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Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback and current sports broadcaster who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and was a central contributor to the franchise's dynasty from 2001 to 2019. In his final three seasons, he was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time.
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Born: | San Mateo, California, U.S. | August 3, 1977||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Junípero Serra (San Mateo, California) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Michigan (1995–1999) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 6 / pick: 199 | ||||||||||||||
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After playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines, Brady was selected 199th overall by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, later earning him a reputation as the NFL's biggest draft steal. He became the starting quarterback during his second season, which saw the Patriots win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVI. As the team's primary starter for 18 seasons, Brady led the Patriots to 17 division titles (including 11 consecutive from 2009 to 2019), 13 AFC Championship Games (including eight consecutive from 2011 to 2018), nine Super Bowl appearances, and six Super Bowl titles, all NFL records for a player and franchise. He joined the Buccaneers in 2020 and won Super Bowl LV, extending his individual records to 10 Super Bowl appearances and seven victories. In 2024, Brady became the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox and a partial owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Brady holds many major quarterback records, including most career passing yards, completions, touchdown passes, and games started. He is the NFL leader in career quarterback wins, quarterback regular season wins, quarterback playoff wins, and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, and the only Super Bowl MVP for two different franchises. Additional accolades held by Brady include the most Pro Bowl selections and the first unanimous NFL MVP. The only quarterback to win a Super Bowl in three separate decades, Brady is also noted for the longevity of his success. He was the oldest NFL MVP at age 40, the oldest Super Bowl MVP at age 43, and the oldest quarterback selected to the Pro Bowl at age 44. Brady is the only NFL quarterback named to two all-decade teams (2000s and 2010s) and was unanimously named to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.
Early life
Brady was born in San Mateo, California, on August 3, 1977, the only son and fourth child of Galynn Patricia (née Johnson) and Thomas Brady Sr. Brady was raised as a Catholic. His mother has Swedish, Norwegian, German, and Polish ancestry, while his father is of Irish descent. Brady has said that his father is 100% Irish.
In the 1980s, Brady regularly attended San Francisco 49ers games at Candlestick Park, where he was a fan of quarterback Joe Montana; Brady has called Montana his idol and one of his inspirations. At age four, Brady attended the 1981 NFC Championship, against the Dallas Cowboys, in which Montana threw "The Catch" to Dwight Clark. As a child, Brady attended football camp at the College of San Mateo, where he was taught to throw the football by camp counselor and future NFL/AFL quarterback Tony Graziani. Despite the rivalry between the two teams, Brady grew up as a Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics fan.
Brady attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, where he graduated in 1995. He played football, basketball, and baseball in high school. He played against Bellarmine College Preparatory rival Pat Burrell in both football and baseball. Brady began his football career as the backup quarterback on the Padres junior varsity team. At first, Brady was not good enough to start on the 0–8 junior varsity team, which had not scored a touchdown all year. Brady ascended to the starting position when the starting quarterback was injured. He became the varsity starter in his junior year and held the position until he graduated. By Brady's senior year, he was striving to be noticed by college coaches. He created highlight tapes and sent them to schools he considered attending. This led to strong interest from many football programs.
The process of recruiting was much different during Brady's time when athletes' rankings were not as prominent. In terms of recruiting in the 2000s, Brady would have been considered a three or four-star recruit. He was a highly rated prospect. Brady was also on Blue Chip Illustrated as well as a Prep Football Report All-American selection. After his recruiting process, he narrowed his list to five schools. "Probably the ones that we did hear from and ultimately pared the list to were Cal–Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Michigan and Illinois," his father said. As a Cal-Berkeley fan, his father hoped that Brady would attend the nearby school, where Brady was a silent commit, and that he would be able to watch his son play.
Brady was also known as a great baseball player in high school. He was a left-handed-batting catcher with power. His skills impressed MLB scouts, and he was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos, after the team brought Brady to Candlestick Park to work out with players, a very unusual decision. The Expos projected Brady as a potential All-Star, with then-GM Kevin Malone claiming that he had the potential to be "one of the greatest catchers ever". The team offered him money typical of that offered to a late second-round or early third-round pick, but Brady was recruited by Michigan football assistant Bill Harris, signing to play for the University of Michigan in 1995. Brady would become the last active athlete drafted by the Expos. He finished his high school football career by completing 236 of 447 passes for 3,702 yards and 31 touchdowns. Brady also won All-State and All-Far West honors and the team's Most Valuable Player Award.
During summer 1998 and 1999, Brady was an intern at Merrill Lynch. He was inducted into the Junípero Serra High School Hall of Fame in 2003. When Brady visited the school in 2012, two weeks after Super Bowl XLVI, administrators announced that they named the football stadium Brady Family Stadium.
College career

Brady played college football at the University of Michigan for the Wolverines from 1995 to 1999. After redshirting in 1995, Brady spent the next two years as a backup quarterback, while teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese led the 1997 Wolverines to an undefeated season, which was capped by a victory in the Rose Bowl and a share of the national championship. When he initially enrolled at Michigan, Brady was seventh on the depth chart, and struggled to get playing time. At one point, Brady hired a sports psychologist to help him cope with frustration and anxiety; he even considered transferring to the University of California, Berkeley. He worked closely with assistant athletic director Greg Harden, who met with Brady every week to build his confidence and to maximize his performance. Brady told 60 Minutes in 2014: "He will always be somebody I rely on for sound advice and mentorship. He has helped me with my own personal struggles in both athletics and in life. Greg really pushed me in a direction that I wasn't sure I could go."
On September 28, 1996, Brady appeared in his first collegiate game after Michigan was up 35–3 against UCLA late in the fourth quarter. His first-ever pass attempt was intercepted by Phillip Ward and returned for a 42-yard touchdown.
Under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, Brady battled for the starting job with Drew Henson and ultimately started every game in the 1998 and 1999 seasons. Brady was All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention both seasons and was the team captain in his senior year.
During his first full year as the starter, he set new Michigan records for most pass attempts and completions in a season, for a total of 214. He set a school record for completions in a 31–16 loss against Ohio State in 1998, a season in which Michigan shared the Big Ten title. Brady capped that season with a 45–31 win over Arkansas in the Citrus Bowl.
In the 1999 season, Brady had to once again hold off Henson for the starting job. The two players platooned during the season's first seven games, with Brady playing the first quarter, Henson the second, and Carr then deciding upon a quarterback for the second half. The 1999 Michigan Wolverines started with a 5–0 record, including a 26–22 win over Notre Dame, and a road win against eventual powerhouse Wisconsin. Against Michigan State, Brady was not chosen to play the second half; however, after being reinserted into the game with Michigan down by 17 points, he nearly led Michigan all the way back before losing 34–31. After a 300-yard passing game the following week, Carr went exclusively with Brady for the remainder of the season. On October 30 against Indiana, Brady played the entire game for the first time in the season and threw for 226 yards, his fifth straight game throwing for 200 yards, to lead Michigan out of a close game, which ended in a 34–31 win. Against Penn State, Brady led Michigan to another 4th-quarter comeback in a 31–27 win, heading into the regular season's final game as winners of three straight.
Michigan concluded the regular season against Ohio State; this was a dramatic game with a trip to the Orange Bowl on the line. With five minutes left, tied 17–17, Brady led Michigan to the winning score. He led Michigan to an overtime win in the Orange Bowl over Alabama, throwing for 369 yards and four touchdowns, leading the team back from a pair of 14-point deficits in regulation (14–0 in the first half, and 28–14 in the second). He threw the game-winning score on a bootleg play to tight end Shawn Thompson. Michigan won the game when Alabama missed an extra point following its touchdown.
In the two seasons that Brady started at Michigan, he posted a 20–5 record, including wins at the 1999 Citrus Bowl and the 2000 Orange Bowl. Brady finished his career ranking third in Michigan history with 710 attempts and 442 completions, fourth with 5,351 yards and 62.3 completion percentage, and fifth with 35 touchdown passes. He graduated from Michigan in December 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.
College statistics
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1996 | Michigan | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 63.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1997 | Michigan | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 103 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 137.7 | 2 | −14 | −7.0 | 0 |
1998 | Michigan | 200 | 323 | 61.9 | 2,427 | 7.5 | 14 | 10 | 133.1 | 54 | −105 | −1.9 | 2 |
1999 | Michigan | 180 | 295 | 61.0 | 2,217 | 7.5 | 16 | 6 | 138.0 | 34 | −31 | −0.9 | 1 |
Career | 395 | 638 | 61.9 | 4,773 | 7.5 | 30 | 17 | 134.9 | 90 | −150 | −1.7 | 3 |
Professional career
Overview
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Brady's success as a passer has been attributed to his work ethic, competitive spirit, pocket awareness, and intelligence. Brady started 333 regular season and 48 playoff games. in 23 seasons, the most for an NFL quarterback. His first 20 seasons were with the Patriots, which is the most for an NFL quarterback with one franchise. He served as the primary starter in 21 of his seasons, holding a backup role during his rookie campaign and missing nearly all the 2008 season due to injury. The 2008 season marks the only time Brady did not start because of injury. During his 21 seasons as the primary starter, he missed the playoffs only once (in 2002) and had only one losing season (in 2022). Throughout his 23 seasons in the NFL, Brady never played a snap in which his team was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. With the Patriots, Brady led the team to 17 AFC East titles. He led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 to a wild card berth, the only time his team did not make the playoffs as a division winner, and NFC South titles the following two seasons.

The winningest quarterback in NFL history, Brady won 251 regular season games and 35 postseason games. Brady holds a .754 winning percentage. He is the only NFL quarterback to win 200 regular season games and his 35 postseason victories are more than twice those of any other quarterback. Brady is the only NFL quarterback to win all 16 regular season games (2007). In 2021, Brady became one of four quarterbacks to defeat all 32 NFL teams. Brady has the most Pro Bowl selections in NFL history at 15 and was named league MVP three times in 2007, 2010 and 2017. His 2010 MVP was awarded in a unanimous decision; the first time this distinction was achieved. Brady was named Male Athlete of the Year in 2007. He is one of only three players to win multiple NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards.
Brady's 21 seasons as the primary starter led to seven Super Bowl titles, the most of any player and more than any NFL franchise. Overall, he appeared in a record 10 Super Bowls; just under half of the seasons in which he was the primary starter and more than any NFL franchise other than the Patriots. He and Peyton Manning are the only starting quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl for more than one franchise, with Brady winning six for the Patriots and one for the Buccaneers. In his seven victories, Brady set the record for Super Bowl MVP awards with five. Having earned Super Bowl MVP honors with both New England and Tampa Bay, Brady is the only player to win the award with multiple franchises.
Holding nearly every major quarterback record, Brady is the regular season and playoff NFL leader in passing yards, attempts, and touchdown passes. He is the only NFL quarterback to have 600 passing touchdowns in the regular season. Brady holds regular and postseason records for completions. In his 333 career starts, he is the only NFL quarterback to have three separate streaks of consecutive starts of over 100 games. Brady's 111 consecutive starts from 2001 to 2008 ended because of his injury, and his 112 consecutive starts from 2009 to 2016 ended after he was suspended. For the remainder of his career, Brady had 110 consecutive starts from 2016 to 2022. His longevity led to him setting age records. Brady is the NFL's oldest quarterback to be named to the Pro Bowl (age 44), be named Super Bowl MVP (43), win a Super Bowl as the starting quarterback (43), and be named league MVP (40). Up until his retirement, he was the last player drafted before 2004 on an NFL roster.

On the Patriots, Brady and head coach Bill Belichick formed the NFL's most successful quarterback–head coach tandem. They were consistently credited with the Patriots' dynasty from 2001 to 2019, resulting in the dynasty being named the Brady–Belichick era after them. The dynasty is regarded as one of the greatest in sports history, with Brady's successes helping the Patriots set the records for Super Bowl appearances (11) and wins (6, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers). During Brady's first season as the primary starter, the franchise won its first championship in Super Bowl XXXVI, with consecutive titles following in 2003 and 2004. The Patriots won an NFL-record 21 consecutive games (regular season and playoffs) during this period, while Brady won 10 consecutive postseason games (also his first 10 postseason games), another NFL record.
Brady maintained the Patriots' status as perennial postseason contenders throughout his tenure, although they did not win another Super Bowl until a decade after their third. His next two appearances both ended in upset defeats to the New York Giants; the first loss in 2007's Super Bowl XLII also prevented Brady and the Patriots from obtaining a perfect 19–0 season. Brady returned to dominant postseason form in 2014 when he led the Patriots to their fourth title in Super Bowl XLIX. This was followed by Brady making three consecutive Super Bowl appearances from 2016 to 2018, which secured New England's fifth and sixth titles in Super Bowl LI and Super Bowl LIII.
When Brady signed with Tampa Bay in 2020, the team had not reached the postseason since 2007 or won a playoff game since 2002. Brady helped end both droughts en route to the Buccaneers winning Super Bowl LV. In 2021, he set the season record for completions and led the league in passing yards and touchdowns; his passing yards were also a career-high. In his final season, despite finishing with a losing record for the first time, Brady broke his single-season completion record and set the season record for attempts.
One of the NFL's most decorated and accomplished players, Brady is widely cited as the greatest quarterback of all time. He is considered one of NFL's greatest players of all time and one of the greatest athletes in sports history.
New England Patriots
2000: Draft and rookie season on the bench
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6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.28 s | 1.75 s | 2.99 s | 4.38 s | 7.20 s | 24.5 in (0.62 m) | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) | 33 | |
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Brady was a lightly regarded prospect coming out of college, with an unimpressive NFL Scouting Combine performance reinforcing this reputation. As a result, he was not selected until the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the New England Patriots, 199th overall, a compensatory pick the Patriots earned due to the loss of punter Tom Tupa to free agency in 1999, and was the seventh quarterback taken. He and his family believed Brady would be drafted in the second or third round; they watched the draft on television, stunned as six other quarterbacks were drafted before he was. Brady was so embarrassed he briefly left the family home during the sixth round and cried when recalling the experience for an interview 11 years later. Brady later said that when the Patriots notified him that he would be drafted, he was grateful he would not "have to be an insurance salesman". According to Michael Holley's book Patriot Reign, the Patriots were considering Brady and Tim Rattay, both of whom had received positive reviews from then-quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein. Ultimately, the Patriots front office chose Brady. Considering his subsequent success, many analysts have called Brady the best NFL draft pick of all time. Patriots owner Robert Kraft recalled: "I still have the image of Tom Brady coming down the old Foxboro Stadium steps with that pizza box under his arm, a skinny beanpole, and when he introduced himself to me and said 'Hi Mr. Kraft,' he was about to say who he was, but I said 'I know who you are, you're Tom Brady. You're our sixth round draft choice,'" recalled Kraft. "And he looked me in the eye and said 'I'm the best decision this organization has ever made.' It looks like he could be right."
Brady started the 2000 season as the fourth-string quarterback, behind starter Drew Bledsoe and backups John Friesz and Michael Bishop; by the end of the season, he was number two on the depth chart behind Bledsoe. During his rookie season, he was 1-for-3 passing, for six yards. Tight end Rod Rutledge caught Brady's first and only completed pass of the season in a 34–9 loss to the Detroit Lions on November 23.
2001: Taking over as starter and first Super Bowl victory
With Bledsoe as the starting quarterback, the Patriots opened the 2001 season with a 23–17 road loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. In their second game and home opener on September 23, the Patriots squared off against their AFC East rivals, the New York Jets. Bledsoe was again the starter; in the fourth quarter, he suffered internal bleeding after a hit from Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. Bledsoe returned for the next series, but was replaced with Brady for the Patriots' final series of the game. New York held on to win 10–3, and the Patriots fell to 0–2 on the season. Brady was named the starter for the season's third game, against the Indianapolis Colts, in which the Patriots posted a 44–13 win.
In the Patriots' fifth game, Brady began to find his stride. Trailing the visiting San Diego Chargers 26–16 in the fourth quarter, he led the Patriots on two scoring drives to force overtime, and another in overtime to set up a winning field goal for a 29–26 victory. Brady finished the game with 33 of 54, for 364 yards and two touchdowns, and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career. The following week, Brady again played well during the rematch at Indianapolis, with a passer rating of 148.3 in a 38–17 win. Brady won his second AFC Offensive Player of the Week nomination after a four-touchdown day in a 34–17 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 11. The Patriots went on to win eleven of the fourteen games Brady started, and six straight to finish the regular season, winning the AFC East and entering the NFL playoffs with a first-round bye. He finished the 2001 season with 2,843 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, earning an invitation to the Pro Bowl.
In Brady's first playoff game, he threw for 312 yards against the Oakland Raiders and led the Patriots back from a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the game to overtime, where they won on an Adam Vinatieri field goal 16–13. A controversial play occurred in the fourth quarter of that game. Trailing by three points, Brady lost control of the ball after being hit by Raiders cornerback and former Michigan teammate Charles Woodson. Oakland initially recovered the ball but, citing the "tuck rule" – which states that any forward throwing motion by a quarterback begins a pass even if the quarterback loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body – referee Walt Coleman overturned the call on instant replay, ruling it an incomplete pass rather than a fumble. Brady finished the game 32-of-52 for 312 passing yards and one interception.
In the AFC Championship Game against the Steelers, Brady injured his knee, and was relieved by Bledsoe. The Patriots won the game by a score of 24–17. Subsequently, Las Vegas oddsmakers positioned them as 14-point underdogs against the NFC champion St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.
Brady returned from his knee injury in the AFC Championship Game to start in the Super Bowl a week later at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Despite being heavy underdogs, the Patriots played well, holding the Rams' high-powered offense in check through the first three quarters. The Rams rallied from a 17–3 deficit to tie the game with 1:30 left in regulation. The Patriots then got the ball back at their own 17-yard line with no timeouts remaining. Sportscaster and former Super Bowl-winning coach John Madden argued that the Patriots should run out the clock and try to win the game in overtime. Instead, Brady drove the Patriots' offense down the field to the Rams' 31-yard line before spiking the ball with seven seconds left. Kicker Adam Vinatieri converted a 48-yard field goal as time expired to give the Patriots a 20–17 win and their first ever league championship. When discussing the game winning drive, Madden stated that "what Tom Brady just did, gives me goosebumps". Brady was named Super Bowl MVP while throwing for 145 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions. At the age of 24 years and six months, Brady became the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, surpassing Joe Namath (III) and Joe Montana (XVI). Bledsoe was traded to the Buffalo Bills in April, which cemented Brady's status as the Patriots' starting quarterback in 2002.
2002 season
In the Patriots' season opener, Brady had 294 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 30–14 win over the Steelers, and earned his third AFC Offensive Player of the Week title. In Week 9, Brady won his second AFC Offensive Player of the Week title for a three-touchdown game in a 38–7 win over Buffalo. Brady and the Patriots finished the season at 9–7, tied with the Jets and Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division; however, the Patriots lost the division title to the Jets on tiebreakers. Additionally, the Patriots lost the tiebreaker to the Cleveland Browns for the final wild card spot, causing them to miss the playoffs entirely. Though Brady posted a career-low single-season passer rating of 85.7 and a career-high of 14 interceptions, he threw for a league-leading 28 touchdown passes.
2003 and 2004 seasons: Back-to-back Super Bowl wins
After opening the 2003 season at 2–2, Brady led the Patriots to twelve consecutive victories to finish the regular season at 14–2 to win the AFC East. In Week 14, a 12–0 victory over the Dolphins, he recorded a 36-yard punt. He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week twice in the 2003 season, in Week 9 and Week 17. Brady finished with 3,620 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, and was third in NFL MVP voting to co-winners Peyton Manning and Steve McNair.
After earning a first-round bye, the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round, 17–14. In the AFC Championship Game, they defeated the Colts, 24–14. In Super Bowl XXXVIII, Brady led the Patriots to a 32–29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time. During the game, Brady threw for 354 yards with three touchdowns and set the record for most completions by a quarterback in a Super Bowl with 32. With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied 29–29, Brady led a drive with five completions to put the Patriots in position for the game-winning 41-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri.

During the 2004 season, Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year, an accomplishment honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (though for official records, the NFL considers it an 18-game regular season winning streak; it does not count playoff games). New England finished with a 14–2 record, equaling their 2003 record and the best regular-season record ever for a defending champion. The Patriots also won the AFC East title for the third time in four years. Brady threw for 3,692 yards and 28 touchdowns, with a 92.6 passer rating, and was voted to his second Pro Bowl.
In the playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to wins over the Colts in the Divisional Round by a score of 20–3 and the Steelers in the AFC Championship by a score of 41–27. Brady played his best game of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring intravenous treatment the previous night when he ran a temperature of 103 °F. Against the NFL's best defense, he recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130.5, his highest of the season. In Super Bowl XXXIX, the Patriots narrowly defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 24–21, capturing their third championship in four years. They became the first franchise since the Dallas Cowboys to do so. Up until the 2023 season, the 2004 New England Patriots were the last NFL team to win a second straight Super Bowl. Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
2005 and 2006 seasons
During the 2005 season, injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk forced the Patriots to rely more on Brady's passing. Brady also had to adjust to new center Russ Hochstein and running back Heath Evans. Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 5 350-yard, three-touchdown victory over the Falcons. Brady finished the season with 4,110 yards and 26 touchdowns, the former of which led the league. He and the Patriots finished with a 10–6 record, winning their third straight AFC East title. He was named to his third Pro Bowl at the end of the season.
In the playoffs, Brady recorded 201 passing yards and three passing touchdowns to help lead the Patriots to a 28–3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild Card Round. In the Divisional Round the Patriots lost 27–13 to the Denver Broncos. Brady threw for 341 yards in the game with one touchdown and two interceptions in the first playoff loss of his career after ten consecutive victories. After the season's end, it was revealed that Brady had been playing with a sports hernia since December.
In 2006, Brady led the Patriots to a 12–4 record and the fourth seed in the AFC playoffs. Brady finished the regular season with 3,529 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was not among the players initially selected to the Pro Bowl, although he was offered an injury-replacement selection when Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was forced to withdraw. Brady ended up declining the invitation.
In the postseason, the Patriots first hosted their division rivals, the Jets, in the Wild Card Round. The Patriots defeated the Jets 37–16, as Brady went 22–34 for 212 yards and two touchdowns. The Patriots traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers in the Divisional Round. This was Brady's first playoff game in his home state of California. Brady and the Patriots struggled against the Chargers, whom many had picked as favorites to win Super Bowl XLI. With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Patriots down by eight points, Brady and the Patriots started a key drive that would ultimately decide the game. During the drive, Brady threw a fourth-down interception to safety Marlon McCree, but wide receiver Troy Brown forced a fumble on McCree that wide receiver Reche Caldwell recovered to convert the first down. With a new set of downs, Brady threw a touchdown pass to Caldwell and Faulk scored the two-point conversion to tie the game. On what would be the Patriots' final drive, Brady threw a 49-yard pass play to Caldwell, setting up a Stephen Gostkowski field goal that gave New England a 24–21 lead with 1:10 remaining. The Chargers drove down the field, but Nate Kaeding missed a game-tying field goal attempt, as the Patriots held on to win.
In the AFC Championship, the Patriots traveled to Indianapolis to play the Colts, marking the third time the Patriots played the Colts in four postseasons. The Patriots led at halftime, 21–6; however, Peyton Manning led the Colts to a comeback. Brady threw a late-game interception and the Patriots lost the game to the Colts, 38–34. Brady finished the loss 21 of 34 for 232 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.
2007: Perfect regular season and first MVP

Playing with an overhauled receiver corps—in the 2007 off-season, the Patriots acquired wide receivers Donté Stallworth, Wes Welker, Kelley Washington, and Randy Moss; tight end Kyle Brady; and running back Sammy Morris—Brady enjoyed what many sportswriters described as one of the best seasons by a quarterback. Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for both September and October. Brady led the Patriots to the first 16–0 regular-season record in NFL history, outscoring opponents by an average score of 37–17. He also attained numerous career, franchise, and NFL records and milestones in the process. He was named as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week five times that year. In a Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys, he had a career-high five passing touchdowns in a 48–27 win. The win tied him with Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach for the most wins ever by a starting quarterback in his first 100 regular-season starts, with 76. The next week, in part of a 49–28 win against the Dolphins, he had another record day, with a career-high six passing touchdowns, setting a franchise record. He also had the first game with a perfect passer rating of his career. Two weeks later, as part of a come-from-behind 24–20 victory against the Colts, he threw for another three touchdowns, the ninth consecutive game in which he had done so, breaking Peyton Manning's NFL record of eight. During the last game of the season against the Giants in which the Patriots won 38–35, Brady threw his 50th touchdown of the season, breaking Peyton Manning's single-season record of 49 from the 2004 season.

