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ROBERT BECK; ERICK W. RASCOSNOW BIG DEAL
LOOKING FOR the first time that
Brady was truly special? How
about his first playoff game,
against the Oakland Raiders in
January 2002? Down 13–3 in
the second half, Brady brought
the Pats back with his arm and
his legs, scrambling for a TD
in the snow and then leading
a last-minute drive that ended
with the game-tying field goal.
New England won in overtime,
and a legend was born.SORRY, ATLANTA!
IF YOU ever find yourself talking
to an Atlanta sports fan, avoid
saying, “28–3.” That was the
score by which the Falcons
led in the third quarter of
Super Bowl LI. But Brady led
the Patriots on a remarkable
comeback that culminated with a
TD drive in overtime. Brady later
trolled the Falcons on Instagram
with a March 28 picture of
the Pats celebrating that read,
“Happy 3/28.”ONE FOR THE AGES
BRADY HAD plenty of mileage on
his body when he faced the Chiefs
in Super Bowl LV as a member of
the Buccaneers. Kansas City was
led by 25-year-old QB phenom
Patrick Mahomes, but it was
Brady who came out on top. He
threw for 201 yards and three
touchdowns in a 31–9 win,
picking up his seventh title and
breaking his own record as the
oldest QB to win a Super Bowl
(43 years, 188 days).MOST MEMORABLE
MOMENTS
BRADY
BITS
GOT ’EM ALL
A win over his old
team in 2021 means
that there were zero
teams Brady failed to
beat as a starter.
WHO KNEW?
Brady won three NFL
MVP awards, making
him one of only six
players with at least
that many trophies.
COMING BACK
Brady had a record 1 4
game-winning playoff
drives, including
in six of his seven
Super Bowl wins.
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IT’S COVERED
No player appeared
on the cover of
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
more than Brady
( 2 5 times).
GRONK!
Of Brady’s record
84 ,5 2 0 yards
passing, the
most—9, 2 11—went
to Rob Gronkowski.
ORIGIN STORY
Brady was so
unheralded at
Michigan that he
was the 199th pick
in the 2 000 draft.