ATLANTA — Finally, at the end of Super Bore LIII, a game they could have played with leather helmets, here came Tom Brady.

For most of the night, old Wade Phillips had turned Tom Brady into an old GOAT.

But here the old GOAT awakened from his slumber with a vengeance.

Because it was the fourth quarter and there was less than 10 minutes left and this is when Brady can smell the Lombardi Trophy in the building, this is when he remembers how to be the GOAT, when his team is in its most desperate hour and needs him the most.

Brady had found his next buddy, Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, over and over and over again, 10 times for 141 yards, eight times for first downs, and no one else.

Because two GOATS are better than one, Brady was still alive because Jared Goff — Jared Off — and Sean McVay — were no match for Bill Belichick.

Brady took over at his 25 and threw a perfect lob to his right over Samson Ebukan for Rob Gronkowski for 18 yards.

Soon he led Gronkowski perfectly past Cory Littleton and old Gronk, playing perhaps his final game, made a diving catch at the 2 and Gisele was going crazy upstairs and Sony Michel was in the end zone on the next play and Goff was intercepted by Stephon Gilmore at the New England 4 and Brady, a 13-3 winner, captured his sixth Super Bowl championship at what sounded to him like Gillette Stadium.

“It couldn’t be a better night,” Brady said to Jim Gray.

A sixth championship that lifts his legacy into the rare air where none other than Michael Jordan has soared. Heir Brady.

“He is the best, man. There’s nobody like MJ,” Brady said. “I looked up to him and I still do.”

The Joy of Six championships for Brady, and for Belichick as well.

Oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, oldest coach to win one.

“They counted us out,” Belichick said, “but we’re still here.”

Brady kissed his mother on the field and hugged other family members.

Then he hoisted the Lombardi Trophy with his beaming daughter, Vivian, in his arm.

“I’m beyond blessed,” Brady said.

For so much of the night, Brady needed help, Phillips was in his head, Aaron Donald was in his face.

For so much of the night, it was Belichick keeping Brady alive.

And Edelman, who missed the Super Bowl LII loss to the Eagles last year with a torn ACL.

Edelman, who missed the first-four games of this season because of a PED suspension.

Edelman, whose double-clutch, fingertip catch during the Patriots’ comeback victory over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI is New England’s David Tyree.

Edelman, who caught the game-winning TD pass in Super Bowl XLIX against the Seahawks after getting knocked woozy by Kam Chancellor.

“Unbelievable teammate,” Brady said. “World champs again.”

Belichick rattled Goff, 0-for-his-first-8 in third-down spots, noticed Brandin Cooks waving his arms in the back of the end zone a tad late and Jason McCourty was able to race back and knock what would have been a touchdown out of his hands just before the Rams tied it 3-3.

Brady had walked off the field at halftime with Edelman as frustrated as he has ever been in a Super Bowl.

Brady was controlling the clock, but Phillips was controlling Brady.

The Rams were bending early, but not breaking, with Donald wreaking havoc.

Phillips was winning the chess match early with Brady, forcing him to burn two timeouts on his second possession.

Brady’s first pass, for Chris Hogan, was deflected by Nikell Robey-Coleman and intercepted by Littleton at the Rams 27.

“They had a good plan for us,” Brady said.

Not against Brady when it counted.

“Six weeks ago no one thought we’d be doing this except us,” Brady said.

No changing of the guard.

“We got a lot of people with a lot of chips on our shoulder in our locker room,” Brady said.

None more than him.

No death of a dynasty.

No millennials over perennials.

“When I’m done, I’m done,” Brady said. “I’ll never have a chance to do anything like this again.”

Life Begins at 41 for Tom Brady.