Brady finished the season with 4,806 passing yards, 50 touchdown passes, eight interceptions, and a career-high 117.2 passer rating. It was unanimously voted the greatest passing season of all time by ESPN in 2013. His 50:8 touchdown to interception ratio was, at the time, an NFL record. He became the first quarterback to pass for 50 touchdowns. He led the Patriots to the first undefeated regular season since the 16-game schedule was implemented in 1978. He directed an offense that scored a then-NFL record 589 points and 75 total touchdowns. The team's 50 total touchdown passes is the fourth-most ever in a season. For his efforts, Brady was named the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year. He was also honored by the Associated Press as their Male Athlete of the Year, the first time an NFL player earned the honor since Joe Montana won the award in 1990. He was named as a First-Team All-Pro and to his fourth career Pro Bowl as a result of his historic season.
In the Patriots' first playoff game, a Divisional Round game against the Jaguars, Brady began the game with an NFL postseason record 16 consecutive completed passes, and finished the game with 26 completions in 28 attempts, a completion rate of 92.9% as the Patriots won 31–20. That mark was the highest single-game completion percentage (with at least 20 attempts) in NFL history, regular season or postseason. With the win, the Patriots matched the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only team to win 17 consecutive games in one season.
Statistically, Brady did not fare as well in the AFC Championship Game against the Chargers, throwing for 209 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions. Nevertheless, the Patriots won their 18th game of the season, 21–12, to advance to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons. Brady, with the 100th win of his career, also set an NFL record for the fewest games needed by a starting quarterback to do so: his 100–26 record is sixteen games better than Joe Montana's. In Super Bowl XLII against the New York Giants, Brady was pressured heavily and sacked five times. The Patriots managed to take the lead with a Brady touchdown to Moss with less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Giants were able to drive and score a last-minute touchdown to upset the Patriots 17–14, taking away what would have been the first perfect season since the NFL expanded its regular season to 16 games.
2008: Injury
In the Patriots' season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium (in which the Patriots won 17–10), Brady's left knee was seriously injured midway through the first quarter on a hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard; Brady left the game and did not return. The team later confirmed that he would require surgery, and it would prematurely end his 2008 season. Brady tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament. The injury ended Brady's streak of 111 consecutive starts. Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the Los Angeles Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic on October 6, using Brady's patellar tendon graft to replace the torn ligament, and also repaired his medial collateral ligament, through a separate incision in his left knee. An infection in the wound resulted in further debridement surgery several times since the original procedure. Brady received IV antibiotics for this infection which, at the time, threatened to delay his rehab. Despite Brady's absence, the Patriots managed to finish the 2008 season with an 11–5 record; however, due to tiebreakers, the Patriots not only failed to win the AFC East division title, but missed the playoffs altogether for the first time since the 2002 season.
2009: Return from injury

In the 2009 season opener against the Bills, Brady's first game in more than a year, he threw for 378 yards and two touchdowns. In the final three minutes of the game, the Patriots were down 24–13 before Brady and tight end Benjamin Watson connected on two straight touchdowns to lead the Patriots to a 25–24 win. He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Bills.
On October 18, 2009, under blizzard conditions, Brady set an NFL record against the Titans for most touchdowns in a quarter, throwing five in the second quarter. Brady finished the game with six touchdowns, tying his career-high from the 2007 season, and 380 yards, completing 29-of-34 attempts, finishing with a nearly perfect passer rating of 152.8. The Patriots' 59–0 victory over the Titans tied the record for the largest margin of victory since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, and set a record for largest halftime lead in NFL history, which was 45–0. He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against the Titans. Brady was later named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October. For Week 16, Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for a four-touchdown game in a 35–7 win over the Jaguars.
Brady finished the 2009 regular season with 4,398 yards passing and 28 touchdowns for a 96.2 rating, despite a broken right ring finger and three fractured ribs, which were suffered over the course of the season. He was selected as a reserve to the 2010 Pro Bowl and named the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
Brady ended the 2009 season throwing for 154 passing yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions in a 33–14 Wild Card Round loss to the Baltimore Ravens. This was his first career home playoff loss and the Patriots' first home playoff loss since 1978.
2010: Second MVP

On September 10, 2010, Brady signed a four-year, $72 million contract extension, making him the highest-paid player in the NFL. The extension included $48.5 million in guaranteed money.
Brady became the fastest quarterback to achieve 100 regular season wins by helping his team defeat the Dolphins 41–14 on October 4. On November 25, in a Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions, he earned a perfect passer rating for the second time in his career as the Patriots won 45–24. The next week, a 45–3 victory over the Jets, Brady set a record of 26 consecutive regular-season home wins, breaking Brett Favre's record. He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the two games against the Lions and Jets. For December, Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month. Brady threw for 3,900 yards with 36 touchdowns and only four interceptions on the season.
Brady was selected as a starter to the 2011 Pro Bowl. However, he pulled out of the game (and was replaced by his former backup Matt Cassel, who then played for the Chiefs) after undergoing surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot dating back to 2008. Brady was also the only unanimous selection for the AP All-Pro Team and was named the 2010 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year. By unanimous decision, he won the MVP award for the second time in his career. On the inaugural NFL Top 100 Players list, Brady was ranked as the best player in the NFL by his peers.
After earning the #1 seed and a bye week, the Patriots lost to the Jets in the Divisional Round, 28–21. Brady finished the game 29-of-45 for 299 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception which ended his NFL record of consecutive pass attempts without an interception at 340.
2011: Loss in Super Bowl XLVI
In Week 1 of the 2011 season, Brady threw for a career-high 517 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception in a 38–24 win over the Dolphins and earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. In the game, he threw a record-tying 99-yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker. Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the following game against the Chargers. He had 423 yards and three touchdowns in the 35–21 victory. Brady closed out the season being named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November and December. In addition, he was the Week 16 AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Brady had a statistically successful season, and in the regular season finale against the Bills (a 49–21 win), he became the fourth quarterback to throw for 5,000 yards in a season, finishing with 5,235; although Brady surpassed Dan Marino's longstanding record of 5,084 passing yards, he finished the season second in passing yards behind Drew Brees' 5,476. The Patriots finished the season 13–3 and clinched the AFC's #1 seed. For his efforts in the 2011 season, Brady was named to the Pro Bowl and was named as the fourth-best player in the NFL on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 by his peers.
There's no quarterback I'd rather have than Tom Brady. He's the best. He does so much for us in so many ways on so many different levels. I'm very fortunate that he's our quarterback and what he's able to do for this team. It's good to win with him and all the rest of our players. If that's more than somebody else did, I don't really care about that.
Brady led the Patriots to a 45–10 win over the Broncos in the Divisional Round, where he tied an NFL playoff record shared by Daryle Lamonica and Steve Young, throwing for six touchdown passes. The win gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick sole possession of the NFL record for postseason wins by a quarterback–head coach duo with 15. In the AFC Championship game against the Ravens, Brady failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time in 36 games, though he did score a one-yard rushing touchdown late in the game. A missed field goal from Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff gave Brady and the Patriots a 23–20 victory, sending Brady to his fifth Super Bowl.
In Super Bowl XLVI, Brady and the Patriots met the Giants in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, which the Giants won 21–17. On the Patriots' first offensive series, Brady was penalized for intentional grounding in the end zone, giving up a safety which gave the Giants an early 2–0 lead. Brady would bounce back from this early blunder, leading a Super Bowl record-tying 96-yard touchdown drive to close the first half and at one point completing 16 consecutive passes to give him a 20-of-23 mark partway into the third quarter, another Super Bowl record. However, as was also the case four years earlier, the Patriots could not hold a late lead and allowed Eli Manning to lead the Giants to a game-winning touchdown with less than a minute left, giving Brady his second career Super Bowl loss.
2012 and 2013 seasons
Brady started all 16 regular season games of the 2012 season and led the Patriots to a 12–4 record. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week three times that year in Weeks 4, 8, and 14. He became the first quarterback to lead his team to ten division titles. With a 557-point total, the Patriots became the first team to score at least 500 points in a season four different times, with Brady leading all four squads, also a record. He finished the season with 4,827 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, only eight interceptions, and a passer rating of 98.7. Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the eighth time in his career. On the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013, Brady was ranked fourth by his fellow players for the second consecutive year.
Brady led the Patriots to a 41–28 win over the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round. With the victory, Brady surpassed Joe Montana for most career playoff wins, with 17. The Patriots were then upset by the eventual Super Bowl XLVII champion Ravens, 28–13, in the AFC Championship. He suffered his first career loss at home when leading by halftime, in which he was previously 67–0.
On February 25, 2013, Brady and the Patriots agreed on a three-year contract extension, which kept him with the team through 2017. Sportswriter Peter King called it an "amazing" deal and also noted that it reflected Patriots owner Robert Kraft's desire to make sure that Brady retired as a Patriot.

Brady and the Patriots began the season with much upheaval on the offensive side of the ball. Tight end Rob Gronkowski was injured and Aaron Hernandez was arrested. Wes Welker departed to the Broncos, Danny Woodhead left in free agency for the Chargers, and Brandon Lloyd was released from the team. In order to replace the five players, the Patriots signed Danny Amendola in free agency from the Rams, drafted rookie wide receivers Aaron Dobson and Josh Boyce, and signed undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins. In the first two games of the season, Brady completed 52% of his passes and had three touchdowns and one interception.
Brady was in pursuit of Drew Brees' record of at least one touchdown in 54 consecutive regular season games and saw the streak end at 52 games in a Week 5 13–6 loss against the Bengals. Brady earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 12 overtime victory over the Broncos.
Brady and the Patriots would go on to finish the season well, as Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the ninth time in his career and was ranked third on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 list in the off-season. The Patriots finished the season 12–4 to earn the second seed in the AFC and a first-round bye. In the Divisional Round matchup against the Colts, Brady made his 25th playoff appearance, breaking Brett Favre's career record for playoff appearances by a quarterback. The Patriots won 43–22 behind a four-touchdown performance from running back LeGarrette Blount. The following week, the Patriots lost 26–16 to the Broncos in the AFC Championship.
2014: Fourth Super Bowl win

Brady started the 2014 season with a 33–20 loss to the Dolphins. It was Brady's first opening day loss since the 2003 season. After going 2–1 in the next three games, Brady helped lead the Patriots to a seven-game winning streak. In that stretch, Brady had two games with four touchdown passes and one game with five. He won AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October. Brady clinched his NFL record 12th AFC East division title with a Week 14 win against the San Diego Chargers, later in the season. Brady was named to his tenth career Pro Bowl and was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 list.
In a 35–31 Divisional Round win over the Ravens, Brady threw for three touchdowns and ran in a fourth, breaking Curtis Martin's club record for rushing touchdowns in the playoffs; Brady also broke Joe Montana's record for playoff touchdowns with 46. After the Ravens scored on their first two possessions, the Patriots were quickly down 14–0, but would end up tying the game 14–14. Brady threw an interception at the end of the first half, which wound up leading to a Baltimore 21–14 halftime lead. Down 28–14, Brady engineered an 80-yard drive, culminating in a touchdown to Rob Gronkowski to cut the lead to 28–21. The Patriots tied the game once again at 28 off of a trick play where Brady passed laterally to Julian Edelman who then threw a 51-yard touchdown to Amendola. Ravens kicker Justin Tucker converted a 25-yard field goal to give Baltimore a 31–28 fourth quarter lead. Brady got the ball back, and threw a 23-yard touchdown to wide receiver Brandon LaFell to give the Patriots their first lead, 35–31, with 5:13 remaining. After a Duron Harmon interception and a Joe Flacco Hail Mary attempt failed, Brady clinched his record ninth AFC Championship Game appearance. It was his fourth straight overall. After a 45–7 blowout of the Colts, Brady advanced to play in his sixth Super Bowl, breaking a tie with John Elway for most career Super Bowl appearances by a quarterback.
In Super Bowl XLIX, Brady completed 37-of-50 passes for 328 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. He guided a then-record ten-point fourth quarter comeback as the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28–24 to give Brady his fourth Super Bowl ring, tying him with Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for most Super Bowl victories by a starting quarterback. He was named Super Bowl MVP for the third time, tying Montana's record. Brady's 37 completed passes in the game set a Super Bowl record at the time, which Brady himself would break in Super Bowl LI two years later.
Deflategate report
On May 6, 2015, the NFL published a 243-page report regarding the deflation of footballs used in the previous season's AFC Championship Game. The report concluded that, more likely than not, Brady was at least generally aware of the intentional deflation. On May 11, Brady was suspended for four games by the NFL for his involvement based on "substantial and credible evidence" that Brady knew Patriots employees were deflating footballs and that he was uncooperative with the investigators. That day, Troy Vincent—NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations—penned a letter to Brady that stated in part: "Your actions as set forth in the report clearly constitute conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the game of professional football." Brady, through the NFL Players Association, appealed the suspension on May 14.
On July 28, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld Brady's four-game suspension. Goodell cited Brady's destruction of his cell phone as a critical factor in his decision to uphold Brady's suspension. The NFL also filed papers in federal court seeking to confirm Roger Goodell's decision. Brady gave permission to the NFLPA to appeal the suspension in federal court, and released a statement on his Facebook page that expressed disappointment in and criticism of Goodell's decision to uphold the suspension.
Commentary on the initial punishment was mixed. Bleacher Report writer Mike Freeman made a statement agreeing with Goodell's decision, saying the penalties were "brutal, but it deserved to be". Various commentators also implied that the prior reputation of the Patriots organization as a team that bends rules appeared to factor into the harshness of the punishment. Others described the punishment as "firm but fair".
On September 3, Judge Richard M. Berman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated Brady's suspension; this ruling allowed Brady to play in the first four games of the 2015 NFL season. In his decision, Judge Berman cited the NFL's failure to provide proper notice to Brady of the charges against him and the potential for a suspension. Post-appeal commentary also criticized Goodell for "manipulating Brady's testimony" at the appeal hearing in his decision.
In February 2022, sportswriter Mike Florio revealed that the NFL falsified data and hid information that would have cleared Brady and the Patriots of wrongdoing. In his book Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't), Florio revealed that NFL executives, specifically vice president Troy Vincent, jumped to conclusions about the air pressure inside the Patriots' footballs at halftime of the AFC Championship game. He also noted that 11 of the 12 Patriot footballs used in the game were actually not outside the predicted range of Ideal Gas Law, and the other was only slightly below.
Florio also revealed that NFL general counsel Jeff Pash ordered that the records of all PSI data gathered from the 2015 season be deleted. Leaked transcripts revealed that NFL senior VP of football operations Dave Gardi used false numbers in his letter to the Patriots which ordered that the team was to be investigated. It was also shown that Vincent did not instruct anyone to record the timing of the measurements taken, the temperature in the room during testing, if the footballs tested were wet or dry, and that he did not know which of the two air pressure gauges was used to make the pregame measurements. Vincent also admitted that he and other NFL executives never heard of the Ideal Gas Law and were unaware that PSI in a football can change in certain environments.
2015 season
In the NFL Kickoff Game, Brady led the Patriots to a 28–21 win over the Steelers. He threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Rob Gronkowski. The Patriots' victory was the 161st victory of Brady's career, all with the Patriots, which surpassed the record held by former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre for most regular season wins by a starting quarterback with a single team. In Week 2, Brady threw for 466 yards and three touchdowns in a 40–32 win against the Bills. Through the first five games of the season, Brady threw a total of 14 touchdowns with one interception and had a quarterback rating of 118.4. Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September. In Week 8, a 36–7 victory over the Dolphins, he had 356 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn his 25th career AFC Offensive Player of the Week title.
Despite Brady's success, the Patriots were hit by many injuries to key players on offense, including wide receiver Julian Edelman, and the Patriots eventually lost their first game against the Broncos 30–24 in overtime, who were without Peyton Manning, in Denver following a 10–0 start. The Patriots then lost three of their remaining five games to finish 12–4 for a fourth straight season, earning the 2-seed in the AFC. Brady finished the regular season with a league-leading 36 touchdown passes and seven interceptions. He was named to his 11th Pro Bowl (seventh straight), and was ranked as the second best player on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 behind only league MVP Cam Newton.
With the return of Julian Edelman from a foot injury, the Patriots defeated the Chiefs in the Divisional Round by a score of 27–20 after advancing with a first round bye. Brady completed 28 of 42 passes for 302 yards and two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown as he led the team to their fifth consecutive appearance in the AFC Championship. The Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship to face Peyton Manning and the Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. It would turn out to be the 17th and final meeting between the two storied quarterbacks, as Manning would announce his retirement after the season ended. The Broncos' top-ranked defense limited Brady, who completed 27-of-56 passes, for 310 yards, two interceptions and a passing touchdown, all day, and the Patriots eventually lost the game 20–18 after a potential game-tying two-point conversion attempt failed with less than half a minute remaining.
Deflategate suspension
On February 29, 2016, Brady signed a two-year contract extension covering the 2018 and 2019 seasons. On March 3, the NFL appealed Judge Richard M. Berman's 2015 decision to vacate Brady's four-game suspension as punishment for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal. At the hearing, the three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit questioned Players Association lawyer Jeffrey L. Kessler and NFL lawyer Paul Clement, with Circuit Judge Denny Chin stating that "the evidence of ball tampering is compelling, if not overwhelming."
On April 25, the decision to vacate Brady's four-game suspension was overturned by the U.S. Appeals Court. Circuit Judge Barrington Daniels Parker Jr., joined by Circuit Judge Chin, wrote that they could not "second-guess" the arbitration but were merely determining it "met the minimum legal standards established by the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947". Circuit Chief Judge Robert Katzmann dissented, writing that the NFL's fines for using stickum was "highly analogous" and that here "the Commissioner was doling out his own brand of industrial justice." On May 23, Brady appealed for his case to be reheard by the full U.S. 2nd Circuit Court. The 2nd Circuit Court denied Brady's request for an en banc hearing on July 13. On July 15, Brady announced that he would give up his Deflategate fight and accept his suspension for the first four regular season games of the 2016 season.
2016: Fifth Super Bowl win
After serving his four-game suspension, Brady made his 2016 season debut on October 9 on the road against the Browns; he completed 28-of-40 passes for 406 yards and three touchdowns in a 33–13 victory to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Brady's outstanding numbers during his first four games following the suspension earned him the AFC Offensive Player of the Month award for October.
In Week 11, Brady recorded four touchdowns and no interceptions in a 30–17 road win against the 49ers. Those four touchdown passes gave him a total of 444 career regular season touchdown passes with one team, breaking Brett Favre's record with the Green Bay Packers. The following week, Brady completed 30-of-50 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns in a 22–17 road victory against the Jets. The win was also the Patriots' 500th victory (including playoffs) in franchise history. During this victory, Brady also became the fifth quarterback to record 60,000 career regular season passing yards, joining Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Drew Brees, and Dan Marino. The following week, Brady and the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 26–10, giving Brady his record-201st career victory, including playoff games.
With a 16–3 victory over the Broncos, the Patriots clinched an eighth consecutive AFC East title and a seventh consecutive first-round bye in the playoffs, both NFL records. On December 20, 2016, Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the eighth straight season and 12th time overall. Brady ended the regular season with 28 passing touchdowns and only two interceptions for the regular season, breaking the previous TD:INT ratio record of Nick Foles's 27:2 figure set in 2013 with the Eagles. Brady was named to the AP All-Pro Second Team. Brady was also ranked first on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 as the best player in the league, becoming the first player to be named as #1 twice since the listing began.
Brady and the Patriots began their postseason run in the Divisional Round, hosting the Texans, which held the league's No. 1 total defense. Brady completed 18-of-38 passes for 287 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions as the Patriots won 34–16, clinching a record sixth consecutive trip to the AFC Championship Game. In the AFC Championship, the Patriots hosted the Steelers. Brady completed 32-of-42 passes for 384 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions in the 36–17 victory. The win gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick their record seventh conference title as a quarterback–head coach tandem, and the Patriots an NFL record ninth Super Bowl appearance.
Brady and the Patriots faced the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons, who boasted the league's highest-scoring offense, in Super Bowl LI. Brady threw for 43 completions on 62 attempts for 466 passing yards—all Super Bowl records at the time. Brady also threw for two touchdowns and an interception, which was returned for a touchdown by Robert Alford in the second quarter. After trailing 28–3 midway through the third quarter, Brady and the Patriots scored 25 unanswered points to tie the game at the end of regulation. This resulted in the first overtime in Super Bowl history. After winning the overtime coin toss, Brady led the Patriots down the field to score a touchdown and win the game by a score of 34–28, completing the largest comeback win in both team history and Super Bowl history. With the victory, Brady won his fifth Super Bowl, which set a record for most Super Bowl victories of any quarterback in history and tied defensive player Charles Haley for the most Super Bowl victories for any player. In addition, Brady set another record by winning his fourth Super Bowl MVP award for his clutch performance. On a personal note, this game was also special for Brady because it was the first game this season that his mother had attended in person, after having been previously diagnosed with cancer.
2017: Third MVP and loss in Super Bowl LII
On May 12, 2017, Brady was announced as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 18. In a CBS interview on May 17, Charlie Rose asked Brady's wife, Gisele Bündchen, if she wanted Brady to retire, despite the fact that he was still playing at a high level. Bündchen mentioned that Brady suffered from a concussion in 2016, saying, "I mean he has concussions pretty much every—I mean we don't talk about—but he does have concussions. I don't really think it's a healthy thing for anybody to go through." Following the Bündchen interview, the NFL released a statement: "We have reviewed all reports relating to Tom Brady from the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants and certified athletic trainer spotters who worked at Patriots' home and away 2016 season games as well as club injury reports that were sent to the league office. There are no records that indicate that Mr. Brady suffered a head injury or concussion, or exhibited or complained of concussion symptoms. Today we have been in contact with the NFLPA and will work together to gather more information from the club's medical staff and Mr. Brady". Brady's agent, Don Yee, said that Brady was not diagnosed with a concussion during the 2016 season.
The Patriots opened up their 2017 season with a 42–27 loss in the NFL Kickoff Game to the Chiefs. In Week 2, Brady's three touchdown passes and 447 passing yards in a 36–20 win over the New Orleans Saints earned him his 28th AFC Offensive Player of the Week award, breaking the record previously held by Peyton Manning for the most AFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in a career. He won the AFC Offensive Player of the Week again in the following week for his 378-yard, five-touchdown game in a 36–33 win over the Texans. In Week 6, the Patriots defeated the Jets, 24–17. Brady obtained his 187th career win, setting the record for most regular season wins in NFL history. In Week 10, Brady won his third AFC Offensive Player of the Month for his three-touchdown game in a 41–16 win over the Broncos. For the month of November, Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Month. On December 19, Brady was selected to the Pro Bowl for the 13th time in his career. At age 40, Brady became the oldest quarterback ever to start all of his team's games in an NFL regular season. Brady finished the regular season with a league-leading 4,577 passing yards, making him the oldest player ever to lead the league in passing yards. He was named a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press for the third time in his career. Earning 40 of 50 votes, Brady was named the NFL Most Valuable Player for the third time in his career. For the second straight year and third time overall, Brady was ranked No. 1 by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

