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Tom Brady already has built an impressive Super Bowl legacy, but his bid to match the accomplishments of the game's all-time greats was snuffed out by the New York Giants - again.

Brady came up short in his bid to join Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana as the only four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks when the New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI.

It was a repeat of Super Bowl XLII, when the Giants derailed New England's run at the first 19-0 season in history with a stunning 17-14 upset.

“We came up short,” Brady said. “We just didn't make enough plays."

During one magnificent stretch, Brady seemed to be making all the plays. He completed 16 consecutive passes to eclipse the Super Bowl record of 13 straight held by Joe Montana, his boyhood idol.

That followed a rocky start when Brady was penalized for intentional grounding while in the end zone, giving the Giants a safety. Brady heaved the ball well down the middle of the field with Justin Tuck bearing down on him.

“It’s a referee's judgment call," Brady said. "I; was looking down the field and Tuck, I think, was coming to get me. I tried to get rid of it and the ref made the call."

Brady rebounded by leading the Patriots on a 96-yard touchdown drive right before the half, tying the Super Bowl record for the longest in history. He connected on all 10 of his passes to give the Patriots a 10-9 lead heading into halftime.

The Patriots also scored on their opening drive of the second half to build a 17-9 lead on Brady's TD pass to Aaron Hernandez, but those were the last points they would manage.

The turning point for Brady and New England came when he was sacked by Tuck with just over six minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Brady appeared to hurt his left shoulder on the play and doctors quickly attended to him on the sideline. He had completed 20 of 24 passes to that point but connected only 7 of 17 attempts thereafter.