For a second straight season, a 39-year-old quarterback will start in the Super Bowl. More Super Bowl Last year, that honor belonged to and, thanks to the ' historically great defense, he rode off into the sunset with his second ring, becoming the oldest starting quarterback in history to win a . This year, has a chance to win his fifth championship, the most for a quarterback. And if he does, he might just cement his status as the greatest quarterback of all time -- don't worry, we'll get to all that later. To capture his fifth ring, Brady and the will need to find a way to outscore the ' historically great offense in Houston on Feb. 5. But before that game kicks off, it's worth revisiting how Brady got to this point: A sixth-round pick has a chance to win his FIFTH Super Bowl. He should probably add those rings to He's not slowing down. At this point a year ago, we were all wondering if Super Bowl 50 would be Manning's final game. Today, we're not wondering if Brady will walk away this offseason, we're wondering if Brady will walk away from the game. Turns out that of his -- no sugar, , dairy, the list goes on and on -- might actually be worth it. On the eve of
Noah Vonleh Jersey arguably the biggest game of his career, let's take a look back at his historic career and all the awards, records and iconic moments that belong to him. And then, yes, let's fully addre s what's at stake in Super Bowl LI.Awards Unsurprisingly, Brady has won a ton of awards and set a bunch of records. So, we're going to go to the bullet points. Before we get to the lists, quick shoutout to for supplying endle s stats. OK, see ya after the next two sections. AwardsThree-time Super Bowl MVP (2001, 2003, 2014) Two-time regular-season MVP (2007, 2010) Comeback Player of the Year (2009) Two-time Offensive Player of the Year (2007, 2010) Two-time first-team All-Pro (2007, 2010) 12 Pro Bowls Records Career recordsThird in pa ser rating: 97.2 Fourth in pa sing touchdowns: 456 Fourth in pa sing yards: 61,582 Fifth in pa s attempts: 8,224 Fourth in completed pa ses: 5,244 Third in game-winning drives: 49 Second in fourth-quarter comebacks: 38 Single-season recordsThird in pa sing yards: 5,235 in 2011 Second in pa sing touchdowns: 50 in 2007 Fourth in pa ser rating: 117.2 in 2007 First in TD-INT ratio: 28 touchdowns, two interceptions in 2016 Playoff recordsFirst in games started: 33 First in quarterback wins: 24 First in pa ses completed: 788 First in pa ses attempted: 1,263 First in pa sing yards: 8,628 First in pa sing touchdowns: 61 First in
Zach LaVine Jersey game-winning drives: 9 First in fourth-quarter comebacks: 6 Super Bowl recordsFirst in appearances: 7 (counting this year) First in pa s attempts: 247 First in completions: 164 First in pa sing yards: 1,605 First in pa sing touchdowns: 13 First in consecutive completions: 16 in 2011 Tied for first in quarterback wins: 4Top five moments Before we get to the moments, any discu sion of Brady's career is required, of course, to begin with this photo: Tom Brady at the NFL Combine (2000) Vintage Football (@VintageNFL_) Always remember: That guy is who we're talking about. 5. Drew Bledsoe goes down It's also required to begin with Drew Bledsoe, because if not for his injury, Brady likely never becomes Tom freakin' Brady. On Sept. 23, 2001, Bledsoe took a shot from linebacker Mo Lewis. That hit would launch Brady's career . While Bledsoe returned to the game for another pa s
Thaddeus Young Jersey , he then gave way for his replacement, a former sixth-round pick. Bledsoe never got his job back. We all know what happened next: Brady led the Patriots to their first Super Bowl title, but it's worth remembering that in his first two starts, he completed just 53.2 percent of his pa ses, failed to throw a touchdown and posted a 68.9 pa ser rating. He stunk. The point being, if Bledsoe's injury hadn't been so severe, he could've gotten his job back. Eventually, of course, Brady heated up. And the Patriots clinched a playoff berth, opening their postseason run by hosting the . 4. The Tuck Rule Game Which brings us to the Tuck Rule Game. Trailing by three points late in the fourth quarter, Brady dropped back to pa s, pumped and lost the football when hit him. The Raiders recovered and seemingly secured their spot in the AFC title game. Except the officials reviewed the play. And after that review, they determined that Brady didn't actually fumble, even though everyone with eyes knew that he actually fumbled. The Patriots had to thank. Anyway, kicked a 45-yard field goal in the blizzard to send the game to overtime -- which might be the greatest kick in NFL history. And he won it in overtime with a 23-yard field goal. By the way, The Patriots did not vote in favor of ending the rule -- Meanwhile ...Adios, Tuck Rule. OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) 3. The first Super Bowl-winning drive After beating the Raiders, the Patriots knocked off the -- who entered the game after Brady suffered an ankle injury. But Bill Belichick went back to Brady in the Super Bowl. Good thing he did. Against the , the Patriots had the ball at their own 17-yard line with the game knotted up. A minute and 21 seconds remained in
Denzel Valentine Jersey regulation. So, the Patriots had to choose between playing it safe and heading to overtime, or trusting Brady to avoid a big mistake by letting him try to win the game with a last-second drive. "I go up to (offensive coordinator Charlie Weis) and say, 'What're we doing?' He says, 'We're going.' So I said, 'Alright. What's the first
Wendell Carter Jr. Jersey play?' And Charlie says to me, as I'm sure Bill said in his ear, he better take care of that ball. So Charlie yells at me, 'Hey! Take care of that ball!' And Drew was kinda standing next to me ... He says, 'F-- that. Go out there and sling it.'" That's what Brady did, going 5 of 8 on that drive. Two of those incompletions came on spikes to stop the clock. The Patriots made it as far as the 30-yard line when they sent out Vinatieri. He drilled the 48-yard field goal as time expired, and Brady went from a sixth-round pick and fourth-string quarterback to a Super Bowl champion. It's also how the legend of Brady's ability to engineer clutch late-game drives began. 2. Falling just short of 19-0 Can you imagine how Brady would be viewed if the Patriots didn't lose the final game of what ended up being an 18-1 season? He would already own five Super Bowl rings and be the quarterback of the greatest season in NFL history. But the Patriots' perfect 2007 season ended with 's improbable escape from a sure sack, David Tyree's impo sible helmet catch and Randy Mo s' inability to bring down this Hail Mary in the final seconds. Side note: It doesn't matter now, but that's an incredibly accurate throw considering
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