Brady and the Patriots began their postseason run by defeating the Titans, 35–14, in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. With the win, the Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the seventh straight year. Days after the divisional round, it was revealed that Brady had a minor cut on his right hand, which required stitches. Despite this injury, Brady managed to start the AFC Championship Game, where the Patriots hosted the Jaguars. Brady led a fourth quarter comeback to lead the Patriots to a 24–20 victory. The win gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick their eighth conference title as a quarterback–head coach tandem, and the Patriots a berth in Super Bowl LII, their tenth Super Bowl appearance as a team, both of which extended NFL records.
In Super Bowl LII, the Patriots faced the Eagles and their second-string quarterback Nick Foles. Brady completed 28-of-48 attempts for three passing touchdowns, no interceptions, and a Super Bowl record 505 yards–which set a new postseason game record for the most passing yards in NFL history. With roughly two minutes remaining in the game and the Eagles leading 38–33, Brady was strip-sacked by Brandon Graham. The Eagles recovered the fumble and cemented their 41–33 win with a field goal, securing their first franchise Super Bowl victory in a game with the most combined total yardage in NFL history. This was the third time overall that Brady had lost in a Super Bowl, becoming the fourth starting quarterback in Super Bowl history to lose at least three Super Bowls joining Jim Kelly, Fran Tarkenton, and John Elway.
2018–2019: Sixth Super Bowl win and last years with New England
Brady started his 19th NFL season with 277 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in a 27–20 victory over the Texans in the season opener. In Week 5, in a 38–24 win against the Colts, Brady's 500th career touchdown pass went to Josh Gordon, who became the 71st different player to catch a touchdown from Brady, breaking a record previously held by Vinny Testaverde. In Week 6, in a 43–40 win against the Chiefs, Brady secured his 200th career regular season win, making him the only quarterback in NFL history to accomplish that feat. In Week 15, Brady reached 70,000 passing yards, becoming the fourth quarterback in NFL history to accomplish the feat. During Week 16 against the Bills, Brady was limited to 126 passing yards, but the Patriots won 24–12, clinching the AFC East pennant for the 10th consecutive season and 16th time in 18 years. In Week 17, Brady helped the Patriots clinch a first-round bye, with a 38–3 win against the Jets. Brady finished the season completing 375-of-570 passes, 4,355 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. He earned his 14th career Pro Bowl nomination. He was ranked sixth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
Following their first-round bye, the Patriots started their playoff run at home against the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional Round. The Patriots jumped out to a 35–7 halftime lead en route to a 41–28 win. With the win, the Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship Game for an eighth consecutive year, this time to face the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The Patriots went into halftime with a 14–0 lead. However, the Chiefs led by young quarterback Patrick Mahomes battled back in the second half and sent the game into overtime with a score of 31–31. The Patriots won the coin toss to start overtime and elected to receive the ball. Brady led the Patriots on a 75-yard drive that resulted in a game-winning two-yard rushing touchdown by Rex Burkhead, to win the game 37–31. With the victory, Brady earned a third consecutive and ninth overall Super Bowl appearance for his career.
In Super Bowl LIII, Brady completed 21-of-35 passes for 262 passing yards and an interception as the Patriots won 13–3 over the Rams in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history. This was the first time in his nine Super Bowl appearances in which Brady did not have a passing touchdown, though with the game tied 3–3 and less than eight minutes left he successfully connected with Rob Gronkowski down the sideline between three defenders to set up the go-ahead touchdown. With the victory, the Patriots became the second NFL team to win six Super Bowls, tying the Steelers for the most in NFL history. In addition, Brady became the oldest quarterback at 41 years of age to win a Super Bowl, as well as the first player ever to win six Super Bowls, breaking a tie with Charles Haley.

On August 4, 2019, Brady signed a two-year contract extension worth $70 million through the 2021 season; the terms of the contract allowed Brady to become a free agent after the 2019 season. Against the 2019 Patriots salary cap, Brady was the highest-paid player on the team at $21.5 million. Belichick was unwilling to offer a longer-term deal that Brady sought.
Brady began the season by completing 24 of 36 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns in a 33–3 win over the Steelers. During a 33–7 victory against the Washington Redskins in Week 5, Brady surpassed Brett Favre for third place on the all-time passing yards list. The following week in a 35–14 win against the Giants, Brady overtook Peyton Manning for second place on the all-time passing yards list, behind only Drew Brees. Although the Patriots' defense was performing well, the offense was notedly stagnant, and Brady told friends that he "felt Belichick had taken the offense for granted because of how good it had been for so long"; he said to NBC that he was the "most miserable 8–0 quarterback in the NFL." Brady and the Patriots struggled during the second half of the season, losing three of their next five games following the 8–0 start, including back-to-back losses in Weeks 13 and 14 against the Texans (28–22) and Chiefs (23–16). In Week 17, Brady's final regular-season game as a Patriot, he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw an interception that was returned by former Patriots teammate Eric Rowe for a touchdown in a 27–24 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Although the Patriots finished the regular season with a 12–4 record and won the AFC East for the 11th consecutive year, this loss, combined with a win by the Chiefs, denied New England a first-round bye for the first time since 2009. Personally, however, Brady passed Peyton Manning for the second-most touchdown passes in NFL history, with 541.

The Patriots began their postseason run in the Wild Card Round, where they faced the Titans. With his team trailing 14–13 and pinned back on its 1-yard line with 15 seconds left in the game, Brady's final pass attempt of the game – and his last as a Patriot – was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Titans cornerback and former teammate Logan Ryan, which effectively sealed the 20–13 win for Tennessee. During the NFL's celebration of their 100th season, Brady was named to the NFL 100 All-Time Team. He was ranked 14th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
On March 17, 2020, the day before his contract with the Patriots expired, Brady announced that he would not re-sign with the team for the 2020 season, ending his 20-year tenure in New England. After Brady signed with Tampa Bay, billboards thanking Brady for his services were posted alongside the Massachusetts Turnpike and eleven other locations around New England.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2020 season: Seventh Super Bowl win

Brady signed with the Buccaneers on March 20, 2020. The two-year contract was worth $50 million in fully guaranteed money, with up to $4.5 million each year in incentives. The deal included a no-trade and a no-franchise tag clause. Although his career number of 12 was assigned to Chris Godwin, Godwin offered it to Brady as a sign of respect and switched his number to 14. In April 2020, Brady was reunited with former Patriots teammate Rob Gronkowski when the tight end came out of retirement and was traded to the Buccaneers. Head coach Bruce Arians stated that it was Brady who was adamant for the team to trade for Gronkowski.
Making his Buccaneers debut in New Orleans against the Saints on September 13, Brady completed 23-of-36 passes for 239 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions, and additionally scored a rushing touchdown as the Saints defeated the Buccaneers 34–23. Brady bounced back with three solid performances as the Buccaneers won their next three games, including a Week 4 performance against the Chargers in which he completed 30 of 46 passes for 369 yards, five touchdowns, and an interception. Brady's five touchdowns in the Buccaneers' 38–31 win against the Chargers marked the seventh time in his career he had five touchdowns in a game and, at age 43, made him the oldest quarterback to have a five-touchdown game. Brady's Week 4 performance earned him the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award for the first time in his career. For the month of October, Brady won NFC Offensive Player of the Month. In Week 9 against New Orleans, Brady threw for 209 yards and three interceptions during the 38–3 loss. This was the most lopsided loss of Brady's career, as well as the first time in his 20-year career that he had been swept by a divisional opponent.
Brady later said that playing behind closed doors from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NFL made it easier for him to execute his new team's unfamiliar football playbook. In Week 16 against the Lions, Brady completed 22-of-27 attempts with 348 yards, four touchdowns, and a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in the first half before being rested in the second half of the 47–7 victory. The win ended a 13-year playoff drought for the Buccaneers. Overall, he finished the 2020 season with 4,633 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Due to the Saints winning the division, the Buccaneers settled for a wild card spot, marking a career-first for Brady.
In the Wild Card Round against the Washington Football Team, Brady threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns in the 31–23 win. During the game, he became the oldest player to throw a touchdown pass in NFL postseason history. In the Divisional Round against the Saints, Brady threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown in the 30–20 win. As Brady and Saints quarterback Drew Brees were both over 40 years old and were first and second in career touchdown passes and career passing yards, the game was hyped as the potential final matchup between the two stars (which it indeed turned out to be, as Brees retired following the season). Brady extended his record of Conference Championship game appearances to 14. In the NFC Championship, Brady threw for 280 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions in a 31–26 win over Aaron Rodgers and the Packers at Lambeau Field. It was another highly anticipated matchup since Brady and Rodgers were two of the most statistically efficient quarterbacks, and this was their first postseason matchup. The win gave Brady his record-extending tenth Super Bowl appearance, making Brady the fourth quarterback to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl, joining Craig Morton, Kurt Warner, and Peyton Manning, and the second after Morton to reach the Super Bowl from both conferences. The Buccaneers became the first team to play in a Super Bowl in its home stadium.
Super Bowl LV was the first title game where both starting quarterbacks, Brady and his opposing counterpart Patrick Mahomes, have won the AP NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards; as Brady is Mahomes' senior by 18 years, some billed the matchup as comparable to Michael Jordan versus LeBron James. Brady threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns in Tampa Bay's 31–9 win over the Chiefs. He had led the Buccaneers to become only the seventh Wild Card team to win the Super Bowl and only the fifth to do so by winning three road games. Brady was awarded Super Bowl MVP for the game. His two touchdown passes to tight end Rob Gronkowski set a record for most postseason touchdown passes for a passer-receiver duo, with 14, breaking the mark previously held by Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Brady extended his record for most Super Bowl wins by a player with his seventh and extended his record for Super Bowl MVP awards, with five. Brady became the second quarterback, joining Peyton Manning, to lead two different teams to Super Bowl wins, but the first to win Super Bowl MVP with two different teams. He was the first quarterback to win the Super Bowl with teams from different conferences. Brady became the player with the most championships in NFL history and tied Otto Graham for the most league championships in professional football history by a player at seven. With the win, Brady became the oldest quarterback in Super Bowl history to start, play, win, and receive the MVP award. He was ranked seventh by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.
2021 season

