Tom Brady was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (199th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft ... Placed on injured reserve with a knee injury (9/9/08).
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GP/GS (Playoffs): 121/119 (17/17)
- Brady enters 2009 with a record of 101-27 (.789) in regular-season and playoff games. It is the best record of any NFL quarterback in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966) with at least 100 starts.
- Brady enters 2009 with a 14-3 (.824) playoff record, the second best in NFL history behind Bart Starr (9-1, .900).
- His 14 total playoff wins are tied for the second most in NFL history behind Joe Montana (16).
- Entering 2009, Brady has thrown 2.29 times more touchdowns than interceptions. His touchdown-tointerception ratio is the best in NFL history among all players with 2,000 or more passing attempts. Steve Young ranks second in NFL history with a 2.17 touchdown-tointerception ratio.
- In 2007, Brady was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, setting all-time NFL records for most touchdown passes in a season (50), highest touchdown-interception differential (+42), most games with three or more touchdown passes (12), most touchdown passes in a month (20 in October 2007), and highest completion percentage in a game (92.9 percent on Jan. 12, 2008). Brady's 117.2 passer rating in 2007 was the second highest of all-time, while his 4,806 passing yards were the third highest single-season total in league history.
- H In addition to the NFL records Brady set in 2007, he also set Patriots franchise records for highest completion percentage in a season (68.9 percent), most passing yards in a season (4,806), highest passer rating in a season (117.2), highest passer rating in a game (158.3 on Oct. 21, 2007), lowest interception percentage in a season (1.4 percent) and most touchdown passes in a game (6 on Oct. 21, 2007).
- In 2007, Brady contributed to the Patriots' establishment of several NFL single-season team records, including most points scored in a season (589), largest point differential in a season (+315) and most touchdowns in a season (75). The Patriots became the first team in NFL history to complete a 16-0 regular season and tied the league's single-season mark with 18 overall victories.
- Brady and receiver Randy Moss set an NFL single-season record in 2007 for most touchdown passes between a passer and a receiver (23), with Moss's 23 touchdown catches also setting a league record.
- Brady enters 2009 as the Patriots' all-time leader in career touchdown passes (197), completion percentage (63.0 percent) and passer rating (92.9). He ranks second in completions (2,301) and third in yards (26,446).
- Brady won 76 of his first 100 regular-season starts, tying Roger Staubach's mark for most victories by a quarterback in his first 100 starts during the Super Bowl Era (since 1966).
- Brady is the only quarterback in NFL history to start and win three Super Bowls before his 28th birthday, having quarterbacked the Patriots to victories in Super Bowl XXXVI when he was 24 years old, Super Bowl XXXVIII (26) and Super Bowl XXXIX (27).
- Brady is the fourth quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to three or more Super Bowl wins, joining Terry Bradshaw (4), Joe Montana (4) and Troy Aikman (3).
- Brady owns two Pete Rozelle Awards as Super Bowl MVP (XXXVI and XXXVIII). He is just the fourth player in Super Bowl history to earn multiple MVP awards, joining Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and Bart Starr, all three of whom are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Brady enters 2009 with a 30-6 record in games where the final margin was less than a touchdown.
- From 2001-08, Brady started 128 consecutive regularseason and playoff games for the Patriots, good for the the third longest all-time streak for a quarterback (trailing only streaks by Brett Favre and Peyton Manning).
- Brady enters 2009 as the NFL's all-time leader in overtime wins without a defeat, recording a perfect 7-0 mark in overtime in his career. Terry Bradshaw is the only other quarterback to be undefeated in at least five overtime games, posting a 5-0 record.
- Brady has orchestrated 28 game-winning drives to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter or overtime. Six of his game-winning efforts have come in the postseason, where he has played in 17 games.
- Brady led a game-winning drive to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter of each of the Patriots' three Super Bowl victories, becoming the only quarterback in NFL history to lead three such game-winning drives in the Super Bowl.
- Brady enters the 2009 season with a career record of 48-9 (.842) in games played on Thanksgiving or later in the NFL season, including a 14-3 playoff mark.
- Brady enters the 2009 season with a career record of 27-2 as a starter (.931) in games played in temperatures below 40 degrees.
- Brady enters the 2009 season with a career record of 41-2 as a starter (.953) in games played on artificial surfaces.
- Brady recorded 13 passer ratings over 100.0 in 2007. He has recorded 52 ratings over 100.0 in his career, and the Patriots are 51-1 in those games.
- Brady tied an NFL record in 2005 by distributing his 26 touchdown passes to 12 different players. The only other NFL player to accomplish the feat was Brad Johnson in 2003.
- Brady set a career high in 2004 with a 92.6 passer rating, which was then the second highest rating in Patriots history among players with at least 150 attempts (Tony Eason, 93.4 in 1984).
- In 2004, Brady averaged 7.79 yards per pass attempt - more than a full yard higher than his career mark of 6.62 yards per attempt heading into the 2004 season.
- Brady owns the Super Bowl record for pass completions in a game, connecting on 32 passes in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
- Brady won his first 10 playoff games, setting an NFL record for the most consecutive playoff wins.
- Brady was voted an offensive captain by his teammates in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
- Brady completed a streak of throwing for at least one touchdown in 15 straight games, including playoffs (12/14/03 — 11/22/04), recording the longest such streak in Patriots history.
- Brady led the NFL with 28 touchdown passes in 2002 and became the first Patriot to lead the league in touchdown passes since Steve Grogan shared the lead with Cleveland's Brian Sipe (28) in 1979.
- Brady threw at least two touchdown passes in each of the first five games of the 2002 season, the first Patriot to accomplish that feat and the first Patriot to throw for at least two touchdowns in five straight games in a single season since Butch Songin (10/23/60—11/18/60).
- Brady (24 years, 184 days old) was voted MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI and was the third-youngest player to earn the honor (Marcus Allen, 23 years and 301 days at Super Bowl XVIII and Lynn Swann, 23 years, 316 days at Super Bowl X).
- Brady was voted to the 2001 Pro Bowl and became just the second Patriots quarterback to receive the honor (Drew Bledsoe, 1994, 1996 and 1997). He also became just the fifth quarterback since 1970 to be voted to the Pro Bowl in his first year as a starter, joining Dan Marino (1983), Brett Favre (1992), Kurt Warner (1999) and Daunte Culpepper (2000).
- Brady threw for 53 yards on the Patriots' game-winning drive in Super Bowl XXXVI, completing five of his eight passes. Two of his pass attempts were spiked to kill the game clock. With just 1:21 remaining, he moved the Patriots into field goal position without the benefit of timeouts.
- Brady completed over 70 percent of his passes in four consecutive games during the 2001 season and joined an exclusive club of quarterbacks who accomplished the feat. He joined Joe Montana (8 games, 1989), Troy Aikman (4, 1995), Steve Young (4, 1993) and Sammy Baugh (4, 1945).
- Brady completed the first 162 passes of his career without an interception. It was the longest streak to start a career in NFL history and ranks third for most attempts without an interception in Patriots franchise history.
2009 (8/8/0/0): Voted an offensive captain by his teammates for the eighth straight season ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 1 for his performance in the Patriots' 25-24 victory over the Bills ... Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for a second time in Week 6 after throwing for six touchdowns in the Patriots' record-setting 59-0 victory over the Tennessee Titans (10/20) ... Tied a single-game career high for completions with 39 versus the Buffalo Bills (9/14) ... Passed Steve Grogan into second place on the Patriots all-time passing yards list with a 29-yard reception in the second quarter at the New York Jets (9/20) ... Became the 27th player in NFL history to throw his 200th career touchdown pass with a 36-connection to Chris Baker against the Atlanta Falcons (9/27) ... Accomplished the feat in just 116 career games, the fourth quickest of any NFL player to reach that landmark ... Set an NFL record for touchdown passes in a quarter, throwing for five of his six touchdown passes in the second quarter of the Patriots' 59-0 victory over the Tennessee Titans (10/18), as the Patriots tied the largest margin of victory by any team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger and the largest victory in the league since 1976 ... Tied a single-game career high with six touchdown passes against Tennessee (10/18) ... Set a Patriots record for passing yards in a half with 345 passing yards in the first half against Tennessee (10/18) as the Patriots set a franchise record with 619 net yards ... Set a team record for most throw between interceptions, making 183 throws without a pick, beginning at the N.Y. Jets (9/20) and concluding in the first quarter of the Patriots' 35-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10/25) ... Set a franchise record with his 27th 300-yard passing game, totaling 332 passing yards against the Miami Dolphins (11/8).
