The win was also the fifth championship takeaway for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who has been with the team since 2000. The team has won the Super Bowl five times, with championship wins in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015 and 2017.
But Tom Brady isn't the first football player to earn that many championship wins in a career.
Charles Haley, whose football career spanned from 1986 to 1999, earned a number of accolades throughout his time playing for the San Francisco 49ers (1986–1991, 1998-1999) and the Dallas Cowboys (1992–1996).
Twenty-one years later, Brady earned his fifth over a 17-season period.
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Haley, 53, congratulated Brady via Twitter on Monday and encouraged Brady to beat the record.
"Congrats to #tombrady," Haley wrote. "Welcome to the 5x Club. Now go get that 6th one."
Congrats to Tom Brady & @Patriots for an amazing run to #SuperBowl - Tom, I hope you can join me in the 5 Super Bowl Ring Club, I'm lonely!
— Charles Haley (@CharlesHaleyHoF) January 23, 2017
Congrats to #tombrady Welcome to the 5x Club. Now go get that 6th one. @Patriots @SuperBowl @NFL
— Charles Haley (@CharlesHaleyHoF) February 7, 2017
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