On February 11, 2021, it was revealed that Brady had knee discomfort through most of the 2020 season and would require a minor arthroscopy for a routine cleanup. Brady signed a one-year contract extension through the 2022 season with the Buccaneers on March 12, 2021. On July 15, it was revealed that Brady had a torn MCL in the knee that had to undergo surgery, an injury that had plagued him for the entire 2020 season. The NFL declined to comment on the Buccaneers' failure to disclose this injury.
In the NFL Kickoff Game against the Cowboys, Brady threw for 379 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions leading the Buccaneers to a 31–29 win. Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski became the second passer-receiver duo to record 100 touchdown passes, joining Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison. In Week 3, against the Rams, Brady threw for 432 yards, and had two touchdowns, and joined Drew Brees as the only players in NFL history to record 80,000 passing yards during the 34–24 loss. In his return to New England in Week 4 against Belichick and rookie quarterback Mac Jones, Brady surpassed Brees, who coincidentally was on the sidelines as an analyst for NBC Sunday Night Football, for the most passing yards in National Football League history. He broke the record on a 28-yard completion to Mike Evans in the first quarter. With the victory over his former team, Brady became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record a win against all 32 current teams in the league, joining Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees. In addition, he became the sixth quarterback to have a victory against every incumbent NFL franchise after Fran Tarkenton and Joe Montana, as the league only had 28 teams during the latter two's respective tenures.
In Week 5, Brady threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns in a 45–17 win over the Dolphins, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week. In Week 7, Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to record 600 touchdown passes, with a nine-yard pass to Evans in a win against the Chicago Bears. In Week 14, Brady surpassed Brees for most all-time pass completions list in NFL history and became the first quarterback to record 700 touchdown passes in regular season and postseason combined with a game-winning 58-yard pass to Breshad Perriman against the Bills. Brady finished the 2021 season with an NFL record 485 pass completions for a career-high 5,316 passing yards, 43 passing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Brady became the oldest player in NFL history to pass for at least 5,000 yards and his passing yards total marked the third-most for a single season in NFL history. He was named to the Pro Bowl for the 15th time.
In the Wild Card Round, the Buccaneers faced off against the Eagles, as a rematch of their Week 6 regular season game. Brady completed 29 of 37 passes for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns as they won 31–15. Brady and the Buccaneers advanced to the Divisional Round to face off against the Rams, to whom they previously lost in the regular season. Brady and the Buccaneers fell behind 27–3 in the third quarter, until Brady was able to lead the team to 24 unanswered points and a tie game; however, the Rams scored a field goal in the closing seconds to defeat the Buccaneers 30–27. Brady finished the game with 329 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. The Rams later went on to win Super Bowl LVI.
Brady announced his retirement on February 1, 2022, after 22 seasons. In Brady's first two years with Tampa, the Buccaneers posted a regular season record of 24–9, which were the two most successful back-to-back seasons in franchise history. Their 13–4 regular season record in 2021 was the best result in franchise history, eclipsing the 12–4 record of the 2002 Super Bowl winning team. Prior to Brady's arrival, the franchise had an all-time playoff record of 6–9; at the time of Brady's retirement, the all-time playoff record for Tampa Bay stood at 11–10. He was ranked first by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022, his fourth time being ranked first.
2022 season
On March 13, 2022, just 40 days after initially announcing his retirement, Brady announced he would return to the Buccaneers for the 2022 season. In the Buccaneers' season-opening game against the Cowboys, Brady became the oldest quarterback to start a game in NFL history. In Week 3 against the Packers, Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 85,000 career passing yards. Brady and the Buccaneers lost in Weeks 6, 7, and 8, dropping the team to 3–5. It was the first three-game losing streak for Brady since his 2002 season with the Patriots. In Week 8 against the Ravens, Brady was sacked by Justin Houston just before halftime. In turn, Brady became the most sacked quarterback in NFL history with 555 sacks taken, passing Ben Roethlisberger.
In Week 9 against the Rams, Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 100,000 passing yards in his career (combined regular season and postseason). With nine seconds left in regulation, Brady completed a touchdown pass to rookie tight end Cade Otton to win 16–13. The game-winning drive was the 55th of Brady's career, passing Peyton Manning for the most all-time. The following week, Brady led the Buccaneers to a 21–16 victory over the Seahawks in a game played in Germany, making Brady the first quarterback to win NFL games in three different countries outside the U.S. (having won games played in England and Mexico while he was with New England).
On November 27, Brady saw a streak end. He was 218–0 when his team was leading by at least seven points in the final two minutes of regulation. Facing the Browns, the Buccaneers led by seven until the final thirty seconds when the Browns tied the game on a touchdown in an eventual overtime win by Cleveland. In a Week 13 matchup against the Saints, Brady threw a touchdown pass to Rachaad White with three seconds remaining to complete a 13-point comeback. This was the second time in Brady's career that he had surmounted a fourth quarter deficit of 13-plus points, the first being versus the Falcons in Super Bowl LI when the Patriots came back after being down 28–3 to win in overtime.
In Week 17, against the Panthers, he passed for 432 yards and three touchdowns in the 30–24 victory. In Week 18 against the Falcons, Brady broke his own NFL record for completions in a season, as well as Matthew Stafford's 2012 record for pass attempts in a season. However, the Buccaneers lost 30–17, giving Brady his first career losing season as the starter. 2022 marked the first season in which Brady lost eight or more games. Brady was pulled in the second quarter to prevent injury, as the Buccaneers had clinched their playoff position the previous week by winning the NFC South. Against the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round, Brady passed for 351 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the 31–14 loss. In the loss, Brady set postseason single-game franchise records for pass attempts (66) and pass completions (35). The loss to the Cowboys marked the first time since 2013 that Brady lost in the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
Retirement
On February 1, 2023, Brady announced on social media that he was retiring "for good". He filed his retirement papers with the NFL and NFLPA nine days later. During a halftime ceremony on September 10, 2023, the Patriots' week one game of the 2023 season, Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced that he would waive the traditional four-year post-retirement waiting period required for Brady's candidacy to the Patriots Hall of Fame, as well as directly inducting him without the customary ballot. His induction took place on June 12, 2024 (the date chosen in reference for the number of championships Brady won in New England, as June is the sixth month of the year, combined with his jersey number representing the day), in the first ever Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony to take place within Gillette Stadium. Brady was also the first person in Gillette Stadium history to become a "Keeper of the Light", ringing the bell in the newly redesigned lighthouse. With his family in attendance, along with current and former members of the Patriots, Brady delivered a heartfelt speech in front of the crowd, declaring: "All our lives take us on different journeys, they take us to different places, they bring different people into our lives, but one thing I am sure of — and that will never change — is that I am a Patriot for life."
On June 12, 2024, prior to Brady's Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Governor Maura Healey declared June 12 officially "Tom Brady Day" in Massachusetts. In the presence of his family, former teammates, coaches, friends, as well as a crowd of over 60,000 fans at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots celebrated Brady's career with the franchise in a dedicated three-hour event. After multiple speaker panels and video tributes, he was inducted as the 35th member of the Patriots Hall of Fame. In addition to his induction, Kraft announced that the franchise would formally retire Brady's number 12 jersey and revealed that a 12-feet-tall statue of Brady was being constructed to be placed at the Patriots Hall of Fame building.
Broadcasting career
On May 10, 2022, Fox Sports announced that Brady would join the network as the lead color commentator. Brady's deal with Fox will reportedly pay him $375 million over 10 years, making Brady the highest paid sports commentator in history. Brady began his broadcasting career during the 2024 UFL Championship Game's second quarter, and made his NFL on Fox debut alongside play caller Kevin Burkhardt starting with the 2024 NFL season. Brady was also a part of the Fox broadcast team for Super Bowl LIX.
However, the NFL has put several restrictions on Brady after he submitted a bid to become part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Brady may not attend in-person or online broadcast production meetings, nor is he allowed to have access to team facilities, coaches, or players. He also must follow rules in the NFL constitution and bylaws that prohibit owners or prospective owners from publicly criticizing game officials and other teams.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | Fum | Lost | ||
2000 | NE | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NE | 15 | 14 | 11–3 | 264 | 413 | 63.9 | 2,843 | 6.9 | 91 | 18 | 12 | 86.5 | 36 | 43 | 1.2 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 216 | 12 | 1 |
2002 | NE | 16 | 16 | 9–7 | 373 | 601 | 62.1 | 3,764 | 6.3 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 85.7 | 42 | 110 | 2.6 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 190 | 11 | 5 |
2003 | NE | 16 | 16 | 14–2 | 317 | 527 | 60.2 | 3,620 | 6.9 | 82 | 23 | 12 | 85.9 | 42 | 63 | 1.5 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 219 | 13 | 5 |
2004 | NE | 16 | 16 | 14–2 | 288 | 474 | 60.8 | 3,692 | 7.8 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 92.6 | 43 | 28 | 0.7 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 162 | 7 | 5 |
2005 | NE | 16 | 16 | 10–6 | 334 | 530 | 63.0 | 4,110 | 7.8 | 71 | 26 | 14 | 92.3 | 27 | 89 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 188 | 4 | 3 |
2006 | NE | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 319 | 516 | 61.8 | 3,529 | 6.8 | 62 | 24 | 12 | 87.9 | 49 | 102 | 2.1 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 175 | 12 | 4 |
2007 | NE | 16 | 16 | 16–0 | 398 | 578 | 68.9 | 4,806 | 8.3 | 69 | 50 | 8 | 117.2 | 37 | 98 | 2.6 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 128 | 6 | 4 |
2008 | NE | 1 | 1 | 1–0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 76 | 6.9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 83.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | NE | 16 | 16 | 10–6 | 371 | 565 | 65.7 | 4,398 | 7.8 | 81 | 28 | 13 | 96.2 | 29 | 44 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 86 | 4 | 2 |
2010 | NE | 16 | 16 | 14–2 | 324 | 492 | 65.9 | 3,900 | 7.9 | 79 | 36 | 4 | 111.0 | 31 | 30 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 175 | 3 | 1 |
2011 | NE | 16 | 16 | 13–3 | 401 | 611 | 65.6 | 5,235 | 8.6 | 99 | 39 | 12 | 105.6 | 43 | 109 | 2.5 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 173 | 6 | 2 |
2012 | NE | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 401 | 637 | 63.0 | 4,827 | 7.6 | 83 | 34 | 8 | 98.7 | 23 | 32 | 1.4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 182 | 2 | 0 |
2013 | NE | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 380 | 628 | 60.5 | 4,343 | 6.9 | 81 | 25 | 11 | 87.3 | 32 | 18 | 0.6 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 256 | 9 | 3 |
2014 | NE | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 373 | 582 | 64.1 | 4,109 | 7.1 | 69 | 33 | 9 | 97.4 | 36 | 57 | 1.6 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 134 | 6 | 3 |
2015 | NE | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 402 | 624 | 64.4 | 4,770 | 7.6 | 76 | 36 | 7 | 102.2 | 34 | 53 | 1.6 | 13 | 3 | 38 | 225 | 6 | 2 |
2016 | NE | 12 | 12 | 11–1 | 291 | 432 | 67.4 | 3,554 | 8.2 | 79 | 28 | 2 | 112.2 | 28 | 64 | 2.3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 87 | 5 | 0 |
2017 | NE | 16 | 16 | 13–3 | 385 | 581 | 66.3 | 4,577 | 7.9 | 64 | 32 | 8 | 102.8 | 25 | 28 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 201 | 7 | 3 |
2018 | NE | 16 | 16 | 11–5 | 375 | 570 | 65.8 | 4,355 | 7.6 | 63 | 29 | 11 | 97.7 | 23 | 35 | 1.5 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 147 | 4 | 2 |
2019 | NE | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 373 | 613 | 60.8 | 4,057 | 6.6 | 59 | 24 | 8 | 88.0 | 26 | 34 | 1.3 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 185 | 4 | 1 |
2020 | TB | 16 | 16 | 11–5 | 401 | 610 | 65.7 | 4,633 | 7.6 | 50 | 40 | 12 | 102.2 | 30 | 6 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 143 | 4 | 1 |
2021 | TB | 17 | 17 | 13–4 | 485 | 719 | 67.5 | 5,316 | 7.4 | 62 | 43 | 12 | 102.1 | 28 | 81 | 2.9 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 144 | 4 | 3 |
2022 | TB | 17 | 17 | 8–9 | 490 | 733 | 66.8 | 4,694 | 6.4 | 63 | 25 | 9 | 90.7 | 29 | −1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 160 | 5 | 4 |
Career | 335 | 333 | 251–82 | 7,753 | 12,050 | 64.3 | 89,214 | 7.4 | 99 | 649 | 212 | 97.2 | 693 | 1,123 | 1.6 | 22 | 28 | 565 | 3,576 | 134 | 54 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | Fum | Lost | ||
2001 | NE | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 60 | 97 | 61.9 | 572 | 5.9 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 77.3 | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | NE | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 75 | 126 | 59.5 | 792 | 6.3 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 84.5 | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | NE | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 55 | 81 | 67.9 | 587 | 7.2 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 109.4 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | NE | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 35 | 63 | 55.6 | 542 | 8.6 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 92.2 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
2006 | NE | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 70 | 119 | 58.8 | 724 | 6.1 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 76.5 | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
2007 | NE | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 77 | 109 | 70.6 | 737 | 6.8 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 96.0 | 4 | −1 | −0.3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | NE | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 23 | 42 | 54.8 | 154 | 3.7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 49.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | NE | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 29 | 45 | 64.4 | 299 | 6.6 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 89.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | NE | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 75 | 111 | 67.6 | 878 | 7.9 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 100.4 | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | NE | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 54 | 94 | 57.4 | 664 | 7.1 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 84.7 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | NE | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 37 | 63 | 58.7 | 475 | 7.5 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 87.7 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | NE | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 93 | 135 | 68.9 | 921 | 6.8 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 100.3 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | NE | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 55 | 98 | 56.1 | 612 | 6.2 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 76.6 | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | NE | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 93 | 142 | 65.5 | 1,137 | 8.0 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 97.7 | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NE | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 89 | 139 | 64.0 | 1,132 | 8.1 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 108.6 | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | NE | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 85 | 125 | 68.0 | 953 | 7.6 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 85.9 | 5 | −4 | −0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | NE | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 209 | 5.6 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 59.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | TB | 4 | 4 | 4–0 | 81 | 138 | 58.7 | 1,061 | 7.7 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 98.1 | 13 | −3 | −0.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | TB | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 59 | 91 | 64.8 | 600 | 6.6 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 90.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | TB | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 35 | 66 | 53.0 | 351 | 5.3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 48 | 48 | 35–13 | 1,200 | 1,921 | 62.5 | 13,400 | 7.0 | 73 | 88 | 40 | 89.8 | 114 | 133 | 1.2 | 15 | 7 | 81 | 512 | 16 | 5 |
Super Bowl
Year | SB | Team | Opp. | Passing | Rushing | Result | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | |||||
2001 | XXXVI | NE | STL | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 145 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 86.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | W 20–17 |
2003 | XXXVIII | NE | CAR | 32 | 48 | 66.7 | 354 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 100.5 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | W 32–29 |
2004 | XXXIX | NE | PHI | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 236 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 110.2 | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | W 24–21 |
2007 | XLII | NE | NYG | 29 | 48 | 60.4 | 266 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 82.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | L 17–14 |
2011 | XLVI | NE | NYG | 27 | 41 | 65.9 | 276 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 91.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | L 21–17 |
2014 | XLIX | NE | SEA | 37 | 50 | 74.0 | 328 | 6.6 | 4 | 2 | 101.1 | 2 | −3 | −1.5 | 0 | W 28–24 |
2016 | LI | NE | ATL | 43 | 62 | 69.4 | 466 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | 95.2 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | W 34–28 (OT) |
2017 | LII | NE | PHI | 28 | 48 | 58.3 | 505 | 10.5 | 3 | 0 | 115.4 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | L 41–33 |
2018 | LIII | NE | LAR | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 262 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 71.4 | 2 | −2 | −1.0 | 0 | W 13–3 |
2020 | LV | TB | KC | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 201 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 125.8 | 4 | −2 | −0.5 | 0 | W 31–9 |
Career | 277 | 421 | 65.8 | 3,039 | 7.2 | 21 | 6 | 97.7 | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 0 | W−L 7–3 |
NFL career records
Regular season
- Most games won by a player: 251
- Most games won at quarterback with a single team: 219[citation needed]
- Most games played by a non-kicker: 335
- Most games played at quarterback with a single team: 285[citation needed]
- Most games started by a player: 333
- Most division titles: 19 (17 with New England, 2 with Tampa Bay)[citation needed]
- Fourth quarterback to beat all 32 teams
- Best touchdown to interception ratio in a season: 28:2 (2016)
- Oldest quarterback to lead the league in passing yards: 44 (5,316 yards: 2021)
- Oldest player to win NFL MVP: 40
- Most career passing yards: 89,214
- Most career pass completions: 7,753
- Most career passing attempts: 12,050
- Most career touchdown passes: 649
- Most career passing yards with one team: 74,571[citation needed]
- Most career pass completions with one team: 6,377[citation needed]
- Most career passing attempts with one team: 9,988[citation needed]
- Most career passing touchdowns with one team: 541[citation needed]
- Most Pro Bowl selections: 15
- Most seasons as passing touchdowns leader: 5
- Most 4th quarter comebacks: 46
- Most game-winning drives: 58
- Longest pass-play: 99 yards, tied (2011)
Playoffs
Super Bowl
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise records
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Awards and honors
NFL
- 7× Super Bowl champion: XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII, LV (most for any individual player)
- 5× Super Bowl MVP: XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV (all-time record)
- 3× NFL Most Valuable Player: 2007, 2010, 2017
- 5× AFC Offensive Player of the Year: 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
- 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year: 2007, 2010
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year: 2009
- 3× First-team All-Pro: 2007, 2010, 2017
- 3× Second-team All-Pro: 2005, 2016, 2021
- 15× Pro Bowl: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009–2018, 2021 (all-time record)
- FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year: 2021
- NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
- NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
- NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
- New England Patriots Hall of Fame
- New England Patriots All-2000s Team
- New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team
- New England Patriots All-2010s Team
- New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team
- New England Patriots No. 12 retired
- 2007 Bert Bell Award
NCAA
- 1997 National champion (Associated Press Poll) (as backup QB)
WNBA
- 2023 WNBA Champion (as part owner of the Las Vegas Aces)
Media
- 2× Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 2005, 2021
- 2007 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
- 6× ESPY Award winner
- 2002 Best Breakthrough Athlete
- 2021 Best Male Athlete
- 3× Best NFL Player: 2008, 2018, 2021
- 2021 Outstanding Team (with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- 2× Time 100: 2017, 2021
Laureus World Sports Awards
- 2022 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award
Sports Emmy Awards
- 2022 Outstanding Documentary Series (as executive producer of Man in the Arena)
Other endeavors
Brady has been featured as a guest star on several popular television programs, hosting Saturday Night Live in 2005 and voicing himself in the 2005 The Simpsons episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" and the 2006 Family Guy episode "Patriot Games". In 2009, Brady appeared as himself in an episode of Entourage. In 2015, Brady had cameo appearances as fictionalized versions of himself in the Entourage movie and Ted 2.
In 2007, Brady was a model for the Stetson cologne. He has endorsed brands including Uggs, Under Armour, Movado, Aston Martin and Glaceau Smartwater. According to Forbes, Brady earned about $7 million from endorsements in 2014. In 2016, he began appearing in a Beautyrest Black commercial campaign for Simmons Bedding Company. That same year, Brady launched his own line of vegan snacks.
On January 20, 2016, Brady announced the launch of his website TB12Sports.com. The site features Brady's training regimen information and includes a store to purchase TB12 equipment and merchandise. On August 23, 2016, the TB12 brand expanded to offer a snack line. The following month, Brady, alongside Boston Private and Robert Paul Properties, announced the formation of the TB12 Foundation, a nonprofit to provide free post-injury rehabilitation and training to underprivileged young athletes. In March 2017, Brady partnered with meal-kit startup Purple Carrot to offer TB12 Performance Meals. The meals utilize whole foods and focus on providing nutrients for workout recovery. On September 19, 2017, Simon & Schuster published Brady's first book The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance. Within 48 hours, it had become a number one best-seller on Amazon.com. The book also reached No. 1 on The New York Times' weekly Best Sellers list.
Filmmaker Gotham Chopra filmed Brady during the 2017 off-season and regular season for a Facebook Watch documentary series entitled Tom vs Time. He launched a production company, 199 Productions, in 2020.
In 2021, Brady and Richard Rosenblatt co-founded a sports-based NFT platform called Autograph. Autograph reached a deal with DraftKings for exclusive distribution on Autograph's sports products, creating the DraftKings Marketplace. In January 2021, Autograph announced it raised $170M in funding. In 2023, the company announced layoffs for nearly a third of its workforce.
Also in 2021, Brady, among other high-profile athletes and celebrities, was a paid spokesperson for FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange. In November 2022, FTX filed for bankruptcy, wiping out billions of dollars in customer funds and Brady's stake in the company. He, alongside other spokespeople, is currently being sued for promoting unregistered securities through a class-action lawsuit. In February 2022, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against Bitconnect that the Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using social media. In 2023, it was reported Tom Brady owned 1,144,861 common shares in FTX, and he and his wife lost an estimated combined value of $45 million when FTX went bankrupt.
Brady participated in The Match—an exhibition and charity golf event featuring professional golfers and other athletes—in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
In 2022, Netflix announced that Brady would be featured in a series of upcoming specials called "Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT." Brady is the executive producer of the series. The special was titled, The Roast of Tom Brady and aired on Netflix live on May 5, 2024. The event drew two million live viewers and was the sixth most-watched Netflix show that week despite only being available for less than half a day by week's end.
On March 23, 2023, Brady purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA from the team's majority owner Mark Davis. The same year, the Aces went on to win the WNBA Championship. On August 3, 2023, he became a minority owner and chairman of a new advisory board at English club Birmingham City, in partnership with Knighthead Capital Management LLC.
In May 2023, Brady and his business partner, Knighthead Capital Management co-founder Tom Wagner, entered into an agreement to purchase 10% of the Las Vegas Raiders from majority owner Mark Davis. However, the original deal was initially delayed due to concerns from NFL owners that Brady was receiving too big of a discount from Davis. On October 15, 2024, a revised agreement was unanimously approved by NFL owners, with Brady owning a 5% stake and Wagner also owning a 5% stake.
On September 6, 2023, it was announced that Delta Air Lines had hired Brady as a strategic advisor. In January 2024, Brady agreed to merge his health and apparel brands with NoBull and to become its second largest shareholder.
In 2023, Tom founded Team Brady, an electric boat racing team which competes in the E1 Series. After winning three races in 2024, the team became world champions.
Personal life

Brady was raised as Catholic, but in a 2015 interview with The New York Times, expressed he was less religious than he is spiritual.
During his career with the Patriots, Brady and his family lived in the Boston suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts, and in New York City. They own several homes and spend time during the summer at the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky, Montana, and at their home at Silo Ridge in Amenia, New York. When Brady signed with the Buccaneers, he rented a mansion in Tampa, Florida. In December 2020, Brady and Bündchen reportedly bought a home in Indian Creek, Florida.
Family and relationships
Brady dated actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 until early December 2006. Brady and Moynahan ended their relationship soon after Moynahan became pregnant. On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to People magazine that she was more than three months pregnant with Brady's child. Their son, John Edward Thomas "Jack" Moynahan, was born in August 2007.
Brady began dating Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen in December 2006. Brady and Bündchen married on February 26, 2009, in a Catholic ceremony at St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California. Together, they have two children: a son, Benjamin Rein Brady, born in December 2009, and a daughter, Vivian Lake Brady, born in December 2012. In October 2022, the couple announced their divorce.
Brady and baseball player Kevin Youkilis became brothers-in-law in 2012 when Youkilis married Brady's sister Julie. Brady's niece, Maya Brady, is a college softball player for the UCLA Bruins. Brady is also a distant cousin of former MLB pitcher and left fielder Pete Meegan.
Politics

Brady attended the 2004 State of the Union Address as a special guest of then-President George W. Bush. Brady told ESPN The Magazine in 2004 that being a U.S. Senator would be his "craziest ambition."