Buffalo (9/14): Led the Patriots to a 25-24 comeback victory versus the Bills, the 29th victory of his career following a fourth-quarter deficit or tie ... Tied a single-game career high for completions, hitting on 39-of-53 attempts for 378 yards and two touchdowns ... Connected with Benjamin Watson on an 18-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to cut the Bills' lead to five ... Found Watson a second time on a 16-yard, game-winning touchdown with 55 seconds remaining in the game. at N.Y. Jets (9/20): Completed 23-of-47 pass attempts for 216 versus the Jets ... With a 29-yard pass to Julian Edelman in the second quarter, passed Steve Grogan for second place on the Patriots all-time passing yards list. Atlanta (9/27): Completed 25-of-42 pass attempts for 277 yards and one touchdown in the Patriots' 26-10 victory over the Falcons ... Threw his 200th career touchdown pass with a 36-yard connection to Chris Baker on the right sideline to give the Patriots their final margin of victory ... Converted two fourth-down tries with a 21-yard completion to Randy Moss on fourth and three in the third quarter and later with an 8-yard pass to Moss on fourth and one ... Extended a Patriots field goal drive with a 2-yard sneak over center on third and one in the first quarter. Baltimore (10/4): Completed 21-of-32 pass attempts for 258 yards and one touchdown, while also taking in one rushing touchdown in the Patriots' 27-21 victory over the Ravens ... Tallied the sixth rushing touchdown of his career and the first scored against the Ravens defense in the 2009 season, on a 1-yard sneak over center to give the Patriots a 10-7 lead in the second quarter ... Stood tall in the face of a pass rush to float a 14-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss in the third quarter to give the Patriots a 24-14 lead. at Denver (10/11): Connected on two touchdown passes, completing 19-of-33 pass attempts for 215 yards against the Broncos ... Hooked up with Wes Welker on an 8-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter ... Found Benjamin Watson for a 7-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Extended the drive that resulted in Watson's touchdown catch with a 17-yard pass to Wes Welker on third and nine. Tennessee (10/18): Helped the Patriots to tying the largest margin of victory by any NFL team since 1976 in a 59-0 shutout victory over the Titans ... Tied a single-game career high with six touchdown passes against the Titans, completing 29-of-34 pass attempts for 380 yards, while compiling a 152.8 passer rating ... Set an NFL record for touchdown passes in a quarter, with five in the second quarter ... Set a Patriots record with 345 passing yards in the first half ... Also set a Patriots record for most passing touchdowns in a half with five scoring strikes in the first half ... Connected with a streaking Randy Moss for a 40-yard touchdown pass on a flea flicker for his first touchdown pass of the game in the second quarter ... Found Moss a second time on a 28-yard touchdown pass on the next offensive series ... Hooked up with Kevin Faulk on a 38-yard strike for his third touchdown pass ... Hit Wes Welker in stride for a 30-yard touchdown, providing the Patriots with a commanding 38-0 lead ... Found Welker in the corner of the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown pass as the Patriots took a 45-0 lead into halftime ... Picked up where he left off, connecting with Moss on a 9-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter ... Completed a 48-yard pass to Welker, marking his longest completion of the season. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Accumulated over 300 passing yards for the second straight week, hitting on 23-of-32 pass attempts for 308 yards and three touchdowns against the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium ... Connected on a quick hit with Wes Welker in the first quarter that resulted in a 14-yard touchdown play and a 14-0 Patriots' lead ... Connected with Sam Aiken for the Patriots longest play of the season on a 54-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Hit a streaking Benjamin Watson on a 35-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Miami (11/8): Registered his third straight game with 300 or more passing yards, racking up 332 yards while completing 25-of-37 pass attempts with one touchdown pass in the Patriots' 27-17 win over the Dolphins ... Completed a 71-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss, the third longest touchdown pass of his career ... Successfully completed a two-point conversion try to Moss following the touchdown, giving the Patriots a 24-17 lead in the third quarter.
2008 (1/1): Named a captain by his teammates for the seventh straight season ... Started at quarterback in the season opener and completed 7-of-11 passes for 76 yards before leaving the game with a knee injury ... Placed on injured reserve on Sept. 9 with a knee injury.
2007 (16/16/0/0): Started all 16 regular-season games and three playoff games to run his consecutive game streak to 127, which stands as the third longest streak by a quarterback in NFL history... Voted Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career... Was an AP All-Pro First Team selection in addition to being named its Offensive Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year... Was voted an offensive captain for the 2007 season by his teammates... Became third Patriots quarterback to notch 150 career touchdown passes with a 51-yard strike to Randy Moss on opening day... Was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for the first time in his career in September as he completed 70 of 88 passes for 887 yards and 10 touchdowns, while leading the team to three straight victories to open the season (at NYJ, vs. SD, vs. BUF)... Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Month accolades for the second straight month in October as the Patriots remained undefeated with wins at CIN, vs. CLV, at DAL, at MIA and vs. WAS... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week four times in 2007 (Wk. 3, Wk. 6, Wk. 7, Wk. 14)... Voted FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week for two straight weeks for his play in the Patriots' wins at Dallas on Oct. 14 and at Miami on Oct. 21... Broke an NFL record set by Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers in 1998 by throwing for three or more touchdowns in each of the season's first eight games... Set a career high for passing yards in a non-overtime game with 388 yards against the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 14, a franchise record held by Steve Grogan and Vito "Babe" Parilli, with his six-touchdown performance against the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 21... Set a career high and became the 17th quarterback in NFL history to achieve a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in a game in the Patriots' 49-28 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 21... Achieved a passer rating of at least 100 in the first eight games of the season... Set a single-game and single-season career high with two rushing touchdowns in the Patriots' 52-7 victory over the Washington Redskins on Oct. 28... Set a single-season career high with his 29th touchdown pass of the season on a 6-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss in the Patriot's 52-7 victory over the Redskins on Oct. 28... Broke Vito "Babe" Parilli's franchise record with his 32nd touchdown pass of the season, a 3-yard connection to Wes Welker, in the fourth quarter of the Patriots' 24-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 4, 2007... Broke the NFL record set by the Colts' Peyton Manning for consecutive games with three or more touchdown passes with nine after throwing for three touchdown strikes in the Patriots' 24-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 4... Passed Steve Grogan as the Patriots' career touchdown leader with his 183rd touchdown pass on a 6-yard connection to Randy Moss in the second quarter of the Patriots' 56-10 rout of the Buffalo Bills... Reached the 25,000-yard passing plateau for his career on his final completion of the night in the Patriots' 31-28 come-from-behind win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 25 and became the third Patriots quarterback after Drew Bledsoe and Steve Grogan to reach the milestone... Set a career season-high for passing yards, topping his 2005 total of 4,110 yards on a 12-yard completion to Randy Moss, giving him 4,117 passing yards for the 2007 season... Established a Patriots franchise record for passing yards in a season on an 8-yard Kevin Faulk reception, giving Brady 4,557 yards for the season as he went on to finish the season with 4,806 passing yards, which ranks third on the all-time single-season list for NFL quarterbacks, in 2007... Finished the season with 398 completions, which ranks fourth on the all-time single-season list for NFL quarterbacks... Set career single-season highs in five statistical categories including completions (389), completion percentage (68.9), passing yards (4,806), touchdown passes (50) and passer rating (117.2) in 2007... Set the NFL's single-season touchdown pass record with his 50th touchdown of the season with a 65-yard touchdown reception to Randy Moss, his second scoring strike of the game in the Patriots' 38-35 win over the New York Giants on Dec. 29.
at N.Y. Jets (9/9): Registered a 146.6 quarterback rating, the fifth highest of his career, after completing 22 of 28 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots' 38-14 win over the Jets... Put the Patriots ahead 7-0 with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker with 5:17 remaining in the first quarter... After the game had been tied at 7-7, put Patriots ahead, 14-7 on a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ben Watson with 1:14 remaining in the first half... Found a streaking Randy Moss on a post pattern for a 51-yard touchdown strike with 7:11 remaining in the third quarter to give the Patriots a commanding 28-7 lead... Hooked up with Moss for the ninth and final time on a 13-yard reception that helped to set up the Patriots final touchdown, a Heath Evans 1-yard rush in the fourth quarter. San Diego (9/16): Completed 25 of 31 pass attempts for 279 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in the Patriots' 38-14 win over the Chargers... Led the team to a touchdown in its first offensive possession for the second consecutive week, the first time that has happened in team history... Connected on six of seven passes for 69 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson to give the Patriots a 7-0 lead with 12:19 remaining in the first quarter... Found Randy Moss on a 23-yard touchdown strike with 3:59 remaining in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead... Racked up 151 yards passing in the first quarter, a career high for the quarter... Helped to extend a drive that led to a Stephen Gostkowski field goal in the second quarter with a 2-yard sneak for a first down on a third-and-two play... Hooked up with Moss for their second touchdown play on a 24-yard connection with three minutes left in the third quarter... Set up a fourth-quarter Sammy Morris rushing touchdown with a 14-yard pass to Benjamin Watson on a third-and-three. Buffalo (9/23): Was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the eighth time in his career after completing 23 of 29 pass attempts for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the Patriots' 38-7 rout of the Bills... Compiled a career-high passer rating of 150.9 in the victory... Had the fifth highest completion percentage of his career, making good on 79.3 percent of his pass attempts... Finished with the 16th 300-yard passing game of his career... Reclaimed the lead at 10-7 with an 8-yard touchdown strike to Benjamin Watson with 5:12 to go in the second quarter... Gave the Patriots a 17-7 halftime lead with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss with 1:20 remaining in the first half... Extended the lead to 24-7 on a 4-yard connection with Jabar Gaffney with 6:26 to go in the third quarter... Provided the Patriots with their final margin of victory, 38-7, with his second touchdown pass to Moss with 10:28 remaining in the game. at Cincinnati (10/1): Completed 25 of 32 pass attempts for 231 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in the Patriots' 34-13 victory over the Bengals... Helped the Patriots claim a 3-0 lead while setting up a 31-yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal in the first quarter with an 11-yard connection to Wes Welker on third and six... Lofted a 1-yard touchdown pass to Mike Vrabel, who was lined up at tight end on a third-and-goal, to give the Patriots a 10-0 lead with 51 seconds remaining in the first quarter... Locked in on Randy Moss on a 7-yard touchdown hookup to reestablish the Patriot lead at 17-7 with 4:11 remaining in the first half... Threw a key backside block on Wes Welker's 27-yard gain on an end around that helped to set up a 7-yard Sammy Morris rushing touchdown in the third quarter that put the Patriots ahead, 24-7... Gave the Patriots their final margin of victory at 34-13 with on a 14-yard touchdown pass to Moss with 3:18 remaining in the fourth quarter... Played in his 100th career game. Cleveland (10/7): Made good on 22 of his 38 pass attempts while