ATLANTA -- One sat at his podium with a mixture of happiness and relief on his face. He’s been the boy wonder all along, even as the age ticked up with each passing year. But this time, after a trying two-plus years and with perhaps with the least amount of talent around him during this run, he finally looked his 41 years of age.
The other trudged down the bowels of Mercedes-Benz Stadium after his postgame press conference with the same determined air he’s had from the beginning, like he’s looking for the next game. He’s aged like the side of a mountain, slowly but unmistakably. He’s not quite the Old Man of the Mountain for the Patriots at age 66, but he’s just as imposing and constant.
Tom Brady. Bill Belichick. Super Bowl champions for the sixth time together after a 13-3 victory over the Rams. The most-ever titles for a player. The most-ever for a coach. Matching the Steelers for most-ever by an entire franchise.
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