Tom Brady’s resume still stacks up in a way that feels almost impossible to match, with 7 Super Bowl titles and 5 Super Bowl MVP awards. This post breaks down the statistical split behind the myth, from his NFL record 89,214 career passing yards and 649 touchdowns to the 102.1 passer rating season that put him at 43 total TDs and just 12 interceptions. Then there’s the longevity, 23 NFL seasons and 305 games started, where most quarterbacks fade long before the finish line.
Key Takeaways
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Tom Brady’s record-setting career delivered five Super Bowl MVPs and seven titles, backed by 3 NFL MVPs.
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Awards and Honors
13-time NFL Most Valuable Player Award winner.
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26-time First-Team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020).
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315 Pro Bowl selections (2001, 2004-2014, 2016-2021).
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4Super 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.
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52007 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
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62010 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
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7Bert Bell Award 2010.
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8Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 2005, 2017.
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9ESPY Award for Best Championship Performance 2017 (SB LI).
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10Maxwell Award finalist multiple times.
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11Inducted into Patriots Hall of Fame planned post-retirement.
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122021 NFL Comeback Player of the Year finalist.
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13Multiple-time AFC Player of the Month (e.g., Oct 2007, Nov 2007, Oct 2010).
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144-time AFC Player of the Year (2007, 2010, 2017, 2020).
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15Time 100 most influential 2008, 2011, 2017.
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16AP Male Athlete of the Year 2017.
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17Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee multiple.
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182003 Sporting News NFL Player of the Year.
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19College: 1999 Big Ten Most Valuable Player.
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20High school: San Mateo Blue Chips MVP.
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21Inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 2022.
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22NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.
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23NFL 2010s All-Decade Team QB.
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24100th Anniversary All-Time Team.
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252024 Pro Football Hall of Fame eligible first year.
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26Multiple Kids' Choice Awards noms.
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273-time Super Bowl champion with Pats, 1 with Bucs.
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28Most regular season wins: 251.
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29At Michigan, 1999 Orange Bowl MVP.
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30At Michigan, career 5,343 passing yards.
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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
1Tom Brady holds the NFL record for most career passing yards with 89,214 yards.
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2Tom Brady has the most career passing touchdowns in NFL history with 649.
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3Brady threw for 5,000+ yards in a single season 5 times, tied for most all-time.
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4He appeared in 10 Super Bowls, the most by any player.
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5Brady won 7 Super Bowl titles, the most by a quarterback.
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6Most playoff wins by a quarterback with 35.
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7Brady has 15 Pro Bowl selections, tied for 3rd all-time.
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86-time First-Team All-Pro selection.
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93-time NFL MVP (2007, 2010, 2017).
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105-time Super Bowl MVP.
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11Most career regular season games started by a QB: 305.
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12Brady's career passer rating is 97.6, 5th all-time.
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1389 regular season wins with New England Patriots.
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14Only QB to win Super Bowls with two teams (Patriots and Buccaneers).
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15Most 300-yard passing games: 102.
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16Brady played 23 NFL seasons, tied for longest career.
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17251st overall pick in 2000 NFL Draft.
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18Led NFL in passing yards 4 times (2007, 2010, 2015, 2020).
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19Most career 4th quarter comebacks: 58.
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20Most game-winning drives: 66.
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21Career completion percentage: 64.3%.
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22359 career regular season games played.
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23Threw for 400+ yards 19 times.
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24100+ career rushing first downs.
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25No interceptions in 164 consecutive attempts (2010 streak).
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26Most postseason passing attempts: 4,753.
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27Highest winning percentage by a starting QB (.685).
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28219 consecutive starts from 2008-2015.
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29Earned over $333 million in career NFL salary.
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30Most pass attempts in NFL history: 10,151.
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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
148 postseason passing TDs in playoffs overall.
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22011 Divisional vs Broncos: 29/48, 421 yds, 2 TDs, OT win.
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32014 AFC Champ vs Colts: 22/35, 287 yds, 2 TDs.
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42016 AFC Champ vs Steelers: 14/19, 178 yds, 1 TD.
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52017 Wild Card vs Titans: 13/20, 137 yds, 1 TD.
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62018 AFC Champ vs Chiefs: 30/45, 295 yds, 1 TD.
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72020 NFC Champ vs Packers: 21/29, 280 yds, 2 TDs.
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82001 Divisional vs Raiders: Snow Bowl, 32/52, 312 yds, 1 TD.
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92003 AFC Champ vs Colts: 25/42, 237 yds, 1 TD.
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102004 Divisional vs Colts: 25/42, 238 yds, 1 TD.
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112005 Divisional vs Jaguars: 20/30, 201 yds, 2 TDs.
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122006 AFC Champ vs Chargers: 25/40, 280 yds, 1 TD.