throwing for 265 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots' 34-17 win over the Browns... Tied an NFL record by throwing for three or more touchdowns in each of the season's first five games... Hooked up with Donte' Stallworth on the receiver's first touchdown in a Patriots uniform, a 34-yard strike that pushed the Patriots ahead 10-0 in the first quarter... Put the Patriots up 20-0 with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson with 1:07 remaining in the first half... Reconnected with Watson for a second time on a 25-yard touchdown that provided the Patriots with a 27-10 lead 5:25 into the fourth quarter. at Dallas (10/14): Made his 100th career start... Completed 31 of 46 pass attempts for 388 yards and a career-high five touchdowns while leading the Patriots to their highest point total in 23 years in a 48-27 victory over the Cowboys... Converted all four third-down opportunities on the Patriots' opening drive of the game, including a 6-yard touchdown strike to Randy Moss that gave New England a 7-0 lead with 7:53 remaining in the first quarter... Found a streaking Wes Welker on a 35-yard post pattern for a touchdown and a 14-0 Patriots' lead with 2:20 left in the first quarter... Extended a second-quarter drive with a 3-yard quarterback sneak on fourth and one and then found Welker on the next play for their second touchdown connection of the afternoon on a 12-yard strike with 3:40 remaining in the first half as the Patriots took a 21-10 lead... Put the Patriots back on top, 28-24, with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Brady with 5:01 remaining in the third quarter and passed Drew Bledsoe for second place on the Patriots' all-time touchdown list on the play... Set a then career-high with his fifth touchdown pass of the game and his 21st of the season with a 69-yard connection to Donte' Stallworth 2:29 into the fourth quarter as the Patriots sprung ahead by a score of 38-24. at Miami (10/21): Successfully achieved a perfect passer rating of 158.3 while completing a season-high 84 percent of his pass attempts (21-of-25) for 354 yards and a franchise record six touchdown passes in the Patriots' 49-28 victory over the Dolphins... Was a perfect 11-for-11 in pass attempts to start the game through the 6:57 mark of the second quarter, including four touchdown passes... Connected with Donte' Stallworth for a 30-yard touchdown pass with 10:01 remaining in the first quarter and giving the Patriots an early 7-0 lead... Lofted a pass to the back of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Brady for a 14-0 New England lead with 4:33 remaining in the first quarter... Hooked up with Randy Moss on a 35-yard touchdown connection 4:08 into the second quarter for a 28-7 Patriots' lead... Went deep to Moss a second time on a 50-yard bomb that gave the Patriots a 35-7 lead with 6:57 remaining in the first half... Extended the New England lead to 42-7 with just 33 seconds left before halftime with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker... Broke the franchise record with his sixth touchdown pass of the game on his second hookup with Welker, a 16-yard strike that gave the Patriots a 49-21 lead with 8:18 remaining in the contest. Washington (10/28): Led the Patriots' offense to its third highest single-game point total in team history in a 52-7 win over the Redskins... Racked up at least 300 yards passing, three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 100 or greater for the third straight game by completing 29 of 38 passes for 306 yards, three touchdowns and a passer rating of 125.5 while leading the Patriots' offense to its eighth straight game scoring 34-plus points — only the second team in NFL history to accomplish that feat... Broke a career single-game and single-season record with two rushing touchdowns... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with 3:50 remaining in the first quarter, scrambling for a 3-yard touchdown run... Lofted a 2-yard touchdown pass to linebacker Mike Vrabel, who was lined up as a tight end, at the 8:12 mark of the second quarter for a 14-0 Patriot lead... The strike to Vrabel was his 28th touchdown pass of the season, tying single-season career highs set in 2002 and 2004... Set up Randy Moss on a 6-yard touchdown pass on a fake snap play with 20 seconds remaining in the first half, giving the Patriots a 24-0 halftime lead and achieving a single-season career high with his 29th touchdown pass... Reached the end zone on a 2-yard quarterback sneak up the middle for a touchdown, his second of the game, with 7:20 remaining in the third quarter and providing the Patriots with a 31-0 lead... Became the second Patriots quarterback ever to throw for 30 passing touchdowns on a 2-yard connection to Wes Welker 4:51 into the fourth quarter. at Indianapolis (11/4): Led the 25th fourth-quarter comeback of his career in a 24-20 victory over the Colts while completing 21 of 32 pass attempts for 255 yards, three touchdowns and an two interceptions... Provided the Patriots with a 7-3 second-quarter lead on a 4-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss with 12:06 remaining in the first half... Made it a one-possession game at 20-17 after a 3-yard touchdown strike to Wes Welker with 8:04 remaining in the fourth quarter... Set up the second Patriots' touchdown on a 55-yard bomb to Randy Moss, giving the Patriots a first-and-goal on the Colts' 3-yard line... Capped off the New England comeback on a three-play, 51-yard drive that culminated in a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Faulk with 3:21 remaining in the game, giving the Patriots their final margin of victory at 24-20... Connected with Donte' Stallworth for a 33-yard gain to set up the game-winning strike... Clinched the New England win with a 10-yard dart to Wes Welker on third and six with 2:13 remaining in the game... Advanced a third-quarter Patriots' drive that yielded a Stephen Gostkowski field goal with a 19-yard scramble, the second longest run of his career, on third and seven. at Buffalo (11/18): Threw for 373 yards, the third highest total of his career, while completing 31 of 39 pass attempts and five touchdown passes in the Patriots' 56-10 win over the Bills... Let loose a 43-yard touchdown strike to Randy Moss to provide the Patriots with a 7-0 lead 6:48 into the first quarter... Found Moss for his second touchdown pass of the night on a 16-yard slant on the first play of the second quarter, giving the Patriots a 21-7 lead... Lofted up a 6-yard touchdown pass to Moss in the corner of the end zone for a 28-7 Patriots' lead with 6:37 left in the second quarter... Commanded the Patriots offense on a 12-play, 72-yard drive in the two-minute drill just before halftime, hitting Moss on a post pattern for his fourth touchdown pass of the game on a 17-yard strike that gave the Patriots a 35-7 lead with 16 seconds left in the first half... Found Ben Watson in the back of the end zone for a 3-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-one with 8:56 remaining in the third quarter. Philadelphia (11/25): Engineered the 26th fourth-quarter comeback of his career by recording the third highest yardage total of his career with 380 yards while completing a season high 34 of 54 passes and one touchdown in the Patriots' 31-28 victory over the Eagles... Put the Patriots back on top, 28-24, with 12 seconds remaining in the first half on a 19-yard touchdown strike to Jabar Gaffney... Extended the game-winning fourth-quarter drive with a 16-yard pass to Wes Welker on third and nine... Finished the game with 25,003 passing yards for his career with a 16-yard pass to Gaffney in the fourth quarter... Converted 11 of 16 third-down attempts. at Baltimore (12/3): Completed 18 of 38 pass attempts for 257 yards and two touchdowns while lead the Patriots to a 27-24 comeback win, the 27th fourth-quarter comeback of his career... Found Randy Moss in the back of the end zone on a 3-yard touchdown pass that even the score at 17-17 with 4:29 remaining in the third quarter... Extended the Patriots' game-winning drive with a two-yard run on third and one and, later in the drive, with a 12-yard scramble on fourth and six late in the fourth quarter... Capped of the game-winning drive on an 8-yard pass to Jabar Gaffney, giving the Patriots a 27-24 lead with 55 seconds to play in the game. Pittsburgh (12/9): Turned in his fifth game of the season with four or more touchdown passes and his seventh game with 300-plus passing yards while completing 32 of 46 passes for 399 yards — the second highest total of his career — and four touchdowns in the Patriots' 34-13 victory over the Steelers... Gave the Patriots a 7-3 lead with 1:08 remaining in the first quarter as he found Randy Moss on a 4-yard touchdown pass... Froze the defense with a pump fake and connected with Moss for the second time on a 63-yard touchdown pass, providing the Patriots with a 14-3 lead 44 seconds into the second quarter... Took a return crossfield lateral from Randy Moss and struck Jabar Gaffney in the end zone on a dazzling 56-yard touchdown strike off the double lateral that pushed the Patriots ahead 24-13 with 10:17 to play in the third quarter... Extended the Patriots' final scoring drive with a 4-yard completion to Wes Welker on fourth and one and then capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Welker, giving the Patriots a 31-13 lead with 3:52 remaining in the game... Topped the 4,000-yard passing mark for the season for the second time in his career and just the fourth time in Patriots' history on a 5-yard pass to Welker in the third quarter. N.Y. Jets (12/16): Completed 14 of 27 pass attempts for 140 yards in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Jets... Extended a second-quarter drive that resulted in a Stephen Gostkowski field goal by scrambling for a 3-yard gain on fourth and two. Miami (12/23): Connected on 18 of 33 pass attempts for 215 yards and three touchdown passes in the Patriots' 28-7 win over the Dolphins... Hit Randy Moss on an 11-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 7-0 lead with 8:52 left in the first quarter... Hooked up with Moss for a second time and for an NFL-record 21st time on the season with a 1-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 14-0 lead 1:24 into the second quarter... Stretched the field on a 48-yard touchdown lob to Jabar Gaffney for his 48th touchdown pass of the season, tying Dan Marino for the second highest single-season total ever by a quarterback and giving the Patriots a 28-0 lead late in the first half. at N.Y. Giants (12/29): Led the Patriots to victory after trailing in the fourth quarter for 28th time of his career, and the fourth time in 2007, as the New England completed its regular-season schedule undefeated for just the fourth time in NFL history with a 38-35 comeback win over the Giants... Tied and then broke the NFL's all-time single-season touchdown pass record with his 49th and 50th touchdown passes of the season, both to Randy Moss, while completing 32 of 42 pass attempts for 356 yards... Found Moss in the back right hand corner of the end zone on a 4-yard touchdown strike for his 49th passing touchdown of the season, tying Peyton Manning for the single-season record and giving the Patriots their first lead of the game at 10-7 in the second quarter... Reclaimed the lead once again and broke the all-time single-season touchdown pass record with his 50th scoring strike of the season, a 65-yard connection to Moss down the right sideline on a go-route, providing the Patriots with a 31-28 lead with 11:15 remaining in the fourth quarter.
2007 Postseason (3/3/0/0): Jacksonville (1/12): Completed his first 16 passes of the game and went on to finish the game with an NFL record 92.9 completion percentage as he completed 26 of 28 pass attempts and three touchdowns in the Patriots' 31-20 win over the Jaguars... Threw a touchdown pass in his 13th consecutive playoff game, tying Dan Marino for second all-time, with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson in the first quarter... Extended that first-quarter scoring drive with a 14-yard completion to Randy Moss on fourth and five... Froze the Jacksonville defense with on a faked direct snap to Kevin Faulk and then found Wes Welker in the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, putting the Patriots in front 21-14... Connected with Benjamin Watson for their second touchdown strike of the night on a 9-yard dump off in the third quarter, moving him into a tie with Troy Aikman for seventh place on the all-time playoff touchdowns list. San Diego (1/20): Completed 22 of 33 pass attempts for 209 yards and two touchdown passes while earning his 100th career win in the Patriots' 21-12 victory over the Chargers in the AFC Championship Game... Found Jabar Gaffney for a 12-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter that gave the Patriots a 14-6 lead... Extended his streak of playoff games with a touchdown pass to 14, the second longest stretch in NFL history... Hooked up with Wes Welker on a 6-touchdown strike in the fourth quarter that provided the Patriots with their final margin of victory. N.Y. Giants (2/3): Completed 29 of 48 pass attempts for 266 yards and one touchdown in Super Bowl XLII... Connected with Randy Moss on a 6-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 14-10 lead with 2:45 remaining in the fourth quarter.