Brady is a friend of current President Donald Trump. At a political event in New Hampshire on the day before the 2016 presidential election, Trump said he had received a call from Brady, and that Brady told him: "Donald, I support you, you're my friend, and I voted for you." However, after his wife was asked directly on Instagram whether she and Brady backed Trump, Bündchen answered "NO!" After a Trump campaign "Make America Great Again" cap was photographed in Brady's locker, Brady said that Bündchen told him to not discuss politics anymore, which he thought was a "good decision." Brady did not join the New England Patriots in visiting Trump at the White House in April 2017 after their Super Bowl victory, citing "personal family matters."
In an interview with Howard Stern on The Howard Stern Show in April 2020, Brady explained that Trump had reached out to him to speak at the 2016 Republican National Convention, and that he declined, saying, "It was uncomfortable for me because you can't undo things, not that I would undo a friendship, but political support is totally different than the support of a friend." Brady said that he has known Trump since 2001 and that Trump asked him to be a judge in the Miss USA pageant, after Brady led the Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XXXVI. Brady explained that Trump used to come to Patriots games and would call him and golf with him occasionally. However, Brady said that he did not see the benefit of getting involved in an event as polarizing as a presidential election. Brady said in 2022 that he had not spoken with Trump in "years" and that his relationship with Trump had been mischaracterized by the media.
While there has been speculation that Brady would run for political office, in a 2015 interview he stated he had no interest in doing so. Brady reiterated in 2022 that he would avoid a political career because, "I don't think anyone's fond of politics these days."
In 2018, Brady endorsed Republican Helen Brady (no relation) for State Auditor of Massachusetts.
Diet and lifestyle
Brady's health regimen includes transcendental meditation, yoga, hydrating, an 80/20 diet (meaning 80% alkaline and 20% acidic), early bedtime, resistance training, and neuroplasticity training.
Brady and his family adhere to his controversial and strict diet, dubbed the TB12 Method. Brady advocates a daily water intake in ounces of half of one's body weight in pounds and personally consumes "a couple hundred ounces" daily. He avoids most fruits, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, coffee, Gatorade, white sugar, flour, gluten, dairy, soda, cereal, white rice, potatoes, and bread. In 2022, Brady said he prefers a diet consisting of organic food. "You've got to see the process of food being grown," he said. "If I need nutrients, I need that from soil."
One of Brady's friends and former teammates, tight end Rob Gronkowski, has followed Brady and Alex Guerrero's plant-based diet plan since 2017. Other professional athletes who follow Brady's diet include quarterback Kirk Cousins and hockey player Mark Scheifele.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2003 | Stuck on You | Computer geek |
2015 | Ted 2 | Himself |
Entourage | Himself | |
2023 | 80 for Brady | Himself |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | In the Game | Himself | Television documentary |
2005 | Saturday Night Live | Himself/Host | Season 30 Episode 17 |
The Simpsons | Himself | Episode: "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" | |
2006 | Family Guy | Himself | Episode: "Patriot Games" |
2009 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Fore!" |
2018 | Tom vs Time | Himself | 6 episode Facebook Watch sports documentary series |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Himself | Episode: "" |
2021 | Man in the Arena: Tom Brady | Himself | 10 episode ESPN miniseries |
2024 | The Dynasty: New England Patriots | Himself | 10 episode Apple TV+ sports documentary series |
The Roast of Tom Brady | Himself | Netflix comedy special | |
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition | Himself (voice) | Disney+ special |
See also
- List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics
- List of NFL quarterback playoff records
- List of NFL quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season
- List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks
- Michigan Wolverines football statistical leaders
- Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry
Notes
- 2001–2007 and 2009–2019. Brady missed the majority of the 2008 season due to injury.
- The Patriots are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers with six Super Bowl titles. All other individual and franchise records listed are held outright by Brady and the Patriots respectively.
- Brady is the fourth quarterback to defeat all 32 NFL teams after Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees.
- Brady is the second player to win multiple NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards, following Joe Montana and preceding Patrick Mahomes.
- Brady surpassed Doug Flutie, who at age 38, started all 16 games for the 2001 San Diego Chargers
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This article is about the American football player For other people named Tom Brady see Thomas Brady This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably When this tag was added its readable prose size was 16 000 words Consider splitting content into sub articles condensing it or adding subheadings Please discuss this issue on the article s talk page December 2024 Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr born August 3 1977 is an American former professional football quarterback and current sports broadcaster who played in the National Football League NFL for 23 seasons He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and was a central contributor to the franchise s dynasty from 2001 to 2019 In his final three seasons he was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time 3 Tom BradyBrady in 2024No 12Position QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn 1977 08 03 August 3 1977 age 47 San Mateo California U S Height 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 225 lb 102 kg Career informationHigh school Junipero Serra San Mateo California College Michigan 1995 1999 NFL draft 2000 round 6 pick 199Career historyNew England Patriots 2000 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2020 2022 Career highlights and awards7 Super Bowl champion XXXVI XXXVIII XXXIX XLIX LI LIII LV 5 Super Bowl MVP XXXVI XXXVIII XLIX LI LV 3 NFL Most Valuable Player 2007 2010 2017 2 NFL Offensive Player of the Year 2007 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year 2009 3 First team All Pro 2007 2010 2017 3 Second team All Pro 2005 2016 2021 15 Pro Bowl 2001 2004 2005 2007 2009 2018 2021 5 NFL passing touchdowns leader 2002 2007 2010 2015 2021 4 NFL passing yards leader 2005 2007 2017 2021 2 NFL passer rating leader 2007 2010 NFL completion percentage leader 2007 NFL 2000s All Decade Team NFL 2010s All Decade Team NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team AP Male Athlete of the Year 2007 2 SI Sportsman of the Year 2005 2021 Bert Bell Award 2007 New England Patriots Hall of Fame New England Patriots All 2000s Team New England Patriots All 2010s Team New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team New England Patriots All Dynasty Team New England Patriots No 12 retired AP poll national champion 1997 NFL records Career quarterback wins 251 Career passing completions 7 753 Career passing attempts 12 050 1 Career passing touchdowns 649 Career passing yards 89 214 Passing completions in a season 490 2022 2 Passing attempts in a season 733 2022 Longest touchdown pass 99 yards tied Career playoff quarterback wins 35 Career playoff passing yards 13 400 Career playoff passing touchdowns 88Career NFL statisticsPassing attempts 12 050Passing completions 7 753Completion percentage 64 3 TD INT 649 212Passing yards 89 214Passer rating 97 2Stats at Pro Football Reference After playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines Brady was selected 199th overall by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft later earning him a reputation as the NFL s biggest draft steal 4 5 6 He became the starting quarterback during his second season which saw the Patriots win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVI As the team s primary starter for 18 seasons a Brady led the Patriots to 17 division titles including 11 consecutive from 2009 to 2019 13 AFC Championship Games including eight consecutive from 2011 to 2018 nine Super Bowl appearances and six Super Bowl titles all NFL records for a player and franchise b He joined the Buccaneers in 2020 and won Super Bowl LV extending his individual records to 10 Super Bowl appearances and seven victories 9 In 2024 Brady became the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox 10 11 and a partial owner of the Las Vegas Raiders Brady holds many major quarterback records including most career passing yards completions touchdown passes and games started He is the NFL leader in career quarterback wins quarterback regular season wins quarterback playoff wins and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player MVP Awards and the only Super Bowl MVP for two different franchises Additional accolades held by Brady include the most Pro Bowl selections and the first unanimous NFL MVP The only quarterback to win a Super Bowl in three separate decades Brady is also noted for the longevity of his success He was the oldest NFL MVP at age 40 the oldest Super Bowl MVP at age 43 and the oldest quarterback selected to the Pro Bowl at age 44 12 13 Brady is the only NFL quarterback named to two all decade teams 2000s and 2010s 14 and was unanimously named to the 100th Anniversary All Time Team in 2019 Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 2 1 College statistics 3 Professional career 3 1 Overview 3 2 New England Patriots 3 2 1 2000 Draft and rookie season on the bench 3 2 2 2001 Taking over as starter and first Super Bowl victory 3 2 3 2002 season 3 2 4 2003 and 2004 seasons Back to back Super Bowl wins 3 2 5 2005 and 2006 seasons 3 2 6 2007 Perfect regular season and first MVP 3 2 7 2008 Injury 3 2 8 2009 Return from injury 3 2 9 2010 Second MVP 3 2 10 2011 Loss in Super Bowl XLVI 3 2 11 2012 and 2013 seasons 3 2 12 2014 Fourth Super Bowl win 3 2 12 1 Deflategate report 3 2 13 2015 season 3 2 13 1 Deflategate suspension 3 2 14 2016 Fifth Super Bowl win 3 2 15 2017 Third MVP and loss in Super Bowl LII 3 2 16 2018 2019 Sixth Super Bowl win and last years with New England 3 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 3 1 2020 season Seventh Super Bowl win 3 3 2 2021 season 3 3 3 2022 season 3 4 Retirement 4 Broadcasting career 5 NFL career statistics 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Postseason 5 3 Super Bowl 6 NFL career records 6 1 Regular season 6 2 Playoffs 6 3 Super Bowl 6 4 New England Patriots franchise records 6 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise records 7 Awards and honors 8 Other endeavors 9 Personal life 9 1 Family and relationships 9 2 Politics 9 3 Diet and lifestyle 10 Filmography 10 1 Film 10 2 Television 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksEarly lifeBrady was born in San Mateo California on August 3 1977 the only son and fourth child of Galynn Patricia nee Johnson and Thomas Brady Sr 15 Brady was raised as a Catholic His mother has Swedish Norwegian German and Polish ancestry while his father is of Irish descent Brady has said that his father is 100 Irish 16 17 18 In the 1980s Brady regularly attended San Francisco 49ers games at Candlestick Park where he was a fan of quarterback Joe Montana Brady has called Montana his idol and one of his inspirations 19 At age four Brady attended the 1981 NFC Championship against the Dallas Cowboys in which Montana threw The Catch to Dwight Clark 20 As a child Brady attended football camp at the College of San Mateo where he was taught to throw the football by camp counselor and future NFL AFL quarterback Tony Graziani 21 Despite the rivalry between the two teams Brady grew up as a Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics fan 22 Brady attended Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo where he graduated in 1995 23 He played football basketball and baseball in high school He played against Bellarmine College Preparatory rival Pat Burrell in both football and baseball 24 Brady began his football career as the backup quarterback on the Padres junior varsity team At first Brady was not good enough to start on the 0 8 junior varsity team which had not scored a touchdown all year 25 Brady ascended to the starting position when the starting quarterback was injured He became the varsity starter in his junior year and held the position until he graduated 26 By Brady s senior year he was striving to be noticed by college coaches He created highlight tapes and sent them to schools he considered attending 27 This led to strong interest from many football programs The process of recruiting was much different during Brady s time when athletes rankings were not as prominent In terms of recruiting in the 2000s Brady would have been considered a three or four star recruit 28 He was a highly rated prospect 29 Brady was also on Blue Chip Illustrated as well as a Prep Football Report All American selection 30 After his recruiting process he narrowed his list to five schools 31 Probably the ones that we did hear from and ultimately pared the list to were Cal Berkeley UCLA USC Michigan and Illinois his father said 31 As a Cal Berkeley fan his father hoped that Brady would attend the nearby school where Brady was a silent commit and that he would be able to watch his son play 32 33 Brady was also known as a great baseball player in high school 34 He was a left handed batting catcher with power His skills impressed MLB scouts and he was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos 25 35 after the team brought Brady to Candlestick Park to work out with players a very unusual decision 36 The Expos projected Brady as a potential All Star with then GM Kevin Malone claiming that he had the potential to be one of the greatest catchers ever 37 The team offered him money typical of that offered to a late second round or early third round pick 38 but Brady was recruited by Michigan football assistant Bill Harris signing to play for the University of Michigan in 1995 31 39 Brady would become the last active athlete drafted by the Expos 40 He finished his high school football career by completing 236 of 447 passes for 3 702 yards and 31 touchdowns 41 Brady also won All State and All Far West honors and the team s Most Valuable Player Award 42 During summer 1998 and 1999 Brady was an intern at Merrill Lynch 43 He was inducted into the Junipero Serra High School Hall of Fame in 2003 42 When Brady visited the school in 2012 two weeks after Super Bowl XLVI administrators announced that they named the football stadium Brady Family Stadium 44 College career nbsp Brady playing for the Michigan Wolverines 1999 Brady played college football at the University of Michigan for the Wolverines from 1995 to 1999 45 46 After redshirting in 1995 47 Brady spent the next two years as a backup quarterback while teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese led the 1997 Wolverines to an undefeated season which was capped by a victory in the Rose Bowl and a share of the national championship 48 When he initially enrolled at Michigan Brady was seventh on the depth chart and struggled to get playing time 49 At one point Brady hired a sports psychologist to help him cope with frustration and anxiety he even considered transferring to the University of California Berkeley 50 51 He worked closely with assistant athletic director Greg Harden who met with Brady every week to build his confidence and to maximize his performance 52 Brady told 60 Minutes in 2014 He will always be somebody I rely on for sound advice and mentorship He has helped me with my own personal struggles in both athletics and in life Greg really pushed me in a direction that I wasn t sure I could go 53 On September 28 1996 Brady appeared in his first collegiate game after Michigan was up 35 3 against UCLA late in the fourth quarter His first ever pass attempt was intercepted by Phillip Ward and returned for a 42 yard touchdown 54 Under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr Brady battled for the starting job with Drew Henson 46 and ultimately started every game in the 1998 and 1999 seasons Brady was All Big Ten Conference honorable mention both seasons and was the team captain in his senior year 55 During his first full year as the starter he set new Michigan records for most pass attempts and completions in a season for a total of 214 56 He set a school record for completions in a 31 16 loss against Ohio State in 1998 a season in which Michigan shared the Big Ten title 57 Brady capped that season with a 45 31 win over Arkansas in the Citrus Bowl 58 In the 1999 season Brady had to once again hold off Henson for the starting job The two players platooned during the season s first seven games with Brady playing the first quarter Henson the second and Carr then deciding upon a quarterback for the second half The 1999 Michigan Wolverines started with a 5 0 record including a 26 22 win over Notre Dame and a road win against eventual powerhouse Wisconsin 59 Against Michigan State Brady was not chosen to play the second half however after being reinserted into the game with Michigan down by 17 points he nearly led Michigan all the way back before losing 34 31 60 After a 300 yard passing game the following week Carr went exclusively with Brady for the remainder of the season On October 30 against Indiana Brady played the entire game for the first time in the season and threw for 226 yards his fifth straight game throwing for 200 yards to lead Michigan out of a close game which ended in a 34 31 win 61 Against Penn State Brady led Michigan to another 4th quarter comeback in a 31 27 win heading into the regular season s final game as winners of three straight 62 Michigan concluded the regular season against Ohio State this was a dramatic game with a trip to the Orange Bowl on the line With five minutes left tied 17 17 Brady led Michigan to the winning score 63 He led Michigan to an overtime win in the Orange Bowl over Alabama throwing for 369 yards and four touchdowns leading the team back from a pair of 14 point deficits in regulation 14 0 in the first half and 28 14 in the second He threw the game winning score on a bootleg play to tight end Shawn Thompson Michigan won the game when Alabama missed an extra point following its touchdown 64 In the two seasons that Brady started at Michigan he posted a 20 5 record including wins at the 1999 Citrus Bowl and the 2000 Orange Bowl Brady finished his career ranking third in Michigan history with 710 attempts and 442 completions fourth with 5 351 yards and 62 3 completion percentage and fifth with 35 touchdown passes 42 65 He graduated from Michigan in December 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies 66 College statistics Season Team Passing Rushing Cmp Att Pct Yds Y A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 1995 Michigan nbsp Redshirt 1996 Michigan 3 5 60 0 26 5 2 0 1 63 7 0 0 0 0 0 1997 Michigan 12 15 80 0 103 6 9 0 0 137 7 2 14 7 0 0 1998 Michigan 200 323 61 9 2 427 7 5 14 10 133 1 54 105 1 9 2 1999 Michigan 180 295 61 0 2 217 7 5 16 6 138 0 34 31 0 9 1 Career 395 638 61 9 4 773 7 5 30 17 134 9 90 150 1 7 3Professional careerOverview This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines The reason given is Overview might be justified in addition to the lead but must avoid too much duplication e g restating records already in the honors section points in the lead details already covered elsewhere Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure April 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Brady s success as a passer has been attributed to his work ethic competitive spirit pocket awareness and intelligence 67 68 Brady started 333 regular season and 48 playoff games 8 in 23 seasons the most for an NFL quarterback His first 20 seasons were with the Patriots which is the most for an NFL quarterback with one franchise He served as the primary starter in 21 of his seasons holding a backup role during his rookie campaign and missing nearly all the 2008 season due to injury 69 The 2008 season marks the only time Brady did not start because of injury During his 21 seasons as the primary starter he missed the playoffs only once in 2002 and had only one losing season in 2022 Throughout his 23 seasons in the NFL Brady never played a snap in which his team was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention 70 With the Patriots Brady led the team to 17 AFC East titles He led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 to a wild card berth the only time his team did not make the playoffs as a division winner and NFC South titles the following two seasons 71 nbsp Brady during the 2009 preseason The winningest quarterback in NFL history Brady won 251 regular season games and 35 postseason games 72 Brady holds a 754 winning percentage He is the only NFL quarterback to win 200 regular season games and his 35 postseason victories are more than twice those of any other quarterback Brady is the only NFL quarterback to win all 16 regular season games 2007 73 In 2021 Brady became one of four quarterbacks to defeat all 32 NFL teams c Brady has the most Pro Bowl selections in NFL history at 15 and was named league MVP three times in 2007 2010 and 2017 74 75 His 2010 MVP was awarded in a unanimous decision the first time this distinction was achieved 76 Brady was named Male Athlete of the Year in 2007 77 He is one of only three players to win multiple NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards d 78 79 Brady s 21 seasons as the primary starter led to seven Super Bowl titles the most of any player and more than any NFL franchise 80 Overall he appeared in a record 10 Super Bowls just under half of the seasons in which he was the primary starter and more than any NFL franchise other than the Patriots He and Peyton Manning are the only starting quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl for more than one franchise with Brady winning six for the Patriots and one for the Buccaneers In his seven victories Brady set the record for Super Bowl MVP awards with five 81 Having earned Super Bowl MVP honors with both New England and Tampa Bay Brady is the only player to win the award with multiple franchises 82 Holding nearly every major quarterback record Brady is the regular season and playoff NFL leader in passing yards attempts and touchdown passes He is the only NFL quarterback to have 600 passing touchdowns in the regular season Brady holds regular and postseason records for completions 83 84 85 In his 333 career starts he is the only NFL quarterback to have three separate streaks of consecutive starts of over 100 games Brady s 111 consecutive starts from 2001 to 2008 ended because of his injury and his 112 consecutive starts from 2009 to 2016 ended after he was suspended 42 For the remainder of his career Brady had 110 consecutive starts from 2016 to 2022 His longevity led to him setting age records Brady is the NFL s oldest quarterback to be named to the Pro Bowl age 44 be named Super Bowl MVP 43 win a Super Bowl as the starting quarterback 43 and be named league MVP 40 86 87 Up until his retirement he was the last player drafted before 2004 on an NFL roster 88 89 90 91 nbsp A game worn jersey of Brady s in the Pro Football Hall of Fame On the Patriots Brady and head coach Bill Belichick formed the NFL s most successful quarterback head coach tandem 92 They were consistently credited with the Patriots dynasty from 2001 to 2019 resulting in the dynasty being named the Brady Belichick era after them 93 94 95 96 97 The dynasty is regarded as one of the greatest in sports history with Brady s successes helping the Patriots set the records for Super Bowl appearances 11 and wins 6 tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers 98 During Brady s first season as the primary starter the franchise won its first championship in Super Bowl XXXVI with consecutive titles following in 2003 and 2004 99 100 The Patriots won an NFL record 21 consecutive games regular season and playoffs during this period while Brady won 10 consecutive postseason games also his first 10 postseason games another NFL record 101 102 Brady maintained the Patriots status as perennial postseason contenders throughout his tenure although they did not win another Super Bowl until a decade after their third His next two appearances both ended in upset defeats to the New York Giants the first loss in 2007 s Super Bowl XLII also prevented Brady and the Patriots from obtaining a perfect 19 0 season 103 Brady returned to dominant postseason form in 2014 when he led the Patriots to their fourth title in Super Bowl XLIX 104 This was followed by Brady making three consecutive Super Bowl appearances from 2016 to 2018 which secured New England s fifth and sixth titles in Super Bowl LI and Super Bowl LIII 105 When Brady signed with Tampa Bay in 2020 the team had not reached the postseason since 2007 or won a playoff game since 2002 106 Brady helped end both droughts en route to the Buccaneers winning Super Bowl LV 107 In 2021 he set the season record for completions and led the league in passing yards and touchdowns his passing yards were also a career high 108 In his final season despite finishing with a losing record for the first time Brady broke his single season completion record and set the season record for attempts 109 One of the NFL s most decorated and accomplished players Brady is widely cited as the greatest quarterback of all time 3 He is considered one of NFL s greatest players of all time 110 111 112 113 and one of the greatest athletes in sports history 114 115 116 117 New England Patriots 2000 Draft and rookie season on the bench Pre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic 6 ft 4 3 8 in 1 94 m 211 lb 96 kg 32 3 4 in 0 83 m 9 3 8 in 0 24 m 5 28 s 1 75 s 2 99 s 4 38 s 7 20 s 24 5 in 0 62 m 8 ft 3 in 2 51 m 33 118 All values from NFL Combine 119 120 121 Brady was a lightly regarded prospect coming out of college 122 with an unimpressive NFL Scouting Combine performance reinforcing this reputation 123 As a result he was not selected until the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the New England Patriots 199th overall a compensatory pick the Patriots earned due to the loss of punter Tom Tupa to free agency in 1999 124 and was the seventh quarterback taken He and his family believed Brady would be drafted in the second or third round they watched the draft on television stunned as six other quarterbacks were drafted before he was Brady was so embarrassed he briefly left the family home during the sixth round and cried when recalling the experience for an interview 11 years later Brady later said that when the Patriots notified him that he would be drafted he was grateful he would not have to be an insurance salesman 125 According to Michael Holley s book Patriot Reign the Patriots were considering Brady and Tim Rattay both of whom had received positive reviews from then quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein 126 Ultimately the Patriots front office chose Brady Considering his subsequent success many analysts have called Brady the best NFL draft pick of all time 127 128 129 130 Patriots owner Robert Kraft recalled I still have the image of Tom Brady coming down the old Foxboro Stadium steps with that pizza box under his arm a skinny beanpole and when he introduced himself to me and said Hi Mr Kraft he was about to say who he was but I said I know who you are you re Tom Brady You re our sixth round draft choice recalled Kraft And he looked me in the eye and said I m the best decision this organization has ever made It looks like he could be right 131 Brady started the 2000 season as the fourth string quarterback behind starter Drew Bledsoe and backups John Friesz and Michael Bishop by the end of the season he was number two on the depth chart behind Bledsoe 132 During his rookie season he was 1 for 3 passing for six yards 133 Tight end Rod Rutledge caught Brady s first and only completed pass of the season in a 34 9 loss to the Detroit Lions on November 23 134 135 2001 Taking over as starter and first Super Bowl victory With Bledsoe as the starting quarterback the Patriots opened the 2001 season with a 23 17 road loss to the Cincinnati Bengals 136 In their second game and home opener on September 23 the Patriots squared off against their AFC East rivals the New York Jets Bledsoe was again the starter in the fourth quarter he suffered internal bleeding after a hit from Jets linebacker Mo Lewis Bledsoe returned for the next series but was replaced with Brady for the Patriots final series of the game New York held on to win 10 3 and the Patriots fell to 0 2 on the season 137 Brady was named the starter for the season s third game against the Indianapolis Colts in which the Patriots posted a 44 13 win 138 139 In the Patriots fifth game Brady began to find his stride Trailing the visiting San Diego Chargers 26 16 in the fourth quarter he led the Patriots on two scoring drives to force overtime and another in overtime to set up a winning field goal for a 29 26 victory Brady finished the game with 33 of 54 for 364 yards