You probably know Tom Brady is the GOAT and holds nearly every regular season, playoff and Super Bowl passing record under the sun. Yet there are a few other facts you have to see that will probably make your jaw drop. Below we examine 12 of the wildest facts of Brady’s 23-year NFL career as he officially retired Wednesday at age 45.
1. No NFL team had a winning record against Tom Brady
That’s not a typo. The winningest player in NFL history did not have a losing record against any team, including the playoffs. He is also one of four players to beat all 32 teams, along with Brett Favre, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.
2. Brady had three Hall of Fame careers in one
This pretty much speaks for itself, but you should also know Brady had more touchdown passes in his 40s (193) than Troy Aikman had in his entire 12-year career (165).
3. Brady never played a snap where he was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention
Even when he did not make the postseason in 2002, he was not officially eliminated from playoff contention until results on the final day of the season eliminated the Patriots after they had already played.
4. Brady had 50.7 miles worth of passing yards (89,214)
That’s enough to make it up and down Mount Everest four times and back up a fifth time. Mount Everest, the highest point above sea level on Earth, is 5.5 miles up.
Brady also had more passing yards (89,214) than Joe Montana and Steve Young combined (73,675), and nearly 40,000 more than the rest of the 2000 draft class combined (49,548).
5. Brady won a ring for every QB drafted ahead of him in 2000 (six), plus one for himself
Brady’s seven championships are the most in NFL history. Not bad for someone drafted 199th overall in 2000. There were six QBs selected ahead of him (Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Spergon Wynn), meaning he won enough rings for each quarterback and he would still have one for himself.
6. Brady had a better percentage reaching the Super Bowl than Stephen Curry making a 3
Brady reached the Super Bowl 10 times in 21 seasons as a full-time starter (this excludes 2000 when he was a backup and 2008 when he tore his ACL in Week 1). Thus, he was more likely to make the Super Bowl (48%) than the greatest 3-point shooter of all time — Stephen Curry, who owns a 43% lifetime 3-point percentage — is at making a 3.
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