 2006 (16/16/3/3): Was voted an offensive captain by his teammates ... Finished third in the AFC with 3,529 passing yards, 319 completions and 24 touchdown passes ... Finished the season having started 108 consecutive games, the third-longest active streak for NFL quarterbacks ... Threw four touchdowns in a game twice (at MIN, at GB) to total five such games for his career ... Recorded a 100.0 or higher passer rating six times in 2006 ... Recorded 300 or more passing yards three times in 2006.
Buffalo (9/10): Completed 11 of 23 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns with an interception ... Evened the score at 7-7 with a 9-yard touchdown to Troy Brown in the first quarter ... Found Kevin Faulk in the corner of the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown to cut Buffalo's lead to 17- 14. N.Y. Jets (9/17): Completed 15 of 29 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown with an interception ... His first six completions were to six different receivers ... Found Chad Jackson in the back of the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown to give the Patriots a 17-0 lead with just 14 seconds left in the first half. Denver (9/24): Connected on 31 of 55 passes for 320 yards and a touchdown ... Got the Patriots on the scoreboard by finding Doug Gabriel in the back of the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown. Cincinnati (10/1): Completed 15 of 26 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns with an interception ... Lofted up a 25-yard touchdown to Doug Gabriel to give the Patriots a 14-6 lead ... Scampered for 22 yards on a third-and-13 play in the third quarter ... Sealed the victory with a 3-yard touchdown to a wide open Daniel Graham in the end zone, giving the Patriots a 38-13 advantage. Miami (10/8): Completed 16 of 29 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns ... Extended the Patriots first scoring drive with an 11-yard pass to Troy Brown on a double move during a third-and-two play in the first quarter ... Gave the Patriots a 13-0 lead with a 10-yard touchdown to Brown in the second quarter ... Connected with Heath Evans for a 1-yard touchdown in the final stanza. Buffalo (10/22): Registered a 112.4 quarterback rating after completing 18 of 27 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns ... Extended the Patriots opening scoring drive with three key third down conversions in the first quarter: a 6-yard completion to Reche Caldwell on third-and-four, a 3-yard quarterback keeper on third-andone and a 9-yard strike over the middle to Troy Brown on third-and-eight ... Connected with a streaking Chad Jackson in the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown, giving the Patriots a 21-3 advantage ... Sealed the victory by finding Doug Gabriel in the back of the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Minnesota (10/30): Was named FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week after completing 29 of 43 passes for 372 yards with four touchdowns and an interception against the Vikings ... Registered a 115.6 quarterback rating in the victory ... Connected with 10 different receivers, while four different pass catchers registered touchdowns ... Was a perfect six of six for 94 yards during the Patriots' opening scoring drive ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with a 6-yard touchdown to Reche Caldwell in the opening period ... Hooked up with Benjamin Watson for a 9-yard touchdown giving the Patriots a commanding 17-0 lead late in the second quarter ... Spotted Troy Brown over the middle for a 7-yard touchdown in the third quarter ... Concluded the scoring with a 10-yard connection to Chad Jackson on a quick pass with five seconds remaining in the third quarter. Indianapolis (11/5): Completed 20 of 35 passes for 201 yards with four interceptions. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Connected on 24 of 36 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown with an interception ... Connected with Reche Caldwell for a 15-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Hooked up with Caldwell in the right fl at for a two-point conversion on the ensuing play. Green Bay (11/19): Registered a 128.2 quarterback rating ... Completed 20 of 31 for 244 yards and four touchdowns in the win ... Executed a play action fake and found Daniel Graham in the back of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-one play in the first quarter ... Connected with a streaking Reche Caldwell down the middle of the field for a 54-yard touchdown, giving the Patriots a 21- 0 lead in the second quarter ... Gave the Patriots a commanding 28-0 advantage with an 8-yard touchdown strike to Benjamin Watson in the third quarter ... Tallied his fourth touchdown pass with a 19-yard connection to Laurence Maroney in the fourth quarter. Chicago (11/26): Completed 22 of 33 passes for 267 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions ... Rushed the ball six times for 12 yards in the win ... Found Benjamin Watson for a 40-yard connection on third-and-three during the Patriots' second touchdown drive in the fourth quarter ... Kept the Patriots' final scoring drive alive by juking Brian Urlacher and gaining 11 yards on a third-and-nine scramble in the fourth quarter ... Executed a play-action fake and found a wide open Watson in the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown and a 17-10 Patriots' advantage. Detroit (12/3): Completed 27 of 38 passes for 305 yards with an interception ... Tied the game at 21-21 when he found Troy Brown in the end zone for a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter ... Connected with Reche Caldwell for a 6-yard reception on thirdand- five during the Patriots' game-winning touchdown drive. Miami (12/10): Completed 12 of 25 passes for 78 yards. Houston (12/17): Registered a 108.8 passer rating ... Completed 16 of 23 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns ... Connected with Kevin Faulk for a 43-yard touchdown on a screen pass in the first quarter ... Kept a Patriots' scoring drive alive with an 8-yard reception to Reche Caldwell on third-and-seven in the second quarter ... Extended another Patriots' touchdown drive with a 5- yard pass to Caldwell on third-and-three in the second quarter. Jacksonville (12/24): Completed 28 of 39 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown in the division-clinching win over the Jaguars ... Rushed for a career-high 31 yards on 10 carries in the victory ... Lofted a 22-yard pass to a diving David Thomas in the end zone, giving the Patriots a 17-7 advantage in the third quarter ... Kept the Patriots' final touchdown drive alive with a gutsy 7-yard run on a third-and-six play in the fourth quarter ... Returned to the game after missing one play because of an injury and delivered an 18-yard strike to Daniel Graham. Tennessee (12/31): Completed 15 of 24 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown for a 107.1 passer rating ... Converted a key third-and-20 by finding Reche Caldwell down the right sideline for a 49-yard reception during a Patriots' touchdown drive in the second quarter ... Connected with Caldwell deep down the left sideline for a 62-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
2006 Postseason (3/3): N.Y. Jets (1/7): Completed 22 of 34 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' AFC Wild Card victory ... Registered a 101.6 quarterback rating ... Executed a play-action fake and found Daniel Graham in the back of the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter ... Found a streaking Jabar Gaffney across the middle for a 31-yard reception during a third-quarter scoring drive ... Gave the Patriots a 30-16 lead with a 7-yard touchdown to Kevin Faulk in the fourth quarter. at San Diego (1/14): Connected on 27 of 51 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions in the Patriots' AFC Divisional playoff victory ... Quarterbacked his 24th career game-winning drive following a fourth quarter deficit ... Completed five of seven passes for 55 yards and a touchdown during the Patriots' 11-play, 72-yard drive just before halftime ... Cut the Chargers lead to 14-10 with a 6-yard touchdown to Jabar Gaffney with eight seconds remaining in the second quarter ... Kept the Patriots game-tying touchdown drive alive with a 12-yard pass to Gaffney on third-and-three in the fourth quarter ... Two plays later, found Reche Caldwell in the corner of the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Hooked up with a streaking Caldwell along the sideline for a 49-yard gain on third-and-10 during the game-winning scoring drive in the fourth quarter. at Indianapolis (1/21): Completed 21 of 34 passes for 232 yards and a touchdown with an interception ... Kept the Patriots' second touchdown drive alive with a 27-yard completion to Troy Brown on fourth-and-six in the second quarter ... Avoided the pass rush and found Jabar Gaffney in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown, giving the Patriots a 28-21 lead in the third quarter.
 2005 (16/16/0/0): Selected to his third Pro Bowl ... Was voted an offensive captain for the 2005 season by his teammates ... Has started 78 consecutive regular season games, the third-longest active streak for NFL quarterbacks ... Has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 35 of his last 38 games, including the playoffs ... Has recorded a 100.0 or higher passer rating in 30 career games, including six contests in 2005 ... Has recorded 300 or more passing yards in 12 regular season games, including four contests in 2005 ... Has engineered 21 career game-winning performances to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter, including four game-winners in 2005 ... Recorded his 100th career regular season touchdown pass with a 1-yard toss to Daniel Graham against Carolina (09/18/05) ... Became the fifth Patriots passer to achieve the feat, joining Steve Grogan (182), Drew Bledsoe (166) and Vito “Babe” Parilli (132) ... His .744 career winning percentage (58-20 record) ranks first among all active quarterbacks with at least 32 starts ... Ranks first among all signal callers with at least 32 starts in the Super Bowl era with .744 winning percentage ... Led the NFL with a career-high 4,110 passing yards ... Finished second in the AFC with 334 completions ... Finished third in the AFC with 26 touchdown passes ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 22 of 27 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns against Atlanta (10/09/05) ... Moved into third place on the Patriots' all-time passing yardage list with a 25-yard completion to Troy Brown against Kansas City (11/27/05), passing Vito “Babe” Parilli's total of 16,747 yards ... Became just the second player in Patriots history to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season when he found Deion Branch for a 22-yard reception against the N.Y. Jets (12/26/05).