and two touchdowns and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career 140 141 The following week Brady again played well during the rematch at Indianapolis with a passer rating of 148 3 in a 38 17 win 142 Brady won his second AFC Offensive Player of the Week nomination after a four touchdown day in a 34 17 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 11 143 The Patriots went on to win eleven of the fourteen games Brady started and six straight to finish the regular season winning the AFC East and entering the NFL playoffs with a first round bye 144 He finished the 2001 season with 2 843 passing yards and 18 touchdowns earning an invitation to the Pro Bowl 145 146 In Brady s first playoff game he threw for 312 yards against the Oakland Raiders and led the Patriots back from a ten point fourth quarter deficit to send the game to overtime where they won on an Adam Vinatieri field goal 16 13 A controversial play occurred in the fourth quarter of that game Trailing by three points Brady lost control of the ball after being hit by Raiders cornerback and former Michigan teammate Charles Woodson Oakland initially recovered the ball but citing the tuck rule which states that any forward throwing motion by a quarterback begins a pass even if the quarterback loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body referee Walt Coleman overturned the call on instant replay ruling it an incomplete pass rather than a fumble 147 Brady finished the game 32 of 52 for 312 passing yards and one interception 148 In the AFC Championship Game against the Steelers Brady injured his knee and was relieved by Bledsoe The Patriots won the game by a score of 24 17 149 Subsequently Las Vegas oddsmakers positioned them as 14 point underdogs against the NFC champion St Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI 150 Brady returned from his knee injury in the AFC Championship Game to start in the Super Bowl a week later at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Despite being heavy underdogs the Patriots played well holding the Rams high powered offense in check through the first three quarters The Rams rallied from a 17 3 deficit to tie the game with 1 30 left in regulation The Patriots then got the ball back at their own 17 yard line with no timeouts remaining Sportscaster and former Super Bowl winning coach John Madden argued that the Patriots should run out the clock and try to win the game in overtime 151 Instead Brady drove the Patriots offense down the field to the Rams 31 yard line before spiking the ball with seven seconds left Kicker Adam Vinatieri converted a 48 yard field goal as time expired to give the Patriots a 20 17 win and their first ever league championship 152 When discussing the game winning drive Madden stated that what Tom Brady just did gives me goosebumps 153 Brady was named Super Bowl MVP while throwing for 145 yards one touchdown and no interceptions At the age of 24 years and six months Brady became the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl surpassing Joe Namath III and Joe Montana XVI 154 155 Bledsoe was traded to the Buffalo Bills in April 156 which cemented Brady s status as the Patriots starting quarterback in 2002 157 2002 season In the Patriots season opener Brady had 294 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 30 14 win over the Steelers and earned his third AFC Offensive Player of the Week title 158 159 In Week 9 Brady won his second AFC Offensive Player of the Week title for a three touchdown game in a 38 7 win over Buffalo 160 Brady and the Patriots finished the season at 9 7 tied with the Jets and Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division however the Patriots lost the division title to the Jets on tiebreakers Additionally the Patriots lost the tiebreaker to the Cleveland Browns for the final wild card spot causing them to miss the playoffs entirely 161 Though Brady posted a career low single season passer rating of 85 7 and a career high of 14 interceptions he threw for a league leading 28 touchdown passes 162 2003 and 2004 seasons Back to back Super Bowl wins After opening the 2003 season at 2 2 Brady led the Patriots to twelve consecutive victories to finish the regular season at 14 2 to win the AFC East 163 In Week 14 a 12 0 victory over the Dolphins he recorded a 36 yard punt 164 He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week twice in the 2003 season in Week 9 and Week 17 165 166 Brady finished with 3 620 passing yards and 23 touchdowns 167 and was third in NFL MVP voting to co winners Peyton Manning and Steve McNair 168 After earning a first round bye the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round 17 14 In the AFC Championship Game they defeated the Colts 24 14 In Super Bowl XXXVIII Brady led the Patriots to a 32 29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time During the game Brady threw for 354 yards with three touchdowns and set the record for most completions by a quarterback in a Super Bowl with 32 With 1 08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied 29 29 Brady led a drive with five completions to put the Patriots in position for the game winning 41 yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri 169 nbsp Brady won his ninth consecutive playoff game and third championship in Super Bowl XXXIX During the 2004 season Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year an accomplishment honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame though for official records the NFL considers it an 18 game regular season winning streak it does not count playoff games 170 New England finished with a 14 2 record equaling their 2003 record and the best regular season record ever for a defending champion 171 The Patriots also won the AFC East title for the third time in four years 172 Brady threw for 3 692 yards and 28 touchdowns with a 92 6 passer rating and was voted to his second Pro Bowl 173 174 In the playoffs Brady led the Patriots to wins over the Colts in the Divisional Round by a score of 20 3 and the Steelers in the AFC Championship by a score of 41 27 175 Brady played his best game of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring intravenous treatment the previous night when he ran a temperature of 103 F 176 Against the NFL s best defense 175 he recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130 5 his highest of the season 138 In Super Bowl XXXIX the Patriots narrowly defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24 21 capturing their third championship in four years They became the first franchise since the Dallas Cowboys to do so 177 Up until the 2023 season the 2004 New England Patriots were the last NFL team to win a second straight Super Bowl Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns in the win 178 2005 and 2006 seasons During the 2005 season injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon Patrick Pass and Kevin Faulk forced the Patriots to rely more on Brady s passing 179 180 Brady also had to adjust to new center Russ Hochstein and running back Heath Evans Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 5 350 yard three touchdown victory over the Falcons 181 Brady finished the season with 4 110 yards and 26 touchdowns the former of which led the league 182 183 He and the Patriots finished with a 10 6 record winning their third straight AFC East title 184 He was named to his third Pro Bowl at the end of the season 185 In the playoffs Brady recorded 201 passing yards and three passing touchdowns to help lead the Patriots to a 28 3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild Card Round In the Divisional Round the Patriots lost 27 13 to the Denver Broncos 186 187 Brady threw for 341 yards in the game with one touchdown and two interceptions in the first playoff loss of his career after ten consecutive victories 188 After the season s end it was revealed that Brady had been playing with a sports hernia since December 189 In 2006 Brady led the Patriots to a 12 4 record and the fourth seed in the AFC playoffs 190 Brady finished the regular season with 3 529 yards and 24 touchdowns 191 He was not among the players initially selected to the Pro Bowl 192 although he was offered an injury replacement selection when Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was forced to withdraw Brady ended up declining the invitation 193 In the postseason the Patriots first hosted their division rivals the Jets in the Wild Card Round The Patriots defeated the Jets 37 16 as Brady went 22 34 for 212 yards and two touchdowns 194 The Patriots traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers in the Divisional Round This was Brady s first playoff game in his home state of California Brady and the Patriots struggled against the Chargers whom many had picked as favorites to win Super Bowl XLI With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Patriots down by eight points Brady and the Patriots started a key drive that would ultimately decide the game During the drive Brady threw a fourth down interception to safety Marlon McCree but wide receiver Troy Brown forced a fumble on McCree that wide receiver Reche Caldwell recovered to convert the first down 195 With a new set of downs Brady threw a touchdown pass to Caldwell and Faulk scored the two point conversion to tie the game On what would be the Patriots final drive Brady threw a 49 yard pass play to Caldwell setting up a Stephen Gostkowski field goal that gave New England a 24 21 lead with 1 10 remaining The Chargers drove down the field but Nate Kaeding missed a game tying field goal attempt as the Patriots held on to win 196 In the AFC Championship the Patriots traveled to Indianapolis to play the Colts marking the third time the Patriots played the Colts in four postseasons The Patriots led at halftime 21 6 however Peyton Manning led the Colts to a comeback Brady threw a late game interception and the Patriots lost the game to the Colts 38 34 197 Brady finished the loss 21 of 34 for 232 yards one touchdown and one interception 198 2007 Perfect regular season and first MVP nbsp Brady in Baltimore during his first MVP season in 2007 Playing with an overhauled receiver corps in the 2007 off season the Patriots acquired wide receivers Donte Stallworth Wes Welker Kelley Washington and Randy Moss tight end Kyle Brady and running back Sammy Morris Brady enjoyed what many sportswriters described as one of the best seasons by a quarterback 199 200 Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for both September and October 201 202 Brady led the Patriots to the first 16 0 regular season record in NFL history outscoring opponents by an average score of 37 17 203 He also attained numerous career franchise and NFL records and milestones in the process He was named as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week five times that year 204 In a Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys he had a career high five passing touchdowns in a 48 27 win The win tied him with Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach for the most wins ever by a starting quarterback in his first 100 regular season starts with 76 205 The next week in part of a 49 28 win against the Dolphins he had another record day with a career high six passing touchdowns setting a franchise record He also had the first game with a perfect passer rating of his career 206 Two weeks later as part of a come from behind 24 20 victory against the Colts he threw for another three touchdowns the ninth consecutive game in which he had done so breaking Peyton Manning s NFL record of eight 207 During the last game of the season against the Giants in which the Patriots won 38 35 Brady threw his 50th touchdown of the season breaking Peyton Manning s single season record of 49 from the 2004 season 208 nbsp Brady on the sideline at Giants Stadium with teammates Randy Moss and Jabar Gaffney after throwing for his record breaking 50th passing touchdown of the 2007 season Brady finished the season with 4 806 passing yards 50 touchdown passes eight interceptions and a career high 117 2 passer rating 209 It was unanimously voted the greatest passing season of all time by ESPN in 2013 His 50 8 touchdown to interception ratio was at the time an NFL record He became the first quarterback to pass for 50 touchdowns He led the Patriots to the first undefeated regular season since the 16 game schedule was implemented in 1978 He directed an offense that scored a then NFL record 589 points and 75 total touchdowns The team s 50 total touchdown passes is the fourth most ever in a season For his efforts Brady was named the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year He was also honored by the Associated Press as their Male Athlete of the Year the first time an NFL player earned the honor since Joe Montana won the award in 1990 210 He was named as a First Team All Pro and to his fourth career Pro Bowl as a result of his historic season 211 212 In the Patriots first playoff game a Divisional Round game against the Jaguars Brady began the game with an NFL postseason record 16 consecutive completed passes and finished the game with 26 completions in 28 attempts a completion rate of 92 9 as the Patriots won 31 20 That mark was the highest single game completion percentage with at least 20 attempts in NFL history regular season or postseason 213 With the win the Patriots matched the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only team to win 17 consecutive games in one season Statistically Brady did not fare as well in the AFC Championship Game against the Chargers throwing for 209 yards two touchdowns and three interceptions Nevertheless the Patriots won their 18th game of the season 21 12 to advance to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons Brady with the 100th win of his career also set an NFL record for the fewest games needed by a starting quarterback to do so his 100 26 record is sixteen games better than Joe Montana s 214 In Super Bowl XLII against the New York Giants Brady was pressured heavily and sacked five times The Patriots managed to take the lead with a Brady touchdown to Moss with less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter but the Giants were able to drive and score a last minute touchdown to upset the Patriots 17 14 taking away what would have been the first perfect season since the NFL expanded its regular season to 16 games 215 2008 Injury In the Patriots season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium in which the Patriots won 17 10 Brady s left knee was seriously injured midway through the first quarter on a hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard Brady left the game and did not return The team later confirmed that he would require surgery and it would prematurely end his 2008 season 216 Brady tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament 217 The injury ended Brady s streak of 111 consecutive starts 218 Dr Neal ElAttrache performed the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the Los Angeles Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic on October 6 using Brady s patellar tendon graft to replace the torn ligament and also repaired his medial collateral ligament through a separate incision in his left knee 219 An infection in the wound resulted in further debridement surgery several times since the original procedure Brady received IV antibiotics for this infection which at the time threatened to delay his rehab 220 221 Despite Brady s absence the Patriots managed to finish the 2008 season with an 11 5 record however due to tiebreakers the Patriots not only failed to win the AFC East division title but missed the playoffs altogether for the first time since the 2002 season 222 2009 Return from injury nbsp Brady in action against the Washington Redskins on August 28 2009 In the 2009 season opener against the Bills Brady s first game in more than a year he threw for 378 yards and two touchdowns In the final three minutes of the game the Patriots were down 24 13 before Brady and tight end Benjamin Watson connected on two straight touchdowns to lead the Patriots to a 25 24 win 223 He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Bills 224 On October 18 2009 under blizzard conditions Brady set an NFL record against the Titans for most touchdowns in a quarter throwing five in the second quarter Brady finished the game with six touchdowns tying his career high from the 2007 season and 380 yards completing 29 of 34 attempts finishing with a nearly perfect passer rating of 152 8 225 226 The Patriots 59 0 victory over the Titans tied the record for the largest margin of victory since the 1970 AFL NFL merger 227 and set a record for largest halftime lead in NFL history which was 45 0 228 He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against the Titans 229 Brady was later named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October 230 For Week 16 Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for a four touchdown game in a 35 7 win over the Jaguars 231 Brady finished the 2009 regular season with 4 398 yards passing and 28 touchdowns for a 96 2 rating 232 despite a broken right ring finger and three fractured ribs which were suffered over the course of the season 233 He was selected as a reserve to the 2010 Pro Bowl and named the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year 234 235 Brady ended the 2009 season throwing for 154 passing yards two touchdowns and three interceptions in a 33 14 Wild Card Round loss to the Baltimore Ravens 236 This was his first career home playoff loss and the Patriots first home playoff loss since 1978 237 2010 Second MVP nbsp Brady before a game in 2010 On September 10 2010 Brady signed a four year 72 million contract extension making him the highest paid player in the NFL The extension included 48 5 million in guaranteed money 238 Brady became the fastest quarterback to achieve 100 regular season wins by helping his team defeat the Dolphins 41 14 on October 4 239 On November 25 in a Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions he earned a perfect passer rating for the second time in his career as the Patriots won 45 24 240 241 The next week a 45 3 victory over the Jets Brady set a record of 26 consecutive regular season home wins breaking Brett Favre s record 242 243 He won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the two games against the Lions and Jets 244 245 For December Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month 246 Brady threw for 3 900 yards with 36 touchdowns and only four interceptions on the season 247 Brady was selected as a starter to the 2011 Pro Bowl 248 However he pulled out of the game and was replaced by his former backup Matt Cassel who then played for the Chiefs after undergoing surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot dating back to 2008 249 Brady was also the only unanimous selection for the AP All Pro Team and was named the 2010 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year By unanimous decision he won the MVP award for the second time in his career 250 On the inaugural NFL Top 100 Players list Brady was ranked as the best player in the NFL by his peers 251 After earning the 1 seed and a bye week the Patriots lost to the Jets in the Divisional Round 28 21 Brady finished the game 29 of 45 for 299 yards two touchdowns and one interception which ended his NFL record of consecutive pass attempts without an interception at 340 252 253 2011 Loss in Super Bowl XLVI nbsp Brady in Denver in 2011 In Week 1 of the 2011 season Brady threw for a career high 517 yards four touchdowns and one interception in a 38 24 win over the Dolphins and earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors 254 In the game he threw a record tying 99 yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker 255 256 257 Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the following game against the Chargers He had 423 yards and three touchdowns in the 35 21 victory 258 Brady closed out the season being named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November and December 259 260 In addition he was the Week 16 AFC Offensive Player of the Week 261 Brady had a statistically successful season and in the regular season finale against the Bills a 49 21 win he became the fourth quarterback to throw for 5 000 yards in a season finishing with 5 235 although Brady surpassed Dan Marino s longstanding record of 5 084 passing yards he finished the season second in passing yards behind Drew Brees 5 476 262 263 The Patriots finished the season 13 3 and clinched the AFC s 1 seed 264 For his efforts in the 2011 season Brady was named to the Pro Bowl and was named as the fourth best player in the NFL on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 by his peers 265 266 There s no quarterback I d rather have than Tom Brady He s the best He does so much for us in so many ways on so many different levels I m very fortunate that he s our quarterback and what he s able to do for this team It s good to win with him and all the rest of our players If that s more than somebody else did I don t really care about that 267 Bill Belichick following the 2011 AFC Championship Game Brady led the Patriots to a 45 10 win over the Broncos in the Divisional Round where he tied an NFL playoff record shared by Daryle Lamonica and Steve Young throwing for six touchdown passes 268 The win gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick sole possession of the NFL record for postseason wins by a quarterback head coach duo with 15 269 In the AFC Championship game against the Ravens Brady failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time in 36 games though he did score a one yard rushing touchdown late in the game A missed field goal from Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff gave Brady and the Patriots a 23 20 victory sending Brady to his fifth Super Bowl 270 In Super Bowl XLVI Brady and the Patriots met the Giants in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII which the Giants won 21 17 On the Patriots first offensive series Brady was penalized for intentional grounding in the end zone giving up a safety which gave the Giants an early 2 0 lead Brady would bounce back from this early blunder leading a Super Bowl record tying 96 yard touchdown drive to close the first half and at one point completing 16 consecutive passes to give him a 20 of 23 mark partway into the third quarter another Super Bowl record 271 However as was also the case four years earlier the Patriots could not hold a late lead and allowed Eli Manning to lead the Giants to a game winning touchdown with less than a minute left giving Brady his second career Super Bowl loss 272 2012 and 2013 seasons Brady started all 16 regular season games of the 2012 season and led the Patriots to a 12 4 record He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week three times that year in Weeks 4 8 and 14 273 274 275 He became the first quarterback to lead his team to ten division titles 276 With a 557 point total the Patriots became the first team to score at least 500 points in a season four different times with Brady leading all four squads also a record He finished the season with 4 827 passing yards 34 touchdowns only eight interceptions and a passer rating of 98 7 277 Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the eighth time in his career 278 On the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013 Brady was ranked fourth by his fellow players for the second consecutive year 279 Brady led the Patriots to a 41 28 win over the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round 280 With the victory Brady surpassed Joe Montana for most career playoff wins with 17 281 The Patriots were then upset by the eventual Super Bowl XLVII champion Ravens 28 13 in the AFC Championship 282 He suffered his first career loss at home when leading by halftime in which he was previously 67 0 283 On February 25 2013 Brady and the Patriots agreed on a three year contract extension which kept him with the team through 2017 284 Sportswriter Peter King called it an amazing deal and also noted that it reflected Patriots owner Robert Kraft s desire to make sure that Brady retired as a Patriot 285 nbsp Brady during the 2013 season Brady and the Patriots began the season with much upheaval on the offensive side of the ball Tight end Rob Gronkowski was injured and Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wes Welker departed to the Broncos Danny Woodhead left in free agency for the Chargers and Brandon Lloyd was released from the team In order to replace the five players the Patriots signed Danny Amendola in free agency from the Rams drafted rookie wide receivers Aaron Dobson and Josh Boyce and signed undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins In the first two games of the season Brady completed 52 of his passes and had three touchdowns and one interception 286 287 Brady was in pursuit of Drew Brees record of at least one touchdown in 54 consecutive regular season games and saw the streak end at 52 games in a Week 5 13 6 loss against the Bengals 288 Brady earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 12 overtime victory over the Broncos 289 Brady and the Patriots would go on to finish the season well as Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the ninth time in his career and was ranked third on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 list in the off season 290 291 The Patriots finished the season 12 4 to earn the second seed in the AFC and a first round bye 292 In the Divisional Round matchup against the Colts Brady made his 25th playoff appearance breaking Brett Favre s career record for playoff appearances by a quarterback The Patriots won 43 22 behind a four touchdown performance from running back LeGarrette Blount 293 The following week the Patriots lost 26 16 to the Broncos in the AFC Championship 294 2014 Fourth Super Bowl win nbsp Brady in September 2014 against the Minnesota Vikings Brady started the 2014 season with a 33 20 loss to the Dolphins 295 It was Brady s first opening day loss since the 2003 season 296 After going 2 1 in the next three games Brady helped lead the Patriots to a seven game winning streak In that stretch Brady had two games with four touchdown passes and one game with five 297 298 He won AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October 299 Brady clinched his NFL record 12th AFC East division title with a Week 14 win against the San Diego Chargers later in the season 300 Brady was named to his tenth career Pro Bowl and was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 list 301 302 In a 35 31 Divisional Round win over the Ravens 303 Brady threw for three touchdowns and ran in a fourth breaking Curtis Martin s club record for rushing touchdowns in the playoffs Brady also broke Joe Montana s record for playoff touchdowns with 46 304 After the Ravens scored on their first two possessions the Patriots were quickly down 14 0 but would end up tying the game 14 14 Brady threw an interception at the end of the first half which wound up leading to a Baltimore 21 14 halftime lead Down 28 14 Brady engineered an 80 yard drive culminating in a touchdown to Rob Gronkowski to cut the lead to 28 21 The Patriots tied the game once again at 28 off of a trick play where Brady passed laterally to Julian Edelman who then threw a 51 yard touchdown to Amendola Ravens kicker Justin Tucker converted a 25 yard field goal to give Baltimore a 31 28 fourth quarter lead Brady got the ball back and threw a 23 yard touchdown to wide receiver Brandon LaFell to give the Patriots their first lead 35 31 with 5 13 remaining After a Duron Harmon interception and a Joe Flacco Hail Mary attempt failed Brady clinched his record ninth AFC Championship Game appearance It was his fourth straight overall After a 45 7 blowout of the Colts 305 Brady advanced to play in his sixth Super Bowl breaking a tie with John Elway for most career Super Bowl appearances by a quarterback In Super Bowl XLIX Brady completed 37 of 50 passes for 328 yards four touchdowns and two interceptions He guided a then record ten point fourth quarter comeback as the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28 24 to give Brady his fourth Super Bowl ring tying him with Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for most Super Bowl victories by a starting quarterback 306 He was named Super Bowl MVP for the third time tying Montana s record 307 Brady s 37 completed passes in the game set a Super Bowl record at the time which Brady himself would break in Super Bowl LI two years later 308 Deflategate report On May 6 2015 the NFL published a 243 page report regarding the deflation of footballs used in the previous season s AFC Championship Game 309 The report concluded that more likely than not Brady was at least generally aware of the intentional deflation On May 11 Brady was suspended for four games by the NFL for his involvement based on substantial and credible evidence that Brady knew Patriots employees were deflating footballs and that he was uncooperative with the investigators 310 That day Troy Vincent NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations penned a letter to Brady that stated in part Your actions as set forth in the report clearly constitute conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the game of professional football 311 Brady through the NFL Players Association appealed the suspension on May 14 312 On July 28 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld Brady s four game suspension 313 Goodell cited Brady s destruction of his cell