the game. He's not worried about his legacy yet. For now, he's just about collecting trophies" Brady might have one more ring than Jordan, but Jordan still tops him in championship MVP awards (Jordan has 6 NBA Finals MVPs to Brady's five Super Bowl MVPs). Still, Brady has now won more Super Bowl MVP awards than any other quarterback has won Super Bowls. And just in case you were wondering, Brady isn't going out on top -- at least not this year. He immediately squashed all rumors of a possible retirement by saying "we're coming back" after winning last night. It seems like Rob Gronkowski, who caught two TDs in the win, will be playing football again next year as well, though he's set to become a free agent. And, for what it's worth, the legend of Brady-to-Gronkowski grew just a little bit larger last night. They team up for two touchdowns, which gave them the most scores by a duo (14) in postseason history They passed Montana-to-Rice (12) on the all-time list Gronk is also now the first player to have a reception in five different Super Bowls As a Patriots fan, it stung a little bit watching two guys I wish had retired in New England go on and find glory with someone else, but ultimately I'm glad that they were able to add to their respective legacies.
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