Oakland (9/8): Completed 24 of 38 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns for a passer rating of 105.8 in the Patriots' 30-20 victory over the Raiders on opening night ... With 306 passing yards, he notched the ninth 300-yard passing game of his regular season career ... Connected with Benjamin Watson for a pair of third-down conversions on the Patriots' opening scoring drive of the game ... Hooked up with Watson for a 20-yard pass play on third-and-10 in the first quarter, then found the second-year tight end for a 35-yard gain on third-and-six later in the drive ... Completed all four of his passes for 77 yards on the Patriots' first touchdown drive of the evening ... Capped off the initial touchdown drive with an 18-yard pass to Deion Branch to give the Patriots a 10-7 lead with 2:05 remaining in the first quarter ... Gave the Patriots a 17-14 advantage with a quick 5-yard touchdown strike to Tim Dwight in the second quarter. at Carolina (9/18): Connected on 23 of 44 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown with one interception ... Completed all three of his passes for 79 yards and a touchdown during the Patriots' opening scoring drive of the afternoon ... Connected with Troy Brown for a 71-yard catch-and-run play down the sideline in the first quarter ... Notched his 100th career regular season touchdown pass with a 1-yard toss to Daniel Graham in the first quarter ... Extended the Patriots' second scoring drive in the third quarter with a pair of third-down completions, a 5-yard pass to Deion Branch on third-and-three and a 22-yard connection to Kevin Faulk on third-and- 10. at Pittsburgh (9/25): Completed 31 of 44 passes for 372 yards and an interception in the Patriots' 23-20 victory over the Steelers ... Engineered his 17th career game-winning performance, going 12-for-12 passing for 167 yards over the final 14:19 to rally the Patriots from a 13-10 deficit and claim a 23-20 victory on Adam Vinatieri's 43-yard field goal with one second left ... Completed all five of his passes for 76 yards, leading a 7-play, 86-yard drive that ended in a 7-yard touchdown run by Corey Dillon that made the score 17-13 ... Connected on four more passes for 54 yards as part of a 7-play, 59-yard drive that ended in a 35- yard field goal and a 20-13 lead ... Completed all three of his passes for 37 more yards, leading the Patriots into range for Vinatieri to convert the game winner. San Diego (10/2): Connected on 19 of 32 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown with one interception ... Extended the Patriots first touchdown drive of the afternoon with a 21-yard strike to Troy Brown on third-and-10 in the first quarter ... Executed a perfect screen pass to Corey Dillon for a 23-yard gain in the first quarter ... Found a streaking Tim Dwight down the left sideline for a 30-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 14-10 lead in the second quarter ... Extended the Patriots final scoring drive of the first half with a 4-yard quarterback sneak on third-and-1 in the second quarter ... Completed 14 of 23 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown in the first half. at Atlanta (10/9): Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after registering a 140.4 quarterback rating in the Patriots' 31- 28 win over the Falcons ... Connected on 22 of 27 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns with an interception ... Extended the Patriots' first touchdown drive of the afternoon with a 51-yard bomb to Deion Branch on third-and-two in the first quarter ... Hooked up with Daniel Graham for a 45-yard touchdown on a screen pass in the first quarter ... Connected with Graham for a 45-yard grab on the first play from scrimmage in the second half ... Gave the Patriots a 21-13 advantage with a 33-yard touchdown strike to Benjamin Watson on the second play of the third quarter ... Spotted a streaking Bethel Johnson down the left sideline for a 55-yard touchdown bomb with 5:50 remaining in the third quarter ... Extended the Patriots' game-winning drive with a 9-yard completion to Deion Branch on third-and-four in the fourth quarter. at Denver (10/16): Completed 24 of 46 passes for 299 yards and a touchdown ... Scampered for a first down with a 12-yard run up the middle on third-and-10 in the second quarter ... Kept the Patriots' second scoring drive alive with a 49-yard pass to Tim Dwight on thirdand- eight in the third quarter ... Completed six of seven passes for 60 yards during the Patriots' initial touchdown drive that ended with a Patrick Pass 8-yard touchdown jaunt ... Cut the Broncos lead to 28-20 with an 8-yard touchdown toss to David Givens with 8:01 remaining in the fourth quarter. Buffalo (10/30): Notched a 113.0 quarterback rating after completing 14 of 21 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 21-16 victory over the Bills on Sunday Night Football ... Administered a perfect pump fake and found a streaking Deion Branch down the left sideline for a 33-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter ... Set up the Patriots' second touchdown with a 37-yard pass to Deion Branch in the fourth quarter ... Set up the game-winning touchdown with a 22-yard playaction pass to Deion Branch in the fourth quarter. Indianapolis (11/7): Completed 22 of 33 passes for 265 yards and three touchdowns for a 121.4 quarterback rating ... Kept the Patriots' initial scoring drive alive with a 4-yard pass to David Givens on fourth-and-one ... Evened the score at 7-7 when he found Deion Branch in the corner of the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown with 5:52 remaining in the first quarter ... Converted a third-and-23 with a 35-yard strike to David Givens in the second quarter ... Completed all 10 of his passes in the first half for 105 yards and a touchdown ... Kept the Patriots' second touchdown drive going with a 23-yard pass to Benjamin Watson on third-and-eight in the third quarter ... Executed a perfect screen pass and connected with Daniel Graham for a 31-yard touchdown reception with 5:46 remaining in the third quarter ... Extended the Patriots' final touchdown drive with a 10-yard pass play to Troy Brown on third-and-three in the fourth quarter ... Found Brown over the middle for a 19-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. at Miami (11/13): Completed 21 of 36 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' 23-16 road victory over the Dolphins ... Extended the Patriots' first scoring drive by finding Troy Brown for a 15-yard pass play on third-and-seven late in the second quarter ... Connected with Deion Branch for a 30-yard reception in the third quarter ... Kept a Patriots' scoring drive alive with a 5-yard completion to Troy Brown on third-and-four in the third quarter ... Gave the Patriots a 12-7 lead with a 16-yard touchdown toss to Benjamin Watson in the third quarter ... Found a streaking Tim Dwight for a 59-yard reception late in the fourth quarter ... Gave the Patriots the lead for good with a 17-yard touchdown strike to Benjamin Watson in the corner of the end zone. New Orleans (11/20): Completed 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards and three touchdowns for a 111.6 quarterback rating in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the Saints ... Connected on seven of 10 passes for 82 yards and a touchdown during the Patriots' 16-play, 98-yard touchdown drive to open the game ... Extended the Patriots' opening touchdown drive by finding Deion Branch for a 6-yard reception on third-and-three in the first quarter ... Connected with Benjamin Watson for a 29-yard gain on third-and-10 during the Patriots' first scoring drive ... Found Watson for a 4-yard pass play on fourth-and-two later in the drive ... Concluded the opening drive by finding a wide open Branch for a 2-yard touchdown grab with 2:30 remaining in the first quarter ... Increased the Patriots' lead to 14-0 with a 1-yard touchdown toss to Mike Vrabel in the second quarter ... Executed a perfect play-action pass and found a streaking Andre Davis for a 60-yard touchdown grab with 4:19 remaining in the third quarter ... Kept a Patriots' fourth quarter scoring drive alive with a 5-yard quarterback sneak on third-and-one. at Kansas City (11/27): Completed 22 of 40 passes for 248 yards and a touchdown with four interceptions ... Extended the Patriots' first scoring drive by finding Tim Dwight for a 5-yard reception on third-and-three in the second quarter ... Kept the Patriots' first touchdown drive alive with a 15-yard scramble on third-and-10 in the third quarter ... Found Daniel Graham for a 15-yard reception on third-and-12 to extend the Patriots' first touchdown drive of the afternoon ... Cut the Chiefs' lead to 26-16 with a 1-yard touchdown toss to Christian Fauria with 10:03 remaining in the fourth quarter. N.Y. Jets (12/4): Connected on 27 of 37 passes for 271 yards in the Patriots' 16-3 victory over the Jets ... Rushed four times for 19 yards ... Became the third Patriots signal caller in franchise history to eclipse 17,000 passing yards with a 25-yard completion to Benjamin Watson in the first quarter ... Extended the Patriots' first scoring drive with a 14-yard completion to Troy Brown on third-and-eight in the second quarter ... Kept the initial scoring drive alive with a 13-yard strike to Deion Branch on third-and-six in the second quarter ... Extended a Patriots' scoring drive with an 18-yard pass to Kevin Faulk in the second quarter ... Converted a key third down with a 13-yard pass to Faulk on third-and-11 during the Patriots' first touchdown drive of the afternoon ... Kept the touchdown drive alive again by scrambling out of the pocket and finding Deion Branch along the sideline for a 10-yard pass play on third-and-six in the third quarter. at Buffalo (12/11): Completed 29 of 38 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' commanding 35-7 road victory over the Bills ... Rushed for 17 yards on four carries, including a touchdown scamper in the win ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with a 3-yard touchdown run with 5:33 remaining in the first quarter ... Picked up the first down with a 3-yard sneak on third-and-one during the Patriots' second scoring drive of the afternoon ... Extended the Patriots second touchdown drive by finding Deion Branch along the sideline for a 12-yard pass on third-and-10 ... Kept the Patriots' third touchdown drive alive with a 15-yard completion to Kevin Faulk on third-and-seven in the third quarter ... Hooked up with David Givens for a 40-yard reception on the next play ... Gave the Patriots a 21-0 advantage by finding Troy Brown for a 5-yard touchdown toss in the third quarter ... Kept the Patriots' fourth touchdown drive alive with a 13-yard pass to Kevin Faulk on third-and-six in the fourth quarter ... Converted another third-and-one with a 2-yard sneak in the fourth quarter ... On the next play, found Christian Fauria for a 2-yard touchdown toss and a 28-0 lead. Tampa Bay (12/17): Connected on 20 of 31 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots' 28-0 shutout victory over the Buccaneers ... Registered a 122.8 quarterback rating ... Extended the Patriots' first touchdown drive with a 32-yard connection to David Givens on third-and-seven in the first quarter ... Kept the opening touchdown drive alive with a 2-yard quarterback sneak on third-and-one ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with a 1-yard touchdown toss to Tom Ashworth in the first quarter ... Found Christian Fauria for a 17-yard pass play on third-and-16 in the second quarter ... Gave the Patriots a 21-0 lead with a 16-yard touchdown strike to David Givens with 27 seconds left in the second quarter ... Completed 13 of 22 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns in the first half ... Sealed the victory with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Corey Dillon with 11:32 remaining in the fourth quarter ... Gained three yards on a fourth-and-two quarterback sneak late in the fourth quarter. at N.Y. Jets (12/26): Completed 18 of 29 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' 31-21 victory over the Jets ... Extended the Patriots' first touchdown drive with a 2-yard quarterback sneak on fourth-and-one in the first quarter ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with a 1-yard touchdown toss to Mike Vrabel with 5:27 remaining in the opening quarter ... Found Vrabel in the back of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown grab to give the Patriots a 14-7 lead in the second quarter ... Converted a fourth-and-one with a 2-yard sneak during the Patriots' third touchdown drive in the second quarter ... Extended the Patriots' final touchdown drive with a 22-yard reception to Deion Branch in the third quarter ... Converted another third down on the drive by finding Branch for a 5-yard gain on third-and-three ... Found Christian Fauria for a 5- yard reception on fourth-and-three later in the drive. Miami (1/1): Started at quarterback but only played the first quarter ... Completed three of eight passes for 37 yards and a touchdown ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Deion Branch with 58 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
2005 Postseason (2/2/0/0): Jacksonville (1/7): Completed 15 of 27 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots' 28-3 AFC Wild Card victory over the Jaguars ... Compiled a quarterback rating of 116.4 in the victory ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Troy Brown on third-and-six in the second quarter ... Extended the Patriots' second touchdown drive with a 15-yard pass to Benjamin Watson on third-and-six in the third quarter ... Found David Givens in the back of the end zone for a 3-yard touchdown toss to give the Patriots a 14-3 lead with 7:13 remaining in the third quarter ... Connected with Benjamin Watson for a 63-yard touchdown in the third quarter. at Denver (1/14): Completed 20 of 36 passes for 341 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions ... Kept the Patriots' second drive alive with a 10-yard pass to Deion Branch on third-and-five in the third quarter ... Set up the Patriots only touchdown by finding Deion Branch for a 73-yard reception in the fourth quarter ... Hooked up with David Givens for a 4-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
 2004 (16/16, 3/3): Started all 16 games for the third consecutive season … Named to his second career Pro Bowl … Registered a career-high 92.6 passer rating, the second highest rating in Patriots history … Finished second in the AFC and tied his career high with 28 touchdown passes … Led the NFL with a 109.4 passer rating in the playoffs and was the only quarterback to not throw an interception in the 2004 playoffs … Was voted an offensive captain for the 2004 season by his teammates.
