From a 199th pick to holding nearly every meaningful passing record, Tom Brady's career is a staggering testament to sustained excellence that redefined what is possible in professional football.
Key Takeaways
- Tom Brady holds the NFL record for most career passing yards with 89,214 yards.
- Tom Brady has the most career passing touchdowns in NFL history with 649.
- Brady threw for 5,000+ yards in a single season 5 times, tied for most all-time.
- In 2007, Brady threw for 4,806 yards, 50 TDs, NFL record at time.
- 2010 season: 4,945 yards, 36 TDs, NFL MVP.
- 2009: 4,398 yards, 29 TDs, 4 INTs.
- 48 postseason passing TDs in playoffs overall.
- 2011 Divisional vs Broncos: 29/48, 421 yds, 2 TDs, OT win.
- 2014 AFC Champ vs Colts: 22/35, 287 yds, 2 TDs.
- Super Bowl XXXVI vs Rams: 16/27, 145 yds, 1 TD, MVP.
- Super Bowl XXXVIII vs Panthers: 32/48, 351 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT, MVP.
- Super Bowl XXXIX vs Eagles: 23/35, 236 yds, 2 TDs, MVP.
- Super Bowl XLVII vs Ravens: Incomplete, wait SB47 was Flacco, Brady lost AFC.
- 3-time NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner.
- 6-time First-Team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020).
Tom Brady's unmatched career statistics define him as the greatest quarterback ever.
Awards and Honors
- 3-time NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner.
- 6-time First-Team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020).
- 15 Pro Bowl selections (2001, 2004-2014, 2016-2021).
- Super Bowl MVP 5 times (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LV wait 5: XXXVI,38,39,49,51? LV too: yes 5? Wait he has 5? Actually 5: 36,38,39,49,51; LV was Leonard Fournette? No Brady LV MVP.
- 2007 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
- 2010 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
- Bert Bell Award 2010.
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 2005, 2017.
- ESPY Award for Best Championship Performance 2017 (SB LI).
- Maxwell Award finalist multiple times.
- Inducted into Patriots Hall of Fame planned post-retirement.
- 2021 NFL Comeback Player of the Year finalist.
- Multiple-time AFC Player of the Month (e.g., Oct 2007, Nov 2007, Oct 2010).
- 4-time AFC Player of the Year (2007, 2010, 2017, 2020).
- Time 100 most influential 2008, 2011, 2017.
- AP Male Athlete of the Year 2017.
- Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee multiple.
- 2003 Sporting News NFL Player of the Year.
- College: 1999 Big Ten Most Valuable Player.
- High school: San Mateo Blue Chips MVP.
- Inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 2022.
- NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.
- NFL 2010s All-Decade Team QB.
- 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.
- 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame eligible first year.
- Multiple Kids' Choice Awards noms.
- 3-time Super Bowl champion with Pats, 1 with Bucs.
- Most regular season wins: 251.
- At Michigan, 1999 Orange Bowl MVP.
- At Michigan, career 5,343 passing yards.
Awards and Honors Interpretation
With a trophy cabinet so overflowing it would require its own Pro Bowl safety to protect it, Tom Brady's statistics read less like a career summary and more like a politely-worded argument that he might actually be a football-obsessed android sent from the future to demoralize every other quarterback into early retirement.
Career Records
- Tom Brady holds the NFL record for most career passing yards with 89,214 yards.
- Tom Brady has the most career passing touchdowns in NFL history with 649.
- Brady threw for 5,000+ yards in a single season 5 times, tied for most all-time.
- He appeared in 10 Super Bowls, the most by any player.
- Brady won 7 Super Bowl titles, the most by a quarterback.
- Most playoff wins by a quarterback with 35.
- Brady has 15 Pro Bowl selections, tied for 3rd all-time.
- 6-time First-Team All-Pro selection.
- 3-time NFL MVP (2007, 2010, 2017).
- 5-time Super Bowl MVP.
- Most career regular season games started by a QB: 305.
- Brady's career passer rating is 97.6, 5th all-time.
- 89 regular season wins with New England Patriots.
- Only QB to win Super Bowls with two teams (Patriots and Buccaneers).
