Tom Brady will continue to re-write the Super Bowl record book

Posted by Michael David Smith on January 25, 2021, 4:31 AM EST
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Tom Brady has been a starting quarterback for 19 NFL seasons: He’s been in the NFL for 21 years, but as a rookie in 2000 he was a backup and in 2008 he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first game. Of those 19 seasons, Brady has ended up in the Super Bowl in 10 of them.

Brady’s Super Bowl résumé is far greater than any other player in NFL history. Here’s a list of the Super Bowl records Brady owns:

Games played: Super Bowl LV will be Brady’s 10th Super Bowl, by far the most in NFL history. Two other players have played in six Super Bowls, former Bills and Broncos defensive lineman Mike Lodish, and Brady’s old teammate Stephen Gostkowski. John Elway is the only quarterback other than Brady to play in even five Super Bowls.

Games won: Brady has six Super Bowl rings and will be going for his seventh. Former 49ers and Cowboys linebacker Charles Haley is the only other player with five Super Bowl rings.

Pass attempts: Brady has thrown 392 passes in Super Bowls. Peyton Manning has thrown the second-most, with 155.

Pass attempts in one game: Brady threw a Super Bowl-record 62 passes in the Patriots’ overtime win over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI.

Completions: Brady has completed 256 passes in Super Bowls. Peyton Manning has the next most, with 103 completions.

Completions in one game: Brady has the record with 43 completions against the Falcons. He also has the second-most completions in any Super Bowl, with 37 against the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.

Consecutive completions: Brady completed 16 straight passes against the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, a Super Bowl record.

Passing yards: Brady has thrown for 2,838 yards in Super Bowls, by far the most ever. Kurt Warner has thrown for the second-most yards in Super Bowls, with 1,156.

Yards gained in one game: Brady owns the single-game record with 505 passing yards in Super Bowl LII against the Eagles. He also has the second-most in a game, throwing for 466 yards in Super Bowl LI against the Falcons.

Touchdown passes: Brady owns the record with 18 touchdown passes in Super Bowls. Joe Montana is next, with 11.

Most attempts without an interception: Brady threw 48 passes against both the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and the Eagles in Super Bowl LII without an interception. That’s the most passes without an interception in Super Bowl history.

Brady set all of those records with the Patriots and will now add to his record-shattering legacy in his first Super Bowl with the Buccaneers.

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19 responses to “Tom Brady will continue to re-write the Super Bowl record book”

  1. If Patrick Mahomes is playing at a top 5 level QB and going to Super Bowls when he’s 43, I’m sure we can reopen the GOAT discussion then, but it’s definitely closed until then.

    Brady’s achievements have transcended the sport.

  6. donnyfootball10 says:
    January 25, 2021 at 11:53 am
    And tie Jim Kelly with 4 SB losses….

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    Dumb.

    When you are good enough to go to every other Super Bowl in the modern era, you will run into some roadblocks eventually, you know, like trying to beat the best team in the other conference? What, they get no credit?? FYI, Brady gave his team the lead in the final seconds of all the losses. He did his job. He could have 9 SB championships by now.

    Remember, you can’t lose if you’re not good enough to get there. Ask Aaron Rodgers. He’s undefeated in Super Bowls, but everyone is damn sure he’d trade his career for Brady’s.

    Also, that’s insulting to Jim Kelly, who was fantastic. Getting to 4 in a row. He gets my respect for that run.

  8. donnyfootball10 says:
    “And tie Jim Kelly with 4 SB losses…”

    = = = =

    Come on! Jim Kelly was a great quarterback!

  10. He doesn’t play singles tennis it’s a team sport yet fan boys and the media fawn over him as if he does it alone ! Hes always played on good teams and this year is no different.

  11. He doesn’t play singles tennis it’s a team sport yet fan boys and the media fawn over him as if he does it alone ! Hes always played on good teams and this year is no different.
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    I love this argument. Here is a clue– he has won a SB with his worst roster (the last one) and lost a SB with his best (07).
    According to the Hall he has only played with what…currently 3 HOF players? Go look at the 80’s 49ers/90s Cowboys/70s Steelers and look at the HOF rosters those teams had. Brady has done more with less his whole career.

  12. Angel Valle says:
    January 26, 2021 at 8:24 am
    He doesn’t play singles tennis it’s a team sport yet fan boys and the media fawn over him as if he does it alone ! Hes always played on good teams and this year is no different.
    _______________________________________________________________
    EVERY year they said other teams were better. Look it up, the articles are still there. The difference was always Brady.

  13. turkeycreekjackjohnson says:
    January 25, 2021 at 12:44 pm
    donnyfootball10 says:
    January 25, 2021 at 11:53 am
    And tie Jim Kelly with 4 SB losses….

    ——
    Dumb.

    When you are good enough to go to every other Super Bowl in the modern era, you will run into some roadblocks eventually, you know, like trying to beat the best team in the other conference? What, they get no credit?? FYI, Brady gave his team the lead in the final seconds of all the losses. He did his job. He could have 9 SB championships by now.

    Remember, you can’t lose if you’re not good enough to get there. Ask Aaron Rodgers. He’s undefeated in Super Bowls, but everyone is damn sure he’d trade his career for Brady’s.

    Also, that’s insulting to Jim Kelly, who was fantastic. Getting to 4 in a row. He gets my respect for that run.———————————————————————

    First off, my mention of Jim Kelly was not meant to be a slight-I couldn’t have more respect for his HOF career and more importantly, as a man. Only mentioned to be factual-history sometimes is unkind.
    Secondly, did you even watch SB LII? Brady had the ball last, ran 10 plays, lost while on the field.
    Bottom line-if you’re going to give credit for the 6 wins, the 3 losses go with it.

  15. “Congratulations on your sixth round pick. He is going to have a career record of 256 completions for 2,838 yards and 18 touchdowns.”

    “Well, I guess that’s okay for a sixth round pick. At least we’ll get something out of him.”

    “Oh, no, that’s just in the Super Bowl.”

    “Wha?”

  17. Some records for which he (surprisingly) is not in the top 10:

    Career passer rating
    Single game passer rating
    Game yards/pass attempt
    Career yards per pass attempt
    Longest pass

    Some records he could tie or break in SB LV:

    Career Interceptions (Brady has 6 in 9 games, Elway has 8 in 5 games.)
    Game TD passes (Young has 6)

    As an aside, Jim Plunkett is in the top 10 in many categories, including 2nd in career passer rating, 3rd in game passer rating, career pass completion %, 4th in career yards/attempt, 2nd in game Yards/attempt. The man should be in the Hall of Fame.

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