Indianapolis (9/9): Completed 26 of 38 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots’ 27-24 victory over the Colts … Registered his seventh career three touchdown pass performance, his first of two three-touchdown games on the year … Collected his first touchdown toss of the season by finding Deion Branch in the end zone for a 16-yard scoring strike in the second quarter … Found a wide open David Patten down the right sideline for a 25-yard touchdown to give the Patriots a 20-17 lead in the third quarter. Arizona (9/19): Connected on 15 of 26 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 23-12 victory over the Cardinals … Found Daniel Graham with two touchdown passes in the first half, giving the Patriots a 14-0 lead. Buffalo (10/3): Completed 17 of 30 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 31-17 victory over the Bills … Registered a 112.9 quarterback rating, his third highest rating in the 2004 regular season … Found a wide-open David Patten over the middle for a 30-yard touchdown pass to knot the score at 17 in the second quarter … Executed a perfect play-action fake and connected with Daniel Graham in the back of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown toss to give the Patriots a 24-17 lead early in the fourth quarter. Miami (10/10): Completed seven of 19 passes for 76 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 24-10 victory over the Dolphins … Gave the Patriots an early 7-0 lead with a 1-yard touchdown toss to Daniel Graham in the first quarter. Seattle (10/17): Connected on 19 of 30 passes for 231 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 30-20 victory over the Seahawks … Found David Patten in the flat for a 6-yard touchdown toss to give the Patriots a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter … Converted a key third-and-seven late in the fourth quarter on a 48-yard hookup with Bethel Johnson. N.Y. Jets (10/24): Completed 20 of 29 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown for a 104.1 quarterback rating in the Patriots’ 13-7 win over the N.Y. Jets … Connected with a streaking David Givens for a 42-yard reception down the left sideline in the second quarter … Found David Patten in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown toss to give the Patriots’ a 13-7 lead with five seconds remaining in the first half. Pittsburgh (10/31): Connected on 25 of 43 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns against the Steelers … Hooked up with David Givens for a pair of touchdowns. St. Louis (11/7): Completed 18 of 31 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns for a 103.4 quarterback rating in the Patriots’ 40-22 road win over the Rams … Found a diving Mike Vrabel in the corner of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown toss in the second quarter … Connected with David Givens for a 50-yard reception in the second stanza, the longest pass play of the regular season. Buffalo (11/14): Completed 19 of 35 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ commanding 29-6 victory over the Bills … Hooked up with a streaking Bethel Johnson for a 47-yard connection in the second quarter … Found David Patten in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown strike to give the Patriots a 13-0 lead in the second quarter. Kansas City (11/22): Completed 17 of 26 passes for 315 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 27-19 Monday night victory over the Chiefs … Recorded a 119.9 passer rating, his second highest rating of the regular season … Set up the Patriots’ first touchdown of the evening with a pair third-down completions to Daniel Graham and Deion Branch on the opening drive of the game … Converted a key third-and-seven in the third quarter with a 46-yard bomb to a streaking David Patten down the left sideline … On the next play, found Deion Branch over the middle for a 26-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 24-13 lead in the third quarter. Baltimore (11/28): Completed 15 of 30 passes for 172 yards in the Patriots’ 24-3 victory over the Ravens … Moved into third place on the Patriots’ all-time completion list (1,141 completions) with a 22-yard connection to Daniel Graham in the first quarter. Cleveland (12/5): Completed 11 of 20 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 42-15 victory over the Browns … Found a streaking David Patten in stride for a 44-yard touchdown to give the Patriots a 42-7 lead in the third quarter. Cincinnati (12/12): Connected on 18 of 26 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ AFC East-clinching 35-28 victory over the Bengals … Recorded a 127.1 quarterback rating, his highest rating of the regular-season and the fourth-highest rating of his regular-season career … Gave the Patriots a 14-7 advantage with a 48-yard touchdown toss to David Patten on a play-action pass in the second quarter … Completed a 7-yard pass to Patrick Pass while sitting on the ground in the third quarter. Miami (12/20): Completed 18 of 29 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns … Floated a 31-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Faulk down the middle of the field to give the Patriots’ a 7-0 lead in the first quarter … Connected with Daniel Graham in the corner of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown toss to give the Patriots a 28-17 advantage with 3:59 remaining in the game. N.Y. Jets (12/26): Connected on 21 of 32 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 23-7 victory over the Jets … Gave the Patriots a 10-0 lead with a 16-yard touchdown toss to Daniel Graham on a play-action pass in the second quarter. San Francisco (1/2): Completed 22 of 30 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in the Patriots’ 21-7 victory over the 49ers … Completed 73.3 percent of his passes, his best mark in the 2004 season and his third best completion percentage of his career … Tied the score at seven with a 1-yard touchdown toss to Mike Vrabel in the second quarter … Connected with Deion Branch for an 8-yard touchdown toss to give the Patriots a 14-7 lead in the third quarter. Indianapolis (1/16): Completed 18 of 27 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown for a 92.2 passer rating in the Patriots’ 20-3 victory over the Colts … Ran for his second career postseason touchdown … Connected with David Givens for a 5-yard touchdown pass on third-and-five to give the Patriots a 13-3 lead with 1:30 remaining in the third quarter … Gave the Patriots a commanding 20-3 lead with a 1-yard touchdown plunge with 7:10 remaining in the game. Pittsburgh (1/23): Connected on 14 of 21 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 41-27 AFC Championship victory over the Steelers … Amassed a 130.5 quarterback rating, the highest rating of his playoff career and the fourth highest rating in any game in his career … Found a streaking Deion Branch for a season-long 60-yard touchdown bomb in the first quarter, recording the longest pass completion in Patriots postseason history and the second longest play from scrimmage in Patriots postseason history … Became the Patriots’ all-time playoff touchdown leader with the 60-yard scoring pass, the eighth of his playoff career. Philadelphia (2/6): Completed 23 of 33 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns for a 110.2 quarterback rating in the Patriots’ 24-21 victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX … Extended the Patriots’ first scoring drive with a 7-yard pass to Deion Branch on third-and-three late in the second quarter … Tied the score at seven with a 4-yard touchdown toss to David Givens in the second quarter … Found Mike Vrabel for a 2-yard scoring strike to give the Patriots a 14-7 lead in the third quarter … Tied with Bart Starr for the NFL record with his ninth consecutive playoff victory.
 2003 (16/16, 3/3): Started all 16 games at quarterback for the second consecutive season … Named Super Bowl XXXVIII MVP after completing 32 of 48 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots beat Carolina 32-29 and won their second title in three seasons … Capped off a regular season in which he completed 317 passes for 3,620 yards and 23 touchdowns … Ranked second in the AFC in pass attempts (527), third in passing yards (3,620) and fourth in completions (317) … Recorded three touchdown passes of 50 yards or more … Completed seven passes for 45 yards or more … Recorded six games with a passer rating of more than 100.0.
