New England Patriots

Massachusetts couple names son born during Super Bowl Brady

Published Feb. 7, 2017 10:19 a.m. ET

FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts couple whose son was born right before the Patriots 25-point comeback in the Super Bowl has named the newborn ''Brady.''

Sean Gaffney tells the Cape Cod Times (http://bit.ly/2jYkRXz ) he decided if the Plymouth couple's fourth child was born the Patriots would erase their 28-3 deficit.

The 7.7-pound baby boy was born at 8:49 p.m. Sunday, and mom Colleen says ''Literally, right after he was born, they came back.'' The Patriots rallied for a 34-28 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Their son was named after Patriots quarterback and game MVP Tom Brady.

Brady has an older brother and two older sisters, including 6-year-old Quinn, named after dad's favorite Notre Dame quarterback, Brady Quinn. The family dog is named Rudy, after inspirational Notre Dame walk-on Daniel ''Rudy'' Ruettiger.

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This story has been corrected to show that the Gaffney family is from Plymouth, not Falmouth.

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Information from: Cape Cod (Mass.) Times, http://www.capecodtimes.com