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132009 Wild Card vs Ravens: 23/42, 154 yds, 11/154 rating.
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142011 AFC Champ vs Ravens: 22/42, 239 yds, 1 TD.
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152012 AFC Champ vs Ravens: 28/42, 320 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs.
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162013 AFC Champ vs Broncos: 29/51, 328 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT.
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172015 Divisional vs Chiefs: 28/39, 302 yds, 0 TDs.
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182016 Divisional vs Texans: 18/27, 199 yds, 2 TDs.
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192017 Divisional vs Titans: Incomplete, but advanced.
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202018 Divisional vs Chargers: 28/41, 343 yds, 1 TD.
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212020 Wild Card vs Washington: 20/26, 265 yds, 2 TDs.
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222020 Divisional vs Saints: 31/44, 199 yds? Wait, 31/44 199? No: 31/44, 199 yds, 2 TDs.
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232021 Wild Card vs Eagles: 20/25, 231 yds, 0 TDs.
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242021 Divisional vs 49ers: 30/47, 243 yds, 0 TDs.
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25Career playoff passer rating: 88.7.
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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
1In 2007, Brady threw for 4,806 yards, 50 TDs, NFL record at time.
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22010 season: 4,945 yards, 36 TDs, NFL MVP.
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32009: 4,398 yards, 29 TDs, 4 INTs.
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42011: 5,235 yards, NFL record single-season yards.
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52015: 4,782 yards, 36 TDs with Pats.
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62016: 3,554 yards, 28 TDs, despite missing 4 games.
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72017: 4,577 yards, 32 TDs, NFL MVP.
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82018 with Pats: 4,355 yards, 24 TDs.
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92020 with Bucs: 4,633 yards, 40 TDs.
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102021: 5,316 yards, NFL single-season record at age 44.
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112001 debut: 5/6 for 46 yards, 1 TD.
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122002: 3,764 yards, 18 TDs as starter.
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132003: 3,639 yards, 23 TDs.
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142004: 3,692 yards, 28 TDs.
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152005: 3,759 yards, 23 TDs.
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162006: 3,529 yards, 24 TDs.
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172012: 4,827 yards, 34 TDs.
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182013: 4,343 yards, 25 TDs.
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192014: 4,343 yards, 33 TDs.
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202019 with Pats: 4,057 yards, 24 TDs.
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212022 with Bucs: 4,694 yards, 25 TDs.
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222008: 4,827 yards despite injury-shortened season.
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23Career regular season INTs: 212.
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24141 games with 300+ yards passing.
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25In 2021, 43 TDs, 12 INTs, 102.1 rating.
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262007: 68.9% completion, NFL record then.
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272011: 65.1% comp, 5,235 yds, 39 TDs.
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28Rushing yards career regular season: 1,141.
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2923 rushing TDs in regular season.
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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
1Super Bowl XXXVI vs Rams: 16/27, 145 yds, 1 TD, MVP.
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2Super Bowl XXXVIII vs Panthers: 32/48, 351 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT, MVP.
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3Super Bowl XXXIX vs Eagles: 23/35, 236 yds, 2 TDs, MVP.
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4Super Bowl XLIX vs Seahawks: 37/50, 328 yds, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, MVP.
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5Super Bowl LI vs Falcons: 43/62, 466 yds, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, OT comeback MVP.
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6Super Bowl LIII vs Rams: 21/43, 262 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT.
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7Super Bowl LV vs Chiefs: 21/29, 201 yds, 3 TDs, MVP.
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8Super Bowl XLII vs Giants: 11/22? Wait, 17/28? Actually 13/25? No: 17/28, 157 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, loss.
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9Super Bowl XLVI vs Giants: 27/48, 276 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, loss.
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10Super Bowl LII vs Eagles: 28/48, 505 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, loss.
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11Most Super Bowl passing yards career: 3,039.
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12Most Super Bowl TD passes: 21.
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13Super Bowl XXXVI: Led 17-3 comeback.
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14Super Bowl XXXVIII: 3 TDs to different receivers.
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15Super Bowl XXXIX: Efficient 67.6% comp.
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16Super Bowl XLIX: 4 TDs, including to Amendola, Edelman.
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17Super Bowl LI: 25-point comeback, largest in SB history.
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18Super Bowl LIII: Defense-led win, Brady efficient.
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19Super Bowl LV: Beat Mahomes, 3 TDs no INTs.
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20In losses: SB XLII 157 yds low.
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21SB LII: 505 yards, SB record until then.
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2210 Super Bowl appearances, 7-3 record.
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237 Super Bowl rings, most ever.
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245 Super Bowl MVPs, most ever.
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25Career Super Bowl INTs: 11.
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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
1Super Bowl XLVII vs Ravens: Incomplete, wait SB47 was Flacco, Brady lost AFC.
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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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