Philadelphia (9/14): Completed 68.2 percent of his passes and threw for three touchdowns without an interception in the Patriots’ 31-10 victory over the Eagles … Connected with 10 different receivers and amassed 255 yards passing … Found tight end Christian Fauria for two first-half touchdowns … Connected with Deion Branch for a 26-yard touchdown reception after a play action fake froze the defense on third-and-one in the third quarter … Completed 20 of 29 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns in the first half … Marked the fourth time in his career he completed 20 or more passes in a half. N.Y. Jets (9/21): Completed 15 of 25 passes for 181 yards in the Patriots’ 23-16 victory over the Jets in the 2003 home opener … Scored the Patriots first touchdown of the afternoon and the second rushing touchdown of his career on a 1-yard scamper … Utilized the tight end combination of Christian Fauria and Daniel Graham, completing five passes to the duo for 86 yards. Washington (9/28): Completed 65.8 percent of his passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns … Opened some more running room for Deion Branch with a solid block on an 11-yard reverse during the opening drive. Tennessee (10/5): Completed 17 of 31 passes for 219 yards and one touchdown in the Patriots’ 38-30 victory over the Titans … Connected with Troy Brown on an over-the shoulder 58-yard touchdown pass down the left sideline to give the Patriots a 7-6 lead … Completed passes of more than 10 yards to six different receivers. N.Y. Giants (10/12): Completed passes to six different receivers for 112 yards in the Patriots’ 17-6 victory over the Giants … Connected on four of four passes for 81 yards, including three completions of more than 15 yards, on the Patriots touchdown drive in the third quarter. Miami (10/19): Completed 70.6 percent of his passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns in a 19-13 overtime win in Miami … Spotted a sprinting Troy Brown behind the coverage of Brock Marion and Sammy Knight and connected with him for an 82-yard touchdown reception for the game-winning score in overtime … The toss was the second longest completion of his career (91-yard touchdown to David Patten at Indianapolis, 10/21/01) … Connected with David Givens for a 24-yard touchdown that tied the game at 13-13 with 1:55 remaining in the third quarter. Cleveland (10/26): Completed 20 of 33 passes for 259 yards in the Patriots’ 9-3 win over the Browns … Did not throw an interception for the fourth consecutive week, marking the second time in his career he has started four games in a row without throwing a pick, matching his career high … Found a streaking Bethel Johnson down the left sideline for a 45-yard reception on the Patriots first offensive play of the game. Denver (11/3): Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week, FedEx Air Player of the Week and Snickers Hungriest Player of the Game after completing 20 of 35 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns in New England’s thrilling 30-26 come-from-behind victory over the Broncos on Monday Night Football … Connected on four of five passes for 58 yards in the Patriots game-winning touchdown drive in the fourth quarter … Concluded the six-play, game-winning drive by finding David Givens for an 18-yard touchdown strike in the corner of the end zone with 30 seconds remaining in the game … Executed a perfect play-action fake and found a streaking Deion Branch behind the secondary for a 66-yard touchdown pass to even the score at 7-7. Dallas (11/16): Completed 15 of 34 passes for 212 yards in the Patriots’ 12-0 win over the Cowboys … Lofted up a pass that was hauled in by David Givens for a 57-yard reception down to the Cowboys 2-yard line in the second quarter … The big play catch set up an Antowain Smith touchdown plunge on the next play, giving the Patriots a 9-0 advantage. Houston (11/23): Connected on 29 of 47 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ come-from-behind 23-20 overtime victory over the Texans … Engineered the 12th fourth quarter or overtime comeback of his career … Rolled out on a bootleg and found Graham in the end zone for a four-yard touchdown on fourth-and-one to tie the game at 20 with 40 seconds remaining in regulation … Improved his career record to 7-0 in overtime contests. Indianapolis (11/30): Connected on 26 of 35 passes (.743 completion percentage) for 236 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ dramatic 38-34 victory over the Colts … Completed his first 12 passes for 106 yards to start the game … Connected with Dedric Ward for a 31-yard touchdown strike on a slant route to make the score 17-0 … Executed an excellent play-action fake and found Deion Branch in the corner of the end zone for the game-winning 13-yard touchdown with 8:41 remaining in the game. Miami (12/7): Completed 16 of 31 passes for 163 yards in the Patriots’ AFC East-clinching 12-0 victory over the Dolphins … Connected with Deion Branch six times for 93 yards, including five times for first-down yardage … Executed a perfect pooch punt, dropping the ball at the Dolphins one-yard line, which set up Jarvis Green’s safety on the ensuing Miami drive. Jacksonville (12/14): Registered a quarterback rating of 103.6 after connecting on 22 of 34 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 27-13 victory over Jacksonville … Found a wide open Daniel Graham for a 27-yard touchdown toss to give the Patriots an early 7-0 lead … Found Troy Brown in the corner of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown reception to give the Patriots a 20-6 advantage. N.Y. Jets (12/20): Completed 15 of 25 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 21-16 win over the Jets … On the Patriots first play from scrimmage, executed a nice play action fake and found a wide open David Givens in the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown pass to make the score 7-0 … Eclipsed 10,000 career passing yards with an 18-yard reception to Deion Branch in the third quarter. Buffalo (12/27): Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his four-touchdown performance against the Bills … Registered a season-high 122.9 quarterback rating while completing 21 of 32 passes for 204 yards and a season-high four touchdowns in the Patriots’ 31-0 victory over the Bills … It was his third consecutive game with a 100.0-plus rating … Completed touchdown tosses to four different receivers: Daniel Graham, Bethel Johnson, Troy Brown and David Givens. Tennessee (1/10): Completed 21 of 41 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 17-14 divisional playoff victory over the Titans … Hooked up with Bethel Johnson for a 41-yard touchdown reception to give the Patriots a 7-0 lead … Supplied a key block to spring Bethel Johnson for a 14-yard gain on third-and-13 in the first quarter … Completed passes to 10 different receivers. Indianapolis (1/18): Connected on 22 of 37 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 24-14 AFC Championship victory over the Colts … Converted a key fourth-and-one on the opening drive of the game with a two-yard sneak … Connected with David Givens for a seven-yard touchdown reception on a nice hitch-and-go in the first quarter to give the Patriots an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Carolina (2/1): Earned Super Bowl MVP honors after completing 32 of 48 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns … Completed four of five passes in the final 1:08 to lead the Patriots on a Super Bowl-winning drive that culminated in Adam Vinatieri’s winning boot with four seconds left … Set up the Patriots second touchdown by finding a streaking Deion Branch for a 52-yard reception down to the Carolina 14 … Connected with linebacker Mike Vrabel for a one-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 29-22 lead with 2:51 remaining in the fourth quarter.
2002 (16/16): Brady led the league with 28 touchdown passes … Completed 373 of 601 passes for 3,764 yards while starting all 16 games at quarterback for the Patriots … Ranked third in the AFC in attempts (601), fourth in completions (373) and fourth in the AFC in passing yards (3,764) … He only threw 14 interceptions, including just five in his last 351 pass attempts … Completed a touchdowns-to-interception ratio of +14 in 2002, the fourth highest total in the NFL … Recorded six ratings of over 100.0 in 2002 (all victories), the highest single-season total since Drew Bledsoe recorded seven during the 1996 season … Completed a touchdown pass in the first nine games of the season … Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week twice: vs. Pittsburgh (9/9) and at Buffalo (11/3) … Amassed a career-high 410 passing yards vs. Kansas City (9/22) which ranks as the sixth most prolific single-game passing performance in Patriots history … Set or tied single-game career highs in attempts, completions, yards, completion percentage and touchdowns … Converted all nine of his rushing attempts on third-and-one.
Pittsburgh (9/9): Completed 67.4 percent of his passes and threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in the Patriots 30-14 win over the Steelers on Monday Night Football … Threw the ball on 25 straight plays between the first and third quarters, completing 18 of those passes … Named Monday Night Football player of the game … Hooked up with tight end Christian Fauria for a four-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter for the first touchdown in Gillette Stadium history. N.Y. Jets (9/15): Completed 71 percent of his passes for 269 yards in leading the Patriots to a 44-7 win over the Jets … Had his second straight game with a passer rating of over 100, checking in at 100.8 … Completed a season-long, 49-yard touchdown pass to Deion Branch … Opened the scoring by finding Cam Cleeland for a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter, capping a six-play, 80-yard drive. Kansas City (9/22): Became the fifth quarterback in Patriots history to throw for over 400 yards in a game, completing 72 percent of his passes and throwing for four touchdowns in the Patriots 41-38 overtime win over the Chiefs … His 410 yards ranks as the sixth most prolific single-game passing performance in Patriots history … Completed a career-high 39 passes, tying him for second place on the Patriots single-game completions list … Set or tied career-highs for completions (39), yards (410) and touchdowns (4) … Threw a nine-yard touchdown strike to Troy Brown while under tremendous pressure to set up a two-point conversion that tied the game at 17 in the third quarter … In overtime, led the Patriots 53 yards in eight plays while completing four of five passes to set up Adam Vinatieri’s game-winning, 35-yard field goal. San Diego (9/29): Completed 36 of 53 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns against the Chargers … Threw for over 350 yards for the second straight week … Found Fauria in the back of the end zone for a five-yard touchdown pass on the Patriots first possession of the game … Threw a touchdown pass to linebacker Mike Vrabel, who lined up as a tight end on third-and-goal from the one-yard line in the third quarter. Miami (10/6): Notched his fifth straight game with two or more touchdown passes, the first time in Patriots history a quarterback has accomplished the feat to begin a season … Threw a pair of touchdown passes to David Patten (34 and 25 yards) and increased his season total to 13 through Week Five. Connected with rookie David Givens for a touchdown from four yards out … Givens became the 10th different recipient of a Brady touchdown toss in 2002. Buffalo (11/3): Completed a franchise-best 84.6 percent of his passes, connecting on 22 of 26 attempts for 265 yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots defeated the Bills 38-7 in Buffalo … Recorded a passer rating of 147.6, which ranks as the third most prolific rating in Patriots history (minimum 20 attempts) … Did not throw an interception for the second straight week … Completed his first 10 passes of the game, including a five-yard touchdown pass to Fauria … Threw two touchdown passes to running back Antowain Smith, both on third-and-long. Chicago (11/10): Orchestrated his fifth career fourth-quarter comeback, as the Patriots rebounded after trailing 27-6 in the third quarter and 30-19 with less than five minutes left in the game to win 33-30 … Attempted a career-high 55 passes, 39 of which came in the second half … Completed nine of 14 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns in the final 5:16 to bring the Patriots back from a 30-19 deficit … Threw three touchdown passes on the afternoon, including a game-winning, 20-yard touchdown pass to Patten, who made a tiptoe grab in the back of the end zone with 21 seconds left … Called his own number and gained three yards on a quarterback sneak when the Patriots faced a fourth-and-three with less than a minute left in the game, trailing by five points … Attempted 14 passes in 15 plays on the Patriots last two touchdown drives, with the only non-passing play coming on his quarterback sneak … Helped to swat the ball away from Chicago’s Bryan Robinson before the defensive lineman could gain control of the ball as the Bears came close to securing a game-ending interception with 1:21 to go in the game … Ran for 13 yards on third-and-seven, extending a Patriots fourth-quarter field goal drive … Threw two touchdown passes to running back Kevin Faulk, with the second coming on a 36-yard toss with 2:46 left in the game to cut the Patriots deficit to five points. Oakland (11/17): Began the game in a groove, connecting on his first seven passes on the Patriots opening drive, hitting five different receivers for a total of 34 yards as they opened the game with a 36-yard field goal … Finished the game without an interception for the third time in four weeks … Had his string of 11 straight games with a touchdown pass snapped. Minnesota (11/24): Threw touchdown passes on the Patriots first three possessions of the game, kick-starting New England’s 24-17 win over the Vikings … He completed 11 of his 13 pass attempts for 112 yards and three touchdowns on the first three drives of the game … The Patriots scored touchdowns on their first three possessions for the first time since 09/10/89 at N.Y. Jets … Completed 21 of his 34 passes and did not throw an interception for the fourth time in five weeks, en route to earning a 112.3 passer rating … Hooked up twice with tight end Fauria for touchdown strikes of nine yards and one yard on the Patriots first two possessions of the game … Found Brown in the middle of the end zone for a five-yard touchdown connection in the second quarter to make the score 21-0. Detroit (11/28): Completed 18 of 30 passes for 210 yards in a 20-12 win over the Lions on Thanksgiving … Led New England on a 17-play, 74-yard drive that took up the final 9:46 and preserved the Patriots win. Buffalo (12/8): Recorded his sixth passer rating over 100.0, completing 15 of 27 passes including two touchdowns in the Patriots 27-17 win over the Bills … Spread the field by distributing his 15 completions to 10 different receivers … Led the Patriots on scoring drives on each of their first four possessions, opening up a 20-0 halftime lead … It marked the fourth straight game he led the offense to a score on the first possession of the game … Completed a 41-yard bomb to Branch on the game’s first play from scrimmage, his second longest completion of the season … Avoided a sack for the second straight week and for the fourth time in 2002. Tennessee (12/16): Ran for his first career touchdown as he called his own number on an audible and got the Patriots on the scoreboard with a 10-yard quarterback sneak up the middle. N.Y. Jets (12/22): Completed 19 of 37 passes, including his 27th touchdown pass of the season, a six-yard strike to Fauria … Tore off a career-long, 15-yard run on third-and-nine on the Patriots third quarter touchdown drive. Miami (12/29): Led the Patriots back from a 24-13 deficit in the final 4:54 of the game en route to a 27-24 overtime win over the Dolphins … Remained perfect in overtime, raising his career record to 5-0, including playoffs … Found Brown for a three-yard touchdown pass with 2:46 remaining to cut the Miami lead to 24-19 … Lofted a pass to Fauria in the corner of the end zone for a two-point conversion to chip back to within a field goal, 24-21 … Completed a 20-yard pass to Faulk along the sideline in overtime to help bring the Patriots into Vinatieri’s field goal range to set up the game-winning kick … Completed eight of his 13 passes for 69 yards in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime to lead the comeback effort.
