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Tom Brady

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · QB

Tom Brady recorded 335 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 23 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

266.3

pass yds/gm

3.4

rush yds/gm

48

playoff games

335

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Tom Brady's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked NFL career retrospectives, championship histories, contemporary game accounts, and verified Athlore box scores. The order treats championships as the central fact of Brady's career while distinguishing the unprecedented comeback, the performance that ended a ten-year title gap, his late-career reinvention in Tampa Bay, and both ends of the original Patriots dynasty.

  1. #1. Brady erased a 28–3 deficit with a Super Bowl-record 466 passing yards, directing five straight scoring drives and the first overtime possession in Super Bowl history to secure his fifth title. NFL: Top moments of Tom Brady's career
  2. #2. Against the defending champion Seahawks and the league's defining defense, Brady threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns, completing a ten-point fourth-quarter comeback to end New England's decade-long title drought. NFL: Top moments of Tom Brady's career
  3. #3. At age 43 and in his first season outside New England, Brady threw three first-half touchdown passes and won Super Bowl MVP as Tampa Bay became the first team to win the championship in its home stadium. NFL: Brady's Tampa Bay championship case
  4. #4. Brady delivered the fullest performance of the first Patriots dynasty, throwing for 354 yards and three touchdowns before steering the last-minute drive for the winning field goal in Super Bowl XXXVIII. NFL: Top moments of Tom Brady's career
  5. #5. In his first season as a starter, Brady calmly moved New England into field-goal range with no timeouts to upset the heavily favored Rams, winning Super Bowl MVP and launching the sport's longest dynasty. NFL: Top moments of Tom Brady's career

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
LI
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
FEB 5, 2017

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl LI · Feb 5, 2017

466 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Super Bowl
XLIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
FEB 1, 2015

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl XLIX · Feb 1, 2015

328 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Super Bowl
LV
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
FEB 7, 2021

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl LV · Feb 7, 2021

201 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

354 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Super Bowl
XXXVI
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 3, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVI · Feb 3, 2002

145 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tom Brady's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 517 passing yards

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 12, 2011

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2011

517 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 6 passing touchdowns

Divisional Round
2011
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2012

Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

363 pass yds · 6 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 43 completions

Super Bowl
LI
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
FEB 5, 2017

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl LI · Feb 5, 2017

466 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 4 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2005
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 9, 2005

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2005

350 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 31 rushing yards

Regular Season
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 24, 2006

New England Patriots vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2006

249 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

One snap at a time

Greatest individual plays

The signature moments from Tom Brady's career.

Catch2016
EDELMAN11

Julian Edelman · Tom Brady · vs Atlanta Falcons

Edelman Keeps It Alive

2016 · Super Bowl LI · tying drive

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Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tom Brady's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2000

01
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

02
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi
NESEYMOUR93Richard Seymour

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

03
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

04
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski
NEHIGHTOWER—Dont'a Hightower

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2020–2022

05
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021NFL passing yards leader · 2005, 2007, 2017, 2021Pro Bowl selection · 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021Super Bowl champion · 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020Super Bowl MVP · 2001, 2003, 2014, 2016, 2020First-team All-Pro · 2007, 2010, 2017NFL MVP · 2007, 2010, 2017NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 2007, 2010NFL Comeback Player of the Year · 200923 NFL seasons335 career games89,216 career passing yards649 career passing touchdowns1,123 career rushing yards28 career rushing touchdowns3 career receptions65 career receiving yards14 career solo tacklesCollege: MichiganDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 199Jersey: 1248 playoff appearances10 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 23, 2000Most recent: Jan 16, 2023

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history