New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the game’s MVP, faces a throng of reporters and photographers on the field after his team’s Super Bowl XLIX victory.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the game’s MVP, faces a throng of reporters and photographers on the field after his team’s Super Bowl XLIX victory over the Seattle Seahawks, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 1, 2015. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)