phone as a critical factor in his decision to uphold Brady s suspension 314 315 The NFL also filed papers in federal court seeking to confirm Roger Goodell s decision 316 Brady gave permission to the NFLPA to appeal the suspension in federal court 317 and released a statement on his Facebook page that expressed disappointment in and criticism of Goodell s decision to uphold the suspension 318 319 Commentary on the initial punishment was mixed Bleacher Report writer Mike Freeman made a statement agreeing with Goodell s decision saying the penalties were brutal but it deserved to be 320 Various commentators also implied that the prior reputation of the Patriots organization as a team that bends rules appeared to factor into the harshness of the punishment 320 321 Others described the punishment as firm but fair 322 On September 3 Judge Richard M Berman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated Brady s suspension this ruling allowed Brady to play in the first four games of the 2015 NFL season In his decision Judge Berman cited the NFL s failure to provide proper notice to Brady of the charges against him and the potential for a suspension 323 Post appeal commentary also criticized Goodell for manipulating Brady s testimony at the appeal hearing in his decision 324 In February 2022 sportswriter Mike Florio revealed that the NFL falsified data and hid information that would have cleared Brady and the Patriots of wrongdoing In his book Playmakers How the NFL Really Works And Doesn t Florio revealed that NFL executives specifically vice president Troy Vincent jumped to conclusions about the air pressure inside the Patriots footballs at halftime of the AFC Championship game He also noted that 11 of the 12 Patriot footballs used in the game were actually not outside the predicted range of Ideal Gas Law and the other was only slightly below 325 Florio also revealed that NFL general counsel Jeff Pash ordered that the records of all PSI data gathered from the 2015 season be deleted Leaked transcripts revealed that NFL senior VP of football operations Dave Gardi used false numbers in his letter to the Patriots which ordered that the team was to be investigated It was also shown that Vincent did not instruct anyone to record the timing of the measurements taken the temperature in the room during testing if the footballs tested were wet or dry and that he did not know which of the two air pressure gauges was used to make the pregame measurements Vincent also admitted that he and other NFL executives never heard of the Ideal Gas Law and were unaware that PSI in a football can change in certain environments 326 2015 season nbsp Brady in Denver in November 2015 In the NFL Kickoff Game Brady led the Patriots to a 28 21 win over the Steelers He threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns three of them to Rob Gronkowski 327 The Patriots victory was the 161st victory of Brady s career all with the Patriots which surpassed the record held by former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre for most regular season wins by a starting quarterback with a single team 328 In Week 2 Brady threw for 466 yards and three touchdowns in a 40 32 win against the Bills Through the first five games of the season Brady threw a total of 14 touchdowns with one interception and had a quarterback rating of 118 4 329 Brady was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September 330 In Week 8 a 36 7 victory over the Dolphins he had 356 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn his 25th career AFC Offensive Player of the Week title 331 332 Despite Brady s success the Patriots were hit by many injuries to key players on offense including wide receiver Julian Edelman and the Patriots eventually lost their first game against the Broncos 30 24 in overtime who were without Peyton Manning in Denver following a 10 0 start 333 The Patriots then lost three of their remaining five games to finish 12 4 for a fourth straight season earning the 2 seed in the AFC 334 335 Brady finished the regular season with a league leading 36 touchdown passes and seven interceptions 336 He was named to his 11th Pro Bowl seventh straight and was ranked as the second best player on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 behind only league MVP Cam Newton 337 338 With the return of Julian Edelman from a foot injury the Patriots defeated the Chiefs in the Divisional Round by a score of 27 20 after advancing with a first round bye 339 340 Brady completed 28 of 42 passes for 302 yards and two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown as he led the team to their fifth consecutive appearance in the AFC Championship 341 The Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship to face Peyton Manning and the Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High It would turn out to be the 17th and final meeting between the two storied quarterbacks as Manning would announce his retirement after the season ended The Broncos top ranked defense limited Brady who completed 27 of 56 passes for 310 yards two interceptions and a passing touchdown all day and the Patriots eventually lost the game 20 18 after a potential game tying two point conversion attempt failed with less than half a minute remaining 342 Deflategate suspension On February 29 2016 Brady signed a two year contract extension covering the 2018 and 2019 seasons 343 On March 3 the NFL appealed Judge Richard M Berman s 2015 decision to vacate Brady s four game suspension as punishment for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal At the hearing the three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit questioned Players Association lawyer Jeffrey L Kessler and NFL lawyer Paul Clement with Circuit Judge Denny Chin stating that the evidence of ball tampering is compelling if not overwhelming 344 On April 25 the decision to vacate Brady s four game suspension was overturned by the U S Appeals Court 345 346 Circuit Judge Barrington Daniels Parker Jr joined by Circuit Judge Chin wrote that they could not second guess the arbitration but were merely determining it met the minimum legal standards established by the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 347 Circuit Chief Judge Robert Katzmann dissented writing that the NFL s fines for using stickum was highly analogous and that here the Commissioner was doling out his own brand of industrial justice 348 On May 23 Brady appealed for his case to be reheard by the full U S 2nd Circuit Court 349 The 2nd Circuit Court denied Brady s request for an en banc hearing on July 13 350 On July 15 Brady announced that he would give up his Deflategate fight and accept his suspension for the first four regular season games of the 2016 season 351 2016 Fifth Super Bowl win nbsp Brady during the 2016 season After serving his four game suspension Brady made his 2016 season debut on October 9 on the road against the Browns he completed 28 of 40 passes for 406 yards and three touchdowns in a 33 13 victory to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week 352 353 Brady s outstanding numbers during his first four games following the suspension earned him the AFC Offensive Player of the Month award for October 354 In Week 11 Brady recorded four touchdowns and no interceptions in a 30 17 road win against the 49ers 355 Those four touchdown passes gave him a total of 444 career regular season touchdown passes with one team breaking Brett Favre s record with the Green Bay Packers The following week Brady completed 30 of 50 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns in a 22 17 road victory against the Jets 356 The win was also the Patriots 500th victory including playoffs in franchise history During this victory Brady also became the fifth quarterback to record 60 000 career regular season passing yards joining Peyton Manning Brett Favre Drew Brees and Dan Marino 357 The following week Brady and the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 26 10 358 giving Brady his record 201st career victory including playoff games 359 With a 16 3 victory over the Broncos 360 the Patriots clinched an eighth consecutive AFC East title and a seventh consecutive first round bye in the playoffs both NFL records 361 On December 20 2016 Brady was named to the Pro Bowl for the eighth straight season and 12th time overall 362 363 Brady ended the regular season with 28 passing touchdowns and only two interceptions for the regular season breaking the previous TD INT ratio record of Nick Foles s 27 2 figure set in 2013 with the Eagles 364 Brady was named to the AP All Pro Second Team 365 Brady was also ranked first on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 as the best player in the league becoming the first player to be named as 1 twice since the listing began 366 Brady and the Patriots began their postseason run in the Divisional Round hosting the Texans which held the league s No 1 total defense Brady completed 18 of 38 passes for 287 yards two touchdowns and two interceptions as the Patriots won 34 16 clinching a record sixth consecutive trip to the AFC Championship Game 367 In the AFC Championship the Patriots hosted the Steelers Brady completed 32 of 42 passes for 384 yards three touchdowns and no interceptions in the 36 17 victory The win gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick their record seventh conference title as a quarterback head coach tandem and the Patriots an NFL record ninth Super Bowl appearance 368 Brady and the Patriots faced the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons who boasted the league s highest scoring offense in Super Bowl LI Brady threw for 43 completions on 62 attempts for 466 passing yards all Super Bowl records at the time Brady also threw for two touchdowns and an interception which was returned for a touchdown by Robert Alford in the second quarter After trailing 28 3 midway through the third quarter Brady and the Patriots scored 25 unanswered points to tie the game at the end of regulation This resulted in the first overtime in Super Bowl history After winning the overtime coin toss Brady led the Patriots down the field to score a touchdown and win the game by a score of 34 28 369 completing the largest comeback win in both team history and Super Bowl history With the victory Brady won his fifth Super Bowl which set a record for most Super Bowl victories of any quarterback in history and tied defensive player Charles Haley for the most Super Bowl victories for any player In addition Brady set another record by winning his fourth Super Bowl MVP award for his clutch performance 79 On a personal note this game was also special for Brady because it was the first game this season that his mother had attended in person after having been previously diagnosed with cancer 370 2017 Third MVP and loss in Super Bowl LII On May 12 2017 Brady was announced as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 18 371 In a CBS interview on May 17 Charlie Rose asked Brady s wife Gisele Bundchen if she wanted Brady to retire despite the fact that he was still playing at a high level Bundchen mentioned that Brady suffered from a concussion in 2016 saying I mean he has concussions pretty much every I mean we don t talk about but he does have concussions I don t really think it s a healthy thing for anybody to go through 372 373 Following the Bundchen interview the NFL released a statement We have reviewed all reports relating to Tom Brady from the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants and certified athletic trainer spotters who worked at Patriots home and away 2016 season games as well as club injury reports that were sent to the league office There are no records that indicate that Mr Brady suffered a head injury or concussion or exhibited or complained of concussion symptoms Today we have been in contact with the NFLPA and will work together to gather more information from the club s medical staff and Mr Brady 374 375 Brady s agent Don Yee said that Brady was not diagnosed with a concussion during the 2016 season 376 The Patriots opened up their 2017 season with a 42 27 loss in the NFL Kickoff Game to the Chiefs 377 In Week 2 Brady s three touchdown passes and 447 passing yards in a 36 20 win over the New Orleans Saints earned him his 28th AFC Offensive Player of the Week award 378 breaking the record previously held by Peyton Manning for the most AFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in a career 379 380 He won the AFC Offensive Player of the Week again in the following week for his 378 yard five touchdown game in a 36 33 win over the Texans 381 In Week 6 the Patriots defeated the Jets 24 17 382 Brady obtained his 187th career win setting the record for most regular season wins in NFL history 383 In Week 10 Brady won his third AFC Offensive Player of the Month for his three touchdown game in a 41 16 win over the Broncos 384 For the month of November Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Month 385 On December 19 Brady was selected to the Pro Bowl for the 13th time in his career 386 At age 40 Brady became the oldest quarterback ever to start all of his team s games in an NFL regular season e Brady finished the regular season with a league leading 4 577 passing yards making him the oldest player ever to lead the league in passing yards 387 He was named a first team All Pro by the Associated Press for the third time in his career 388 Earning 40 of 50 votes Brady was named the NFL Most Valuable Player for the third time in his career 12 For the second straight year and third time overall Brady was ranked No 1 by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018 389 nbsp Brady set the Super Bowl record for passing yards in Super Bowl LII but the game ended in defeat Brady and the Patriots began their postseason run by defeating the Titans 35 14 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs 390 With the win the Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the seventh straight year Days after the divisional round it was revealed that Brady had a minor cut on his right hand which required stitches 391 Despite this injury Brady managed to start the AFC Championship Game where the Patriots hosted the Jaguars Brady led a fourth quarter comeback to lead the Patriots to a 24 20 victory 392 The win gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick their eighth conference title as a quarterback head coach tandem and the Patriots a berth in Super Bowl LII their tenth Super Bowl appearance as a team both of which extended NFL records In Super Bowl LII the Patriots faced the Eagles and their second string quarterback Nick Foles Brady completed 28 of 48 attempts for three passing touchdowns no interceptions and a Super Bowl record 505 yards which set a new postseason game record for the most passing yards in NFL history 393 394 With roughly two minutes remaining in the game and the Eagles leading 38 33 Brady was strip sacked by Brandon Graham The Eagles recovered the fumble and cemented their 41 33 win with a field goal securing their first franchise Super Bowl victory in a game with the most combined total yardage in NFL history 395 This was the third time overall that Brady had lost in a Super Bowl becoming the fourth starting quarterback in Super Bowl history to lose at least three Super Bowls joining Jim Kelly Fran Tarkenton and John Elway 396 397 2018 2019 Sixth Super Bowl win and last years with New England Brady started his 19th NFL season with 277 passing yards three touchdowns and one interception in a 27 20 victory over the Texans in the season opener 398 399 In Week 5 in a 38 24 win against the Colts Brady s 500th career touchdown pass went to Josh Gordon who became the 71st different player to catch a touchdown from Brady breaking a record previously held by Vinny Testaverde 400 401 In Week 6 in a 43 40 win against the Chiefs Brady secured his 200th career regular season win making him the only quarterback in NFL history to accomplish that feat In Week 15 Brady reached 70 000 passing yards becoming the fourth quarterback in NFL history to accomplish the feat During Week 16 against the Bills Brady was limited to 126 passing yards but the Patriots won 24 12 clinching the AFC East pennant for the 10th consecutive season and 16th time in 18 years 402 In Week 17 Brady helped the Patriots clinch a first round bye with a 38 3 win against the Jets 403 404 Brady finished the season completing 375 of 570 passes 4 355 yards 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions 405 He earned his 14th career Pro Bowl nomination 406 He was ranked sixth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019 407 Following their first round bye the Patriots started their playoff run at home against the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional Round The Patriots jumped out to a 35 7 halftime lead en route to a 41 28 win With the win the Patriots advanced to the AFC Championship Game for an eighth consecutive year this time to face the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium 408 The Patriots went into halftime with a 14 0 lead However the Chiefs led by young quarterback Patrick Mahomes battled back in the second half and sent the game into overtime with a score of 31 31 The Patriots won the coin toss to start overtime and elected to receive the ball Brady led the Patriots on a 75 yard drive that resulted in a game winning two yard rushing touchdown by Rex Burkhead to win the game 37 31 With the victory Brady earned a third consecutive and ninth overall Super Bowl appearance for his career 409 In Super Bowl LIII Brady completed 21 of 35 passes for 262 passing yards and an interception as the Patriots won 13 3 over the Rams in the lowest scoring Super Bowl in history This was the first time in his nine Super Bowl appearances in which Brady did not have a passing touchdown though with the game tied 3 3 and less than eight minutes left he successfully connected with Rob Gronkowski down the sideline between three defenders to set up the go ahead touchdown 410 With the victory the Patriots became the second NFL team to win six Super Bowls tying the Steelers for the most in NFL history 411 In addition Brady became the oldest quarterback at 41 years of age to win a Super Bowl 370 as well as the first player ever to win six Super Bowls breaking a tie with Charles Haley 412 413 nbsp Brady in a game against the Redskins On August 4 2019 Brady signed a two year contract extension worth 70 million through the 2021 season 414 the terms of the contract allowed Brady to become a free agent after the 2019 season 415 Against the 2019 Patriots salary cap Brady was the highest paid player on the team at 21 5 million 416 Belichick was unwilling to offer a longer term deal that Brady sought 417 Brady began the season by completing 24 of 36 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns in a 33 3 win over the Steelers 418 During a 33 7 victory against the Washington Redskins in Week 5 Brady surpassed Brett Favre for third place on the all time passing yards list 419 The following week in a 35 14 win against the Giants Brady overtook Peyton Manning for second place on the all time passing yards list behind only Drew Brees 420 Although the Patriots defense was performing well the offense was notedly stagnant and Brady told friends that he felt Belichick had taken the offense for granted because of how good it had been for so long he said to NBC that he was the most miserable 8 0 quarterback in the NFL 410 Brady and the Patriots struggled during the second half of the season losing three of their next five games following the 8 0 start including back to back losses in Weeks 13 and 14 against the Texans 28 22 and Chiefs 23 16 421 422 In Week 17 Brady s final regular season game as a Patriot he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns but also threw an interception that was returned by former Patriots teammate Eric Rowe for a touchdown in a 27 24 loss to the Miami Dolphins Although the Patriots finished the regular season with a 12 4 record and won the AFC East for the 11th consecutive year this loss combined with a win by the Chiefs denied New England a first round bye for the first time since 2009 Personally however Brady passed Peyton Manning for the second most touchdown passes in NFL history with 541 423 nbsp Brady in the 2019 playoffs against the Tennessee Titans his final game with the Patriots The Patriots began their postseason run in the Wild Card Round where they faced the Titans With his team trailing 14 13 and pinned back on its 1 yard line with 15 seconds left in the game Brady s final pass attempt of the game and his last as a Patriot was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Titans cornerback and former teammate Logan Ryan which effectively sealed the 20 13 win for Tennessee 424 425 During the NFL s celebration of their 100th season Brady was named to the NFL 100 All Time Team 426 He was ranked 14th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020 427 On March 17 2020 the day before his contract with the Patriots expired Brady announced that he would not re sign with the team for the 2020 season ending his 20 year tenure in New England 428 After Brady signed with Tampa Bay billboards thanking Brady for his services were posted alongside the Massachusetts Turnpike and eleven other locations around New England 429 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2020 season Seventh Super Bowl win nbsp Brady against the Washington Football Team in the 2020 playoffs Brady signed with the Buccaneers on March 20 2020 The two year contract was worth 50 million in fully guaranteed money with up to 4 5 million each year in incentives The deal included a no trade and a no franchise tag clause 430 Although his career number of 12 was assigned to Chris Godwin Godwin offered it to Brady as a sign of respect and switched his number to 14 431 In April 2020 Brady was reunited with former Patriots teammate Rob Gronkowski when the tight end came out of retirement and was traded to the Buccaneers 432 Head coach Bruce Arians stated that it was Brady who was adamant for the team to trade for Gronkowski 433 Making his Buccaneers debut in New Orleans against the Saints on September 13 Brady completed 23 of 36 passes for 239 yards two touchdowns and two interceptions and additionally scored a rushing touchdown as the Saints defeated the Buccaneers 34 23 434 Brady bounced back with three solid performances as the Buccaneers won their next three games including a Week 4 performance against the Chargers in which he completed 30 of 46 passes for 369 yards five touchdowns and an interception 435 Brady s five touchdowns in the Buccaneers 38 31 win against the Chargers marked the seventh time in his career he had five touchdowns in a game and at age 43 made him the oldest quarterback to have a five touchdown game 436 Brady s Week 4 performance earned him the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award for the first time in his career 437 For the month of October Brady won NFC Offensive Player of the Month 438 In Week 9 against New Orleans Brady threw for 209 yards and three interceptions during the 38 3 loss This was the most lopsided loss of Brady s career as well as the first time in his 20 year career that he had been swept by a divisional opponent 439 Brady later said that playing behind closed doors from the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the NFL made it easier for him to execute his new team s unfamiliar football playbook 440 In Week 16 against the Lions Brady completed 22 of 27 attempts with 348 yards four touchdowns and a perfect passer rating of 158 3 in the first half before being rested in the second half of the 47 7 victory The win ended a 13 year playoff drought for the Buccaneers 106 Overall he finished the 2020 season with 4 633 passing yards 40 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions 441 107 Due to the Saints winning the division the Buccaneers settled for a wild card spot marking a career first for Brady 71 In the Wild Card Round against the Washington Football Team Brady threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns in the 31 23 win During the game he became the oldest player to throw a touchdown pass in NFL postseason history 442 In the Divisional Round against the Saints Brady threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown in the 30 20 win As Brady and Saints quarterback Drew Brees were both over 40 years old and were first and second in career touchdown passes and career passing yards the game was hyped as the potential final matchup between the two stars 443 444 which it indeed turned out to be as Brees retired following the season Brady extended his record of Conference Championship game appearances to 14 445 446 447 In the NFC Championship Brady threw for 280 yards three touchdowns and three interceptions in a 31 26 win over Aaron Rodgers and the Packers at Lambeau Field It was another highly anticipated matchup since Brady and Rodgers were two of the most statistically efficient quarterbacks and this was their first postseason matchup 448 The win gave Brady his record extending tenth Super Bowl appearance making Brady the fourth quarterback to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl joining Craig Morton Kurt Warner and Peyton Manning and the second after Morton to reach the Super Bowl from both conferences 449 The Buccaneers became the first team to play in a Super Bowl in its home stadium 450 Super Bowl LV was the first title game where both starting quarterbacks Brady and his opposing counterpart Patrick Mahomes have won the AP NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards as Brady is Mahomes senior by 18 years some billed the matchup as comparable to Michael Jordan versus LeBron James 451 Brady threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns in Tampa Bay s 31 9 win over the Chiefs He had led the Buccaneers to become only the seventh Wild Card team to win the Super Bowl and only the fifth to do so by winning three road games 452 Brady was awarded Super Bowl MVP for the game His two touchdown passes to tight end Rob Gronkowski set a record for most postseason touchdown passes for a passer receiver duo with 14 breaking the mark previously held by Joe Montana and Jerry Rice 453 Brady extended his record for most Super Bowl wins by a player with his seventh and extended his record for Super Bowl MVP awards with five 454 Brady became the second quarterback joining Peyton Manning to lead two different teams to Super Bowl wins but the first to win Super Bowl MVP with two different teams He was the first quarterback to win the Super Bowl with teams from different conferences 455 Brady became the player with the most championships in NFL history and tied Otto Graham for the most league championships in professional football history by a player at seven With the win Brady became the oldest quarterback in Super Bowl history to start play win and receive the MVP award 82 He was ranked seventh by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 456 2021 season nbsp Brady during the 2021 season On February 11 2021 it was revealed that Brady had knee discomfort through most of the 2020 season and would require a minor arthroscopy for a routine cleanup 457 Brady signed a one year contract extension through the 2022 season with the Buccaneers on March 12 2021 458 459 On July 15 it was revealed that Brady had a torn MCL in the knee that had to undergo surgery an injury that had plagued him for the entire 2020 season 460 The NFL declined to comment on the Buccaneers failure to disclose this injury 461 In the NFL Kickoff Game against the Cowboys Brady threw for 379 yards four touchdowns and two interceptions leading the Buccaneers to a 31 29 win Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski became the second passer receiver duo to record 100 touchdown passes joining Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison 462 In Week 3 against the Rams Brady threw for 432 yards and had two touchdowns and joined Drew Brees as the only players in NFL history to record 80 000 passing yards during the 34 24 loss 463 In his return to New England in Week 4 against Belichick and rookie quarterback Mac Jones Brady surpassed Brees who coincidentally was on the sidelines as an analyst for NBC Sunday Night Football for the most passing yards in National Football League history He broke the record on a 28 yard completion to Mike Evans in the first quarter 464 With the victory over his former team Brady became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record a win against all 32 current teams in the league joining Brett Favre Peyton Manning and Drew Brees In addition he became the sixth quarterback to have a victory against every incumbent NFL franchise after Fran Tarkenton and Joe Montana as the league only had 28 teams during the latter two s respective tenures 465 In Week 5 Brady threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns in a 45 17 win over the Dolphins earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week 466 In Week 7 Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to record 600 touchdown passes with a nine yard pass to Evans in a win against the Chicago Bears 467 In Week 14 Brady surpassed Brees for most all time pass completions list in NFL history and became the first quarterback to record 700 touchdown passes in regular season and postseason combined with a game winning 58 yard pass to Breshad Perriman against the Bills 468 Brady finished the 2021 season with an NFL record 485 pass completions for a career high 5 316 passing yards 43 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions 469 470 Brady became the oldest player in NFL history to pass for at least 5 000 yards and his passing yards total marked the third most for a single season in NFL history 108 He was named to the Pro Bowl for the 15th time 471 In the Wild Card Round the Buccaneers faced off against the Eagles as a rematch of their Week 6 regular season game Brady completed 29 of 37 passes for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns as they won 31 15 472 Brady and the Buccaneers advanced to the Divisional Round to face off against the Rams to whom they previously lost in the regular season Brady and the Buccaneers fell behind 27 3 in the third quarter until Brady was able to lead the team to 24 unanswered points and a tie game however the Rams scored a field goal in the closing seconds to defeat the Buccaneers 30 27 Brady finished the game with 329 yards a touchdown and an interception 473 The Rams later went on to win Super Bowl LVI 474 Brady announced his retirement on February 1 2022 after 22 seasons 475 In Brady s first two years with Tampa the Buccaneers posted a regular season record of 24 9 which were the two most successful back to back seasons in franchise history Their 13 4 regular season record in 2021 was the best result in franchise history eclipsing the 12 4 record of the 2002 Super Bowl winning team 476 Prior to Brady s arrival the franchise had an all time playoff record of 6 9 at the time of Brady s retirement the all time playoff record for Tampa Bay stood at 11 10 477 He was ranked first by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022 his fourth time being ranked first 478 2022 season On March 13 2022 just 40 days after initially announcing his retirement Brady announced he would return to the Buccaneers for the 2022 season 479 In the Buccaneers season opening game against the Cowboys Brady became the oldest quarterback to start a game in NFL history 480 In Week 3 against the Packers Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 85 000 career passing yards 87 Brady and the Buccaneers lost in Weeks 6 7 and 8 dropping the team to 3 5 It was the first three game losing streak for Brady since his 2002 season with the Patriots 481 In Week 8 against the Ravens Brady was sacked by Justin Houston just before halftime In turn Brady became the most sacked quarterback in NFL history with 555 sacks taken passing Ben Roethlisberger 482 In Week 9 against the Rams Brady became the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 100 000 passing yards in his career combined regular season and postseason 483 With nine seconds left in regulation Brady completed a touchdown pass to rookie tight end Cade Otton to win 16 13 The game winning drive was the 55th of Brady s career passing Peyton Manning for the most all time 484 The following week Brady led the Buccaneers to a 21 16 victory over the Seahawks in a game played in Germany making Brady the first quarterback to win NFL games in three different countries outside the U S having won games played in England and Mexico while he was with New England 485 On November 27 Brady saw a streak end He was 218 0 when his team was leading by at least seven points in the final two minutes of regulation Facing the Browns the Buccaneers led by seven until the final thirty seconds when the Browns tied the game on a touchdown in an eventual overtime win by Cleveland 486 In a Week 13 matchup against the Saints Brady threw a touchdown pass to Rachaad White with three seconds remaining to complete a 13 point comeback 487 This was the second time in Brady s career that he had surmounted a fourth quarter deficit of 13 plus points the first being versus the Falcons in Super Bowl LI when the Patriots came back after being down 28 3 to win in overtime 488 In Week 17 against the Panthers he passed for 432 yards and three touchdowns in the 30 24 victory 489 In Week 18 against the Falcons Brady broke his own NFL record for completions in a season as well as Matthew Stafford s 2012 record for pass attempts in a season 490 However the Buccaneers lost 30 17 giving Brady his first career losing season as the starter 491 2022 marked the first season in which Brady lost eight or more games 492 Brady was pulled in the second quarter to prevent injury as the Buccaneers had clinched their playoff position the previous week by winning the NFC South 493 Against the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round Brady passed for 351 yards two touchdowns and one interception in the 31 14 loss 494 In the loss Brady set postseason single game franchise records for pass attempts 66 and pass completions 35 495 496 The loss to the Cowboys marked the first time since 2013 that Brady lost in the playoffs in consecutive seasons 8 Retirement On February 1 2023 Brady announced on social media that he was retiring for good 497 He filed his retirement papers with the NFL and NFLPA nine days later 498 During a halftime ceremony on September 10 2023 the Patriots week one game of the 2023 season Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced that he would waive the traditional four year post retirement waiting period required for Brady s candidacy to the Patriots Hall of Fame as well as directly inducting him without the customary ballot His induction took place on June 12 2024 the date chosen in reference for the number of championships Brady won in New England as June is the sixth month of the year combined with his jersey number representing the day in the first ever Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony to take place within Gillette Stadium 499 500 Brady was also the first person in Gillette Stadium history to become a Keeper of the Light ringing the bell in the newly redesigned lighthouse 501 502 With his family in attendance along with current and former members of the Patriots Brady delivered a heartfelt speech in front of the crowd declaring All our lives take us on different journeys they take us to different places they bring different people into our lives but one thing I am sure of and that will never change is that I am a Patriot for life 503 504 On June 12 2024 prior to Brady s Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony Governor Maura Healey declared June 12 officially Tom Brady Day in Massachusetts 505 In the presence of his family former teammates coaches friends as well as a crowd of over 60 000 fans at Gillette Stadium the Patriots celebrated Brady s career with the franchise in a dedicated three hour event After multiple speaker panels and video tributes he was inducted as the 35th member of the Patriots Hall of Fame In addition to his induction Kraft announced that the franchise would formally retire Brady s number 12 jersey and revealed that a 12 feet tall statue of Brady was being constructed to be placed at the Patriots Hall of Fame building 506 Broadcasting careerOn May 10 2022 Fox Sports announced that Brady would join the network as the lead color commentator 507 Brady s deal with Fox will reportedly pay him 375 million over 10 years making Brady the highest paid sports commentator in history 10 Brady began his broadcasting career during the 2024 UFL Championship Game s second quarter 508 and made his NFL on Fox debut alongside play caller Kevin Burkhardt starting with the 2024 NFL season Brady was also a part of the Fox broadcast team for Super Bowl LIX 509 However the NFL has put several restrictions on Brady after he submitted a bid to become part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders Brady may not attend in person or online broadcast production meetings nor is he allowed to have access to team facilities coaches or players He also must follow rules in the NFL constitution and bylaws that prohibit owners or prospective owners from publicly criticizing game officials and other teams 510 NFL career statisticsLegend AP NFL MVP Super Bowl MVP Won the Super Bowl NFL record Led the league Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacked Fumbles GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y A Lng TD Sck Yds Fum Lost 2000 NE 1 0 1 3 33 3 6 2 0 6 0 0 42 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 NE 15 14 11 3 264 413 63 9 2 843 6 9 91 18 12 86 5 36 43 1 2 12 0 41 216 12 1 2002 NE 16 16 9 7 373 601 62 1 3 764 6 3 49 28 14 85 7 42 110 2 6 15 1 31 190 11 5 2003 NE 16 16 14 2 317 527 60 2 3 620 6 9 82 23 12 85 9 42 63 1 5 11 1 32 219 13 5 2004 NE 16 16 14 2 288 474 60 8 3 692 7 8 50 28 14 92 6 43 28 0 7 10 0 26 162 7 5 2005 NE 16 16 10 6 334 530 63 0 4 110 7 8 71 26 14 92 3 27 89 3 3 15 1 26 188 4 3 2006 NE 16 16 12 4 319 516 61 8 3 529 6 8 62 24 12 87 9 49 102 2 1 22 0 26 175 12 4 2007 NE 16 16 16 0 398 578 68 9 4 806 8 3 69 50 8 117 2 37 98 2 6 19 2 21 128 6 4 2008 NE 1 1 1 0 7 11 63 6 76 6 9 26 0 0 83 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 NE 16 16 10 6 371 565 65 7 4 398 7 8 81 28 13 96 2 29 44 1 5 9 1 16 86 4 2 2010 NE 16 16 14 2 324 492 65 9 3 900 7 9 79 36 4 111 0 31 30 1 0 9 1 25 175 3 1 2011 NE 16 16 13 3 401 611 65 6 5 235 8 6 99 39 12 105 6 43 109 2 5 13 3 32 173 6 2 2012 NE 16 16 12 4 401 637 63 0 4 827 7 6 83 34 8 98 7 23 32 1 4 7 4 27 182 2 0 2013 NE 16 16 12 4 380 628 60 5 4 343 6 9 81 25 11 87 3 32 18 0 6 11 0 40 256 9 3 2014 NE 16 16 12 4 373 582 64 1 4 109 7 1 69 33 9 97 4 36 57 1 6 17 0 21 134 6 3 2015 NE 16 16 12 4 402 624 64 4 4 770 7 6 76 36 7 102 2 34 53 1 6 13 3 38 225 6 2 2016 NE 12 12 11 1 291 432 67 4 3 554 8 2 79 28 2 112 2 28 64 2 3 15 0 15 87 5 0 2017 NE 16 16 13 3 385 581 66 3 4 577 7 9 64 32 8 102 8 25 28 1 1 7 0 35 201 7 3 2018 NE 16 16 11 5 375 570 65 8 4 355 7 6 63 29 11 97 7 23 35 1 5 10 2 21 147 4 2 2019 NE 16 16 12 4 373 613 60 8 4 057 6 6 59 24 8 88 0 26 34 1 3 17 3 27 185 4 1 2020 TB 16 16 11 5 401 610 65 7 4 633 7 6 50 40 12 102 2 30 6 0 2 4 3 21 143 4 1 2021 TB 17 17 13 4 485 719 67 5 5 316 7 4 62 43 12 102 1 28 81 2 9 13 2 22 144 4 3 2022 TB 17 17 8 9 490 733 66 8 4 694 6 4 63 25 9 90 7 29 1 0 0 2 1 22 160 5 4 Career 335 333 251 82 7 753 12 050 64 3 89 214 7 4 99 649 212 97 2 693 1 123 1 6 22 28 565 3 576 134 54 Postseason Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacked Fumbles GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y A Lng TD Sck Yds Fum Lost 2001 NE 3 3 3 0 60 97 61 9 572 5 9 29 1 1 77 3 8 22 2 8 6 1 5 36 1 0 2003 NE 3 3 3 0 75 126 59 5 792 6 3 52 5 2 84 5 12 18 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 2004 NE 3 3 3 0 55 81 67 9 587 7 2 60 5 0 109 4 7 3 0 4 3 1 7 57 1 1 2005 NE 2 2 1 1 35 63 55 6 542 8 6 73 4 2 92 2 3 8 2 7 7 0 4 12 2 0 2006 NE 3 3 2 1 70 119 58 8 724 6 1 49 5 4 76 5 8 18 2 3 12 0 4 22 2 0 2007 NE 3 3 2 1 77 109 70 6 737 6 8 53 6 3 96 0 4 1 0 3 2 0 8 52 1 1 2009 NE 1 1 0 1 23 42 54 8 154 3 7 24 2 3 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 1 1 2010 NE 1 1 0 1 29 45 64 4 299 6 6 37 2 1 89 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 5 40 1 0 2011 NE 3 3 2 1 75 111 67 6 878 7 9 61 8 4 100 4 9 10 1 1 4 1 3 15 0 0 2012 NE 2 2 1 1 54 94 57 4 664 7 1 47 4 2 84 7 3 4 1 3 3 0 1 9 0 0 2013 NE 2 2 1 1 37 63 58 7 475 7 5 53 1 0 87 7 3 6 2 0 8 1 4 34 1 0 2014 NE 3 3 3 0 93 135 68 9 921 6 8 46 10 4 100 3 11 10 0 9 9 1 4 24 0 0 2015 NE 2 2 1 1 55 98 56 1 612 6 2 42 3 2 76 6 9 19 2 1 11 1 4 18 0 0 2016 NE 3 3 3 0 93 142 65 5 1 137 8 0 48 7 3 97 7 9 13 1 4 15 0 9 42 0 0 2017 NE 3 3 2 1 89 139 64 0 1 132 8 1 50 8 0 108 6 7 8 1 1 6 0 4 17 1 1 2018 NE 3 3 3 0 85 125 68 0 953 7 6 35 2 3 85 9 5 4 0 8 0 0 1 9 1 0 2019 NE 1 1 0 1 20 37 54 1 209 5 6 29 0 1 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 TB 4 4 4 0 81 138 58 7 1 061 7 7 52 10 3 98 1 13 3 0 2 2 1 6 37 2 0 2021 TB 2 2 1 1 59 91 64 8 600 6 6 55 3 1 90 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 49 1 1 2022 TB 1 1 0 1 35 66 53 0 351 5 3 30 2 1 72 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 1 0 Career 48 48 35 13 1 200 1 921 62 5 13 400 7 0 73 88 40 89 8 114 133 1 2 15 7 81 512 16 5 Super Bowl Year SB Team Opp Passing Rushing Result Cmp Att Pct Yds Y A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y A TD 2001 XXXVI NE STL 16 27 59 3 145 5 4 1 0 86 2 1 3 3 0 0 W 20 17 2003 XXXVIII NE CAR 32 48 66 7 354 7 4 3 1 100 5 2 12 6 0 0 W 32 29 2004 XXXIX NE PHI 23 33 69 7 236 7 2 2 0 110 2 1 1 1 0 0 W 24 21 2007 XLII NE NYG 29 48 60 4 266 5 5 1 0 82 5 0 0 0 0 0 L 17 14 2011 XLVI NE NYG 27 41 65 9 276 6 7 2 1 91 1 0 0 0 0 0 L 21 17 2014 XLIX NE SEA 37 50 74 0 328 6 6 4 2 101 1 2 3 1 5 0 W 28 24 2016 LI NE ATL 43 62 69 4 466 7 5 2 1 95 2 1 15 15 0 0 W 34 28 OT 2017 LII NE PHI 28 48 58 3 505 10 5 3 0 115 4 1 6 6 0 0 L 41 33 2018 LIII NE LAR 21 35 60 0 262 7 5 0 1 71 4 2 2 1 0 0 W 13 3 2020 LV TB KC 21 29 72 4 201 6 9 3 0 125 8 4 2 0 5 0 W 31 9 Career 277 421 65 8 3 039 7 2 21 6 97 7 14 28 2 0 0 W L 7 3NFL career recordsRegular season Most games won by a player 251 72 Most games won at quarterback with a single team 219 citation needed Most games played by a non kicker 335 511 Most games played at quarterback with a single team 285 citation needed Most games started by a player 333 512 Most division titles 19 17 with New England 2 with Tampa Bay citation needed Fourth quarterback to beat all 32 teams 513 Best touchdown to interception ratio in a season 28 2 2016 514 Oldest quarterback to lead the league in passing yards 44 5 316 yards 2021 515 Oldest player to win NFL MVP 40 87 Most career passing yards 89 214 87 Most career pass completions 7 753 516 Most career passing attempts 12 050 517 Most career touchdown passes 649 518 Most career passing yards with one team 74 571 citation needed Most career pass completions with one team 6 377 citation needed Most career passing attempts with one team 9 988 citation needed Most career passing touchdowns with one team 541 citation needed Most Pro Bowl selections 15 519 Most seasons as passing touchdowns leader 5 520 Most 4th quarter comebacks 46 521 Most game winning drives 58 522 Longest pass play 99 yards tied 2011 523 Playoffs Most consecutive seasons in the NFL playoffs by a team player or head coach 14 citation needed Most games started 48 524 525 526 Most games won by a starting quarterback 35 526 Most consecutive wins by a starting quarterback 10 2001 2005 527 Most consecutive wins to start a career by a starting quarterback 10 2001 2003 2005 citation needed Most touchdown passes 88 85 Most passing yards 13 400 83 Most passing yards in a single playoff game 505 Super Bowl LII 528 Most passes completed 1 200 84 Most passes attempted 1 921 84 Most NFL conference championship appearances by a starting quarterback 14 529 Most NFL conference championship wins by a starting quarterback 10 530 Oldest quarterback to win an AFC title game 41 years 5 months 17 days citation needed Oldest quarterback to win an NFC title game 43 years 5 months 21 days citation needed Most career 300 passing yard games 19 84 Most game winning drives 14 81 Most fourth quarter comebacks 9 citation needed Most multi TD pass games 29 530 Super Bowl Most NFL championships by player 7 citation needed The only starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl for both the AFC and NFC citation needed Most Super Bowl MVPs 5 citation needed One of only two starting quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl for two separate teams Peyton Manning citation needed Most touchdown passes 21 531 Most passing yards 3 039 528 Most passes completed 277 528 Most passes attempted 421 528 Most passes completed in a single Super Bowl 43 LI 81 Most passes attempted in a single Super Bowl 62 LI 81 Most passing yards in a single Super Bowl 505 LII 528 Most Super Bowl appearances 10 532 Most passing attempts without an interception in a single Super Bowl 48 XLII amp LII 533 Oldest QB to start a Super Bowl 43 years 6 months and 4 days 86 Oldest QB to win a Super Bowl 43 years 6 months and 4 days 86 Oldest player to win Super Bowl MVP 43 years 6 months and 4 days 534 Most consecutive completions in a single Super Bowl 16 XLVI 533 Most game winning drives 6 535 New England Patriots franchise records nbsp Brady holds nearly every record in career single season and single game passing statistics for the Patriots regular season and playoffs in addition to having the most total games played with the franchise Games played 285 citation needed Most seasons played 20 citation needed Games won as starter 21 citation needed Games won as starter playoffs 30 citation needed Games won as starting QB single season 16 2007 523 Most games started playoffs 41 citation needed Passing yards career 74 571 536 Passing touchdowns career 541 536 Pass completions career 6 377 536 Pass attempts career 9 988 536 Passing yards single season 5 235 2011 523 Passing touchdowns single season 50 2007 523 Pass completions single season 402 2015 523 Passer rating single season 117 2 2007 523 Completion percentage single season 68 9 2007 523 Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise records Passing touchdowns single season 43 2021 537 Pass completions single season 490 2022 537 Pass attempts single season 733 2022 537 Passing yards single season 5 316 2021 537 Completion percentage single season 67 5 2021 537 Passer rating single season 102 2 2020 537 Awards and honors nbsp Brady is a seven time Super Bowl champion winning six titles with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL 7 Super Bowl champion XXXVI XXXVIII XXXIX XLIX LI LIII LV most for any individual player 538 539 5 Super Bowl MVP XXXVI XXXVIII XLIX LI LV all time record 540 3 NFL Most Valuable Player 2007 2010 2017 5 AFC Offensive Player of the Year 2007 2010 2011 2015 2016 2 NFL Offensive Player of the Year 2007 2010 541 NFL Comeback Player of the Year 2009 542 3 First team All Pro 2007 2010 2017 3 Second team All Pro 2005 2016 2021 15 Pro Bowl 2001 2004 2005 2007 2009 2018 2021 all time record 519 8 FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year 2021 543 NFL 2000s All Decade Team 544 NFL 2010s All Decade Team 545 NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team 546 New England Patriots Hall of Fame 547 New England Patriots All 2000s Team 548 New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team 549 New England Patriots All 2010s Team 550 New England Patriots All Dynasty Team 551 New England Patriots No 12 retired 2007 Bert Bell Award 552 NCAA 1997 National champion Associated Press Poll as backup QB 553 WNBA 2023 WNBA Champion as part owner of the Las Vegas Aces 554 Media 2 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 2005 2021 555 2007 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 556 6 ESPY Award winner 2002 Best Breakthrough Athlete 557 2021 Best Male Athlete 558 3 Best NFL Player 2008 2018 2021 559 560 558 2021 Outstanding Team with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 558 2 Time 100 2017 2021 561 562 Laureus World Sports Awards 2022 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award 563 Sports Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Documentary Series as executive producer of Man in the Arena 564 Other endeavorsBrady has been featured as a guest star on several popular television programs hosting Saturday Night Live in 2005 565 and voicing himself in the 2005 The Simpsons episode Homer and Ned s Hail Mary Pass and the 2006 Family Guy episode Patriot Games 566 567 In 2009 Brady appeared as himself in an episode of Entourage 568 In 2015 Brady had cameo appearances as fictionalized versions of himself in the Entourage movie 569 and Ted 2 570 In 2007 Brady was a model for the Stetson cologne 571 He has endorsed brands including Uggs Under Armour Movado Aston Martin and Glaceau Smartwater According to Forbes Brady earned about 7 million from endorsements in 2014 572 573 In 2016 he began appearing in a Beautyrest Black commercial campaign for Simmons Bedding Company 574 That same year Brady launched his own line of vegan snacks 575 On January 20 2016 Brady announced the launch of his website TB12Sports com The site features Brady s training regimen information and includes a store to purchase TB12 equipment and merchandise 576 On August 23 2016 the TB12 brand expanded to offer a snack line 577 The following month Brady alongside Boston Private and Robert Paul Properties announced the formation of the TB12 Foundation a nonprofit to provide free post injury rehabilitation and training to underprivileged young athletes 578 In March 2017 Brady partnered with meal kit startup Purple Carrot to offer TB12 Performance Meals The meals utilize whole foods and focus on providing nutrients for workout recovery 579 580 On September 19 2017 Simon amp Schuster published Brady s first book The TB12 Method How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance Within 48 hours it had become a number one best seller on Amazon com 581 The book also reached No 1 on The New York Times weekly Best Sellers list 582 Filmmaker Gotham Chopra filmed Brady during the 2017 off season and regular season for a Facebook Watch documentary series entitled Tom vs Time 583 He launched a production company 199 Productions in 2020 584 In 2021 Brady and Richard Rosenblatt co founded a sports based NFT platform called Autograph 585 Autograph reached a deal with DraftKings for exclusive distribution on Autograph s sports products creating the DraftKings Marketplace 586 In January 2021 Autograph announced it raised 170M in funding 587 In 2023 the company announced layoffs for nearly a third of its workforce 588 Also in 2021 Brady among other high profile athletes and celebrities was a paid spokesperson for FTX a cryptocurrency exchange In November 2022 FTX filed for bankruptcy wiping out billions of dollars in customer funds and Brady s stake in the company He alongside other spokespeople is currently being sued for promoting unregistered securities through a class action lawsuit 589 590 591 In February 2022 the U S 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against Bitconnect that the Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using social media 592 In 2023 it was reported Tom Brady owned 1 144 861 common shares in FTX and he and his wife lost an estimated combined value of 45 million when FTX went bankrupt 593 Brady participated in The Match an exhibition and charity golf event featuring professional golfers and other athletes in 2020 2021 and 2022 594 595 596 In 2022 Netflix announced that Brady would be featured in a series of upcoming specials called Greatest Roasts of All Time GROAT Brady is the executive producer of the series 597 The special was titled The Roast of Tom Brady and aired on Netflix live on May 5 2024 598 The event drew two million live viewers and was the sixth most watched Netflix show that week despite only being available for less than half a day by week s end 599 On March 23 2023 Brady purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA from the team s majority owner Mark Davis The same year the Aces went on to win the WNBA Championship 600 On August 3 2023 he became a minority owner and chairman of a new advisory board at English club Birmingham City in partnership with Knighthead Capital Management LLC 601 In May 2023 Brady and his business partner Knighthead Capital Management co founder Tom Wagner entered into an agreement to purchase 10 of the Las Vegas Raiders from majority owner Mark Davis 602 However the original deal was initially delayed due to concerns from NFL owners that Brady was receiving too big of a discount from Davis 603 604 On October 15 2024 a revised agreement was unanimously approved by NFL owners with Brady owning a 5 stake and Wagner also owning a 5 stake 602 On September 6 2023 it was announced that Delta Air Lines had hired Brady as a strategic advisor 605 In January 2024 Brady agreed to merge his health and apparel brands with NoBull and to become its second largest shareholder 606 607 In 2023 Tom founded Team Brady 608 an electric boat racing team which competes in the E1 Series After winning three races in 2024 the team became world champions 609 Personal life nbsp Brady riding a bicycle for charity at the Best Buddies Ride in Hyannis Massachusetts in May 2009 Brady was raised as Catholic but in a 2015 interview with The New York Times expressed he was less religious than he is spiritual 610 During his career with the Patriots Brady and his family lived in the Boston suburb of Brookline Massachusetts and in New York City 611 They own several homes and spend time during the summer at the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky Montana and at their home at Silo Ridge in Amenia New York 612 613 When Brady signed with the Buccaneers he rented a mansion in Tampa Florida 614 In December 2020 Brady and Bundchen reportedly bought a home in Indian Creek Florida 615 Family and relationships Brady dated actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 until early December 2006 616 Brady and Moynahan ended their relationship soon after Moynahan became pregnant 617 On February 18 2007 Moynahan confirmed to People magazine that she was more than three months pregnant with Brady s child 616 Their son John Edward Thomas Jack Moynahan 618 was born in August 2007 619 Brady began dating Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen in December 2006 620 621 Brady and Bundchen married on February 26 2009 in a Catholic ceremony at St Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica California 622 Together they have two children a son Benjamin Rein Brady born in December 2009 623 and a daughter Vivian Lake Brady born in December 2012 624 In October 2022 the couple announced their divorce 625 Brady and baseball player Kevin Youkilis became brothers in law in 2012 when Youkilis married Brady s sister Julie 626 Brady s niece Maya Brady is a college softball player for the UCLA Bruins 627 Brady is also a distant cousin of former MLB pitcher and left fielder Pete Meegan 628 Politics nbsp Brady playing catch with a U S Air Force airman at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in 2018 Brady attended the 2004 State of the Union Address as a special guest of then President George W Bush 629 Brady told ESPN The Magazine in 2004 that being a U S Senator would be his craziest ambition 630 631 nbsp Brady at Super Bowl LIX with Speaker Mike Johnson Brady is a friend of current President Donald Trump 632 633 634 At a political event in New Hampshire on the day before the 2016 presidential election Trump said he had received a call from Brady and that Brady told him Donald I support you you re my friend and I voted for you However after his wife was asked directly on Instagram whether she and Brady backed Trump Bundchen answered NO 635 After a Trump campaign Make America Great Again cap was photographed in Brady s locker Brady said that Bundchen told him to not discuss politics anymore which he thought was a good decision 636 Brady did not join the New England Patriots in visiting Trump at the White House in April 2017 after their Super Bowl victory citing personal family matters 637 In an interview with Howard Stern on The Howard Stern Show in April 2020 Brady explained that Trump had reached out to him to speak at the 2016 Republican National Convention and that he declined saying It was uncomfortable for me because you can t undo things not that I would undo a friendship but political support is totally different than the support of a friend Brady said that he has known Trump since 2001 and that Trump asked him to be a judge in the Miss USA pageant after Brady led the Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XXXVI Brady explained that Trump used to come to Patriots games and would call him and golf with him occasionally However Brady said that he did not see the benefit of getting involved in an event as polarizing as a presidential election 638 Brady said in 2022 that he had not spoken with Trump in years and that his relationship with Trump had been mischaracterized by the media 639 While there has been speculation that Brady would run for political office 640 in a 2015 interview he stated he had no interest in doing so 641 642 643 Brady reiterated in 2022 that he would avoid a political career because I don t think anyone s fond of politics these days 639 In 2018 Brady endorsed Republican Helen Brady no relation for State Auditor of Massachusetts 644 645 646 Diet and lifestyle Brady s health regimen includes transcendental meditation yoga hydrating an 80 20 diet meaning 80 alkaline and 20 acidic early bedtime resistance training and neuroplasticity training 647 Brady and his family adhere to his controversial and strict diet dubbed the TB12 Method 648 Brady advocates a daily water intake in ounces of half of one s body weight in pounds and personally consumes a couple hundred ounces daily 649 650 He avoids most fruits mushrooms tomatoes peppers eggplants coffee Gatorade white sugar flour gluten dairy soda cereal white rice potatoes and bread 651 652 In 2022 Brady said he prefers a diet consisting of organic food You ve got to see the process of food being grown he said If I need nutrients I need that from soil 639 One of Brady s friends and former teammates tight end Rob Gronkowski has followed Brady and Alex Guerrero s plant based diet plan since 2017 653 654 Other professional athletes who follow Brady s diet include quarterback Kirk Cousins 655 and hockey player Mark Scheifele 656 657 FilmographyFilm Year Title Role 2003 Stuck on You Computer geek 2015 Ted 2 Himself Entourage Himself 2023 80 for Brady Himself Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 In the Game Himself Television documentary 2005 Saturday Night Live Himself Host Season 30 Episode 17 The Simpsons Himself Episode Homer and Ned s Hail Mary Pass 2006 Family Guy Himself Episode Patriot Games 2009 Entourage Himself Episode Fore 2018 Tom vs Time 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