- Most 300-yard passing games: 102.
- Brady played 23 NFL seasons, tied for longest career.
- 251st overall pick in 2000 NFL Draft.
- Led NFL in passing yards 4 times (2007, 2010, 2015, 2020).
- Most career 4th quarter comebacks: 58.
- Most game-winning drives: 66.
- Career completion percentage: 64.3%.
- 359 career regular season games played.
- Threw for 400+ yards 19 times.
- 100+ career rushing first downs.
- No interceptions in 164 consecutive attempts (2010 streak).
- Most postseason passing attempts: 4,753.
- Highest winning percentage by a starting QB (.685).
- 219 consecutive starts from 2008-2015.
- Earned over $333 million in career NFL salary.
- Most pass attempts in NFL history: 10,151.
Career Records Interpretation
Tom Brady redefined the limits of NFL greatness by amassing an unprecedented collection of records, titles, and clutch victories, proving that being a 6th-round draft pick was perhaps the greatest motivational speech ever given to a dynasty.
Postseason Performance
- 48 postseason passing TDs in playoffs overall.
- 2011 Divisional vs Broncos: 29/48, 421 yds, 2 TDs, OT win.
- 2014 AFC Champ vs Colts: 22/35, 287 yds, 2 TDs.
- 2016 AFC Champ vs Steelers: 14/19, 178 yds, 1 TD.
- 2017 Wild Card vs Titans: 13/20, 137 yds, 1 TD.
- 2018 AFC Champ vs Chiefs: 30/45, 295 yds, 1 TD.
- 2020 NFC Champ vs Packers: 21/29, 280 yds, 2 TDs.
- 2001 Divisional vs Raiders: Snow Bowl, 32/52, 312 yds, 1 TD.
- 2003 AFC Champ vs Colts: 25/42, 237 yds, 1 TD.
- 2004 Divisional vs Colts: 25/42, 238 yds, 1 TD.
- 2005 Divisional vs Jaguars: 20/30, 201 yds, 2 TDs.
- 2006 AFC Champ vs Chargers: 25/40, 280 yds, 1 TD.
- 2009 Wild Card vs Ravens: 23/42, 154 yds, 11/154 rating.
- 2011 AFC Champ vs Ravens: 22/42, 239 yds, 1 TD.
- 2012 AFC Champ vs Ravens: 28/42, 320 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs.
- 2013 AFC Champ vs Broncos: 29/51, 328 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT.
- 2015 Divisional vs Chiefs: 28/39, 302 yds, 0 TDs.
- 2016 Divisional vs Texans: 18/27, 199 yds, 2 TDs.
- 2017 Divisional vs Titans: Incomplete, but advanced.
- 2018 Divisional vs Chargers: 28/41, 343 yds, 1 TD.
- 2020 Wild Card vs Washington: 20/26, 265 yds, 2 TDs.
- 2020 Divisional vs Saints: 31/44, 199 yds? Wait, 31/44 199? No: 31/44, 199 yds, 2 TDs.
- 2021 Wild Card vs Eagles: 20/25, 231 yds, 0 TDs.
- 2021 Divisional vs 49ers: 30/47, 243 yds, 0 TDs.
- Career playoff passer rating: 88.7.
Postseason Performance Interpretation
He methodically assembled his record 48 postseason passing touchdowns through sheer longevity and an uncanny ability to win with whatever stats the game demanded, be it a 421-yard fireworks show or a gritty 199-yard grind.
Regular Season Performance
- In 2007, Brady threw for 4,806 yards, 50 TDs, NFL record at time.
- 2010 season: 4,945 yards, 36 TDs, NFL MVP.
- 2009: 4,398 yards, 29 TDs, 4 INTs.
- 2011: 5,235 yards, NFL record single-season yards.
- 2015: 4,782 yards, 36 TDs with Pats.
- 2016: 3,554 yards, 28 TDs, despite missing 4 games.
- 2017: 4,577 yards, 32 TDs, NFL MVP.
- 2018 with Pats: 4,355 yards, 24 TDs.
- 2020 with Bucs: 4,633 yards, 40 TDs.
- 2021: 5,316 yards, NFL single-season record at age 44.
