Brady has been a starter for 15 seasons, and during that time, he has led the New England Patriots to eight Super Bowl appearances. The last five seasons have been the most successful period of his career, as Brady has won three MVP awards.
He was drafted by the Patriots in 1998 out of Michigan State. In his first season, he helped the team win its first title in 2001 with 16 wins. Since then, he has been one of the best quarterbacks in the league, winning another four titles with New England.
After the 2009 season, Brady refused to sign with the Chicago Bears, who had the first pick in the draft. Instead, he returned home to Massachusetts where he signed with the Patriots again. This time, he got a contract extension until 2017.
During his career, Brady has beaten many great players including Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, and Joe Montana. He is considered by many to be the greatest quarterback of all time.
Brady announced his retirement on April 23, 2017 after losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game. He finished his career with 508 victories, which is the most of any quarterback in NFL history.
Brady has a regular-season record of 230-69 and a postseason record of 34-11 in 45 outings. Brady's regular-season and postseason records versus each NFL organization are broken down here, along with a few amusing tidbits about some of his most memorable matches.
The stats don't tell the whole story, but they're still pretty impressive. Brady has only been beaten by Peyton Manning (2011) and Aaron Rodgers (2014) during their time together at their respective positions. Both losses were close games, too, so it isn't as if either opponent was just blowing him away all game long.
Manning beat Brady twice during their three-year stint together with the New England Patriots, including the first matchup between them. The Indianapolis Colts won both matchups 1 p.m. Eastern time games that took place within the season. In fact, there have only been eight other times since the merger when one team has beaten the other three times during the season. Five of those instances ended in a win for the visiting team.
Rodgers has beaten out Brady for the MVP award two years in a row now. It's definitely a strong case to be made for Rodgers, who has more total touchdowns (57 to 49), less interceptions (9 to 25), and a better completion percentage (62.5 to 56.7).
His first 20 seasons with the Patriots were also the most for an NFL quarterback with a single team. Brady has never had a losing season as a starter and has only missed the playoffs once, in 2002, when he started all 16 regular-season games for the first time. Brady led the Patriots to 17 AFC East titles during his tenure with the organization.
He is one of only four quarterbacks in NFL history to win a Super Bowl before he was 30 years old (the others are Joe Montana, Roger Staubach, and Dan Marino). He's also one of three men who have won multiple MVP awards (Brady, Drew Brees).
Brady is one of the greatest players in NFL history and it's not even close. He's been voted to 11 Pro Bowls and is the Patriots' all-time leader in almost every meaningful passing statistic there is - including career yards, touchdowns, wins, and losses.
In 2004, Brady became just the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 200 victories. He's still going strong after two decades in the league.
It's safe to say that Brady has never been anywhere near bad luck. He's been involved in some terrible accidents but has always managed to come out on the other side unharmed. It's hard to imagine him missing the postseason soon.
However, it's possible to miss the playoffs despite having good fortune along the way.
Brady, who won his first Super Bowl at the age of 24, has been in nine Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, winning six of them (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, and LIII). The last two titles have come at the age of 37 and 38.
He is the youngest player ever to win three NFL MVP awards. The average age of the other three winners was 28.8 years old.
Brady is also one of only four quarterbacks in NFL history to lead their team to victory in every game they've played during a regular season and a Super Bowl. The others are Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, and Ben Roethlisberger.
Brady has also become the second-youngest quarterback after John Elway to start and finish a career as a single-season leader in passing yards (4,573 in 2007). The other one is Daunte Culpepper who did it at the age of 26 in 2001.
Elway led his team to the playoffs each year he played, except for 1996 when he was out due to injury. He was able to win the MVP award that year despite losing 16 games over two seasons.
Brady's regular-season and postseason records versus each NFL organization are broken down here, along with a few amusing tidbits about some of his most memorable matches. Brady has only played twice versus the Cardinals, the fewest games he has played against any NFL team other than the Patriots.
Brady threw 32 of 42 throws for 384 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions against the Steelers. The victory handed Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick a record seventh conference title as a quarterback-head coach duo, as well as an NFL record ninth Super Bowl berth.
Brady has a regular-season record of 230-69 and a postseason record of 34-11 in 45 outings. Brady's regular-season and postseason records versus each NFL organization are broken down here, along with a few amusing tidbits about some of his most memorable matches.
Brady's regular-season and postseason records versus each NFL organization are broken down here, along with a few amusing tidbits about some of his most memorable matches. Brady has only played twice versus the Cardinals, the fewest games he has played against any NFL team other than the Patriots.
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