2001 (15/14, 3/3): Started 14 of 15 regular season games at quarterback and completed 264 of 413 passes for 2,843 yards … Also threw 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions … His 63.9 percent completion rate set a new Patriots single-season best, eclipsing the mark set by Tony Eason (61.6, 1986) … Finished the season ranked third in the AFC and sixth in the NFL with a 86.5 passer rating … It was also the fifth highest rating in Patriots history … Recorded his first NFL start in 44-13 victory vs. Indianapolis (9/30) … Set NFL record for most pass attempts to start a career without throwing an interception with 162.
N.Y. Jets (9/23): Participated in the fourth quarter and completed five of 10 passes for 46 yards with a long completion of 21 yards to David Patten. Indianapolis (9/30): Made first NFL start at quarterback and completed 13 of 23 passes for 168 yards in 44-13 victory … Became the first Patriots quarterback to win his first NFL start since Scott Zolak won at Indianapolis (11/15/92). San Diego (10/14): Completed his first NFL touchdown pass on a 21-yard connection to Terry Glenn … Brady’s 54 attempts rank seventh in franchise history and his 33 completions are tied for fifth in franchise history … Completed 13-of-19 passes for 130 yards during two fourth quarter comeback scoring drives and the game winning overtime scoring drive … Named Patriots Miller Lite Player of the Game. Indianapolis (10/21): Connected with Patten on a 91-yard touchdown pass, the longest play from scrimmage in franchise history … Also found Jermaine Wiggins in the end zone for a two-yard touchdown … Completed all seven of his pass attempts in the first half for 134 yards and two touchdowns … Hit Patten in the end zone for a second time on a six-yard pass for his third touchdown pass of the game. Denver (10/28): Extended his consecutive pass attempts without an interception streak to 162, prior to throwing his first career interception to Patriots to run out the clock for a 17-16 win … Completed at least 70 percent of his passes (20-28, 71.4) for the fourth consecutive game and became just the fifth quarterback in NFL history to accomplish the feat. Cleveland (12/9): Completed all five passes he attempted for 57 yards on an, 11-play, 66-yard drive that culminated in an Antowain Smith one-yard touchdown run … Completed five-of-six passes for 56 yards on drive that ended in an Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal. Buffalo (12/16): Had a career-long 12-yard rush on third-and-nine … Completed a game-long 40-yard pass to Patten on a drive that culminated in a Vinatieri 32-yard field goal. Miami (12/22): Improved to 10-3 as a starter, the best start to a career through 13 games in franchise history, following 20-13 victory over the Dolphins … Caught his first career pass on a 23-yard reception from Faulk on a drive that ended in a Smith two-yard touchdown run … Found Patrick Pass for a 23-yard touchdown pass. Carolina (1/6): Connected with Wiggins on a five-yard touchdown … Led Patriots to 38-6 win and their sixth AFC East crown in franchise history. Oakland (1/19): Made his first postseason start and set Patriots single-game postseason highs with 52 attempts, 32 completions and 312 yards … Became first quarterback in franchise history to record a postseason rushing touchdown with a 6-yard scamper … Completed more than 60 percent of his passes (61.5) in game played in heavy snow … Completed a 13-yard pass to Patten and rushed twice for six yards to set up a game-tying, 45-yard Vinatieri field goal with 32 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime … Completed all eight of his pass attempts for 45 yards in overtime as the Patriots marched 61 yards on 15 plays to set up a Vinatieri 23-yard game-winning field goal for the victory. Pittsburgh (1/27): Completed 12 of 18 passes for 115 yards before leaving the game late in the second quarter with an injury and did not return. St. Louis (2/3): Completed five of eight passes for 53 yards on a drive that began with 1:21 remaining in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 17 … Drive set up a Vinatieri game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired … Completed an eight-yard touchdown pass to Patten in the second quarter … Named Super Bowl XXXVI MVP.
2000 (1/0): Listed among the Patriots inactives for 14 weeks during the season.
Cincinnati (11/19): Active but did not play. Detroit (11/23): Entered game in the fourth quarter and completed one of three passes for six yards ... Completed his first NFL pass to J.R. Redmond for six yards.
2007
Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player
Associated Press All-Pro: First Team
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
Sporting News NFL Player of the Year
Pro Bowl
NFL MVP -- Pro Football Weekly/PFWA, USA Today,
Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
San Francisco Chronicle
NFL Alumni Quarterback of the Year
NFL 101 Award: AFC Offensive Player of the Year
AFC Offensive Player of the Month (Sept. & Oct.)
AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 3, 6, 7, 14 and 17)
FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week (Wk. 6, 7, 11 and 17)
2006
FedEx Air Player of the Week (Wk 8)
Peter King's SI.com Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 8)
2005
Pro Bowl
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
FedEx Express NFL Player of the Year Finalist
AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 5)
Pro Football Weekly Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 5)
Vic Carucci's All-Vic Team -- NFL.com
2004
Pro Bowl
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
Sports Illustrated NFL Player of the Year
Monday Night Football Hungriest Player Award (Wk 9)
2003
Super Bowl XXXVIII MVP
NFL MVP -- Dallas Morning News and SI.com
NFL.com FedEx Air Player of the Week (Wk 9 & Wk 17)
AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 9 & Wk 17)
Monday Night Football Hungriest Player Award (Wk 9)
USA Today's All-Joe Team
2002
AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 1 & Wk 9)
Monday Night Football Horse Trailer Player of the Game (Wk 1).
Player of the Game (Wk 1)
2001
Pro Bowl
Super Bowl XXXVI MVP
All Terry Team (Fox's Terry Bradshaw)
AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 5 & Wk 11)
Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week (Wk 12)
Patriots Miller Lite Player of the Week (Wk 5 & Wk 12)
Shaw's 12th Player Award
Brady earned three letters at Michigan (1997-99) and recorded a 20-5 record as a two-year starter for the Wolverines ... Ranks 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 ... Completed 31 of 56 attempts for 375 yards against Ohio State to establish school game-records, breaking the old marks of 52 attempts for 372 yards by Scott Dreisbach vs. Virginia in 1995 and 29 completions by Todd Collins vs. Oklahoma State in 1992. 1999 (Senior): All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection ... Completed 214 of 341 passes (62.8%) for 2,586 yards, 20 touchdowns and only six interceptions ... His 2,586 yards rank third on the school’s season-record list.1998 (Junior): All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention ... Academic All-Big Ten pick ... In his first year as the full-time starter, he completed 214 of 350 passes (61.1%) for 2,636 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Set a school record for most attempts (350) and completions (214) in a season ... Scored twice on 59 carries. 1997 (Sophomore): Appeared in four games, completing 12-of-15 passes (80.0%) for 103 yards ... Served as Brian Griese’s backup during the Wolverines national championship season. 1996 (Redshirt): Played in two games, finishing with 26 yards on three-of-five throws (60.0%).
Thomas Brady was born the son of Tom and Galynn Brady on Aug. 3, 1977 in San Mateo, Calif. ... Blue Chip Illustrated and Prep Football Report All-American selection at Junipero Serra High in San Mateo, Calif. ... Added all-state and All- Far West honors as the team's Most Valuable Player ... Earned two letters in both football and baseball ... Was the starting varsity quarterback for two seasons (1993-94) and completed 236 of 447 passes (52.8 percent) for 3,702 yards and 31 touchdowns during his high school career ... Drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft as a catcher by the Montreal Expos ... Inducted into the Junipero Serra High School Hall of Fame in 2003, joining fellow Serra High graduates Barry Bonds, Lynn Swann, Gregg Jeffries, Jim Fregosi, and his older sister Maureen, among many others ... During 2003 training camp, worked with the Starlight Children's foundation of New England, a non-profit group dedicated to enriching the quality of life for seriously ill children ... Visited Walter Reed Medical Center in 2004 to raise the spirits of soldiers injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom ... During the 2004 season, surprised students at North Elementary School in Seekonk, Mass. as part of the NFL's Take a Player to School Day ... Hosted Saturday Night Live in April, 2005 ... Made an eight-day visit to Africa in the Spring of 2007 as part of a listening and learning trip sponsored by DATA, an African advocacy organization founded by Bono from the rock group U2 ... In 2008, welcomed four children from the Make-AWish Foundation of Massachusetts to Gillette Stadium ... In 2008, served as the honorary chairman of the Hyannis Port Challenge, a cycling event that served as a fundraiser for Best Buddies, a group dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities ... Participated in the 2008 Salvation Army Holiday Party at Gillette Stadium with nearly 250 children from the Boston and Providence Salvation Army centers ... Donated 1,500 laptops to One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit organization that provides rugged, low-cost, low-power laptops to schoolchildren across the globe ... In February 2009, visited the West End House Boys & Girls Club in Allston, Mass. ... Majored in organizational studies at Michigan.
- Tom donated 1,500 laptops to One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit organization that provides rugged, low-cost, low-power laptops to schoolchildren across the globe. The laptops that Tom donated were distributed to children in 31 countries as well as Boys & Girls Clubs in every New England state. In February 2009, Tom visited the West End House Boys & Girls Club in Allston, Mass., to visit with the club's members and to demonstrate the laptop's capabilities.
- When he was just four years old, Tom attended the 1981 NFC Championship Game with his father. He was in the stands at Candlestick Park when Joe Montana found Dwight Clark for "The Catch" that sent the 49ers to the Super Bowl.
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