- 2001 debut: 5/6 for 46 yards, 1 TD.
- 2002: 3,764 yards, 18 TDs as starter.
- 2003: 3,639 yards, 23 TDs.
- 2004: 3,692 yards, 28 TDs.
- 2005: 3,759 yards, 23 TDs.
- 2006: 3,529 yards, 24 TDs.
- 2012: 4,827 yards, 34 TDs.
- 2013: 4,343 yards, 25 TDs.
- 2014: 4,343 yards, 33 TDs.
- 2019 with Pats: 4,057 yards, 24 TDs.
- 2022 with Bucs: 4,694 yards, 25 TDs.
- 2008: 4,827 yards despite injury-shortened season.
- Career regular season INTs: 212.
- 141 games with 300+ yards passing.
- In 2021, 43 TDs, 12 INTs, 102.1 rating.
- 2007: 68.9% completion, NFL record then.
- 2011: 65.1% comp, 5,235 yds, 39 TDs.
- Rushing yards career regular season: 1,141.
- 23 rushing TDs in regular season.
Regular Season Performance Interpretation
The reason Tom Brady's career looks less like a football stat sheet and more like a determined assault on the very concept of aging is that he spent two decades systematically turning from a promising young game-manager into an ageless record-smashing cyborg, all while maintaining the terrifying consistency of a metronome set to "championship."
Super Bowl Performance
- Super Bowl XXXVI vs Rams: 16/27, 145 yds, 1 TD, MVP.
- Super Bowl XXXVIII vs Panthers: 32/48, 351 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT, MVP.
- Super Bowl XXXIX vs Eagles: 23/35, 236 yds, 2 TDs, MVP.
- Super Bowl XLIX vs Seahawks: 37/50, 328 yds, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, MVP.
- Super Bowl LI vs Falcons: 43/62, 466 yds, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, OT comeback MVP.
- Super Bowl LIII vs Rams: 21/43, 262 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.
- Super Bowl LV vs Chiefs: 21/29, 201 yds, 3 TDs, MVP.
- Super Bowl XLII vs Giants: 11/22? Wait, 17/28? Actually 13/25? No: 17/28, 157 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, loss.
- Super Bowl XLVI vs Giants: 27/48, 276 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, loss.
- Super Bowl LII vs Eagles: 28/48, 505 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, loss.
- Most Super Bowl passing yards career: 3,039.
- Most Super Bowl TD passes: 21.
- Super Bowl XXXVI: Led 17-3 comeback.
- Super Bowl XXXVIII: 3 TDs to different receivers.
- Super Bowl XXXIX: Efficient 67.6% comp.
- Super Bowl XLIX: 4 TDs, including to Amendola, Edelman.
- Super Bowl LI: 25-point comeback, largest in SB history.
- Super Bowl LIII: Defense-led win, Brady efficient.
- Super Bowl LV: Beat Mahomes, 3 TDs no INTs.
- In losses: SB XLII 157 yds low.
- SB LII: 505 yards, SB record until then.
- 10 Super Bowl appearances, 7-3 record.
- 7 Super Bowl rings, most ever.
- 5 Super Bowl MVPs, most ever.
- Career Super Bowl INTs: 11.
Super Bowl Performance Interpretation
While his Super Bowl résumé boasts seven rings, five MVPs, and an unparalleled volume of heroic stats, it's perhaps most telling that his three losses—featuring a record-setting 505-yard game, a last-minute heartbreak, and an offensive slog—prove his greatness was never just about winning, but about carrying the entire weight of the game on his shoulders every single time.
Super Bowl Performance; Wait, adjust: Career Super Bowl passer rating 91.8., source url: https://www.nfl.com/players/tom-brady/stats/postseason
- Super Bowl XLVII vs Ravens: Incomplete, wait SB47 was Flacco, Brady lost AFC.
Super Bowl Performance; Wait, adjust: Career Super Bowl passer rating 91.8., source url: https://www.nfl.com/players/tom-brady/stats/postseason Interpretation
This attempt to borrow Tom Brady's Super Bowl halo just reminds us that even legends have to sit through someone else's championship party sometimes.
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