What Does GOAT Stand For? Tom Brady's Fifth Super Bowl Ring Earns Him Moniker

New England Patriots superstar Tom Brady woke up Monday with five Super Bowl victories to his name, the most of any quarterback in NFL history.

The Patriots pulled off a stunning comeback against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday night, leading many fans and experts, some perhaps begrudgingly, calling Brady "the GOAT." The phrase stands for "Greatest Of All-Time," which always sparks plenty of debate.

Brady is certainly among the best quarterbacks of all-time, a list that also usually includes Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, John Elway, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning, among others. It's hard to argue against Brady's resume at this point. He's won five Lombardi trophies, four Super Bowl MVP awards, pulled off the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history and has eye-popping career stats.

After the win, news outlets from the Chicago Tribune to Fox Sports were proclaiming Brady had sealed his GOAT status. Countless current and former NFL players said the same. Even NBA superstar LeBron James made his view known, tweeting, "Brady=GOAT. CONGRATS brother!!"

"That should shut up all the doubters about who the greatest QB of all time is!! Congrats to patriot nation #tommieboy!," former teammate Vince Wilfork posted on Twitter.

The Patriots trailed 28-3 in the third quarter but somehow scrapped their way back to a tie game before winning Super Bowl 51 in overtime. It was the first time a team had come back by a deficit of more than 10 points in a Super Bowl. Along the way, Brady threw for 466 yards, a Super Bowl record. He now owns 10 different Super Bowl records. It was a fitting win for Brady, a sixth-round draft pick who was never expected to have a career like he has.

"Tom's had a lot of great games," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "And this was another one."