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12 Tom Brady QB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 Year: 8 Yrs/Pat: 8 Pro Bowl: 2001, 2004, 2005 Acquired: D6b-00 (199th overall) School: Michigan Major: Organizational Studies Born: Aug 3, 1977 San Mateo Calif.
Personal
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 ... Majored in organizational studies at Michigan.
Career Transactions
Tom Brady was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (199th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft … Signed a contract extension (08/28/02).
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Receiving - 2001: 1 for 23 (12/22/01 vs. Miami) Punting - 2003: 1 for 36 yards, downed at the 1-yard line (12/07/03 vs. Miami)
Career Highlights
Career GP/GS: 96/94 (14/14)
Brady entered 2006 with a record of 68-21 (.764) 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 40 starts.
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 2006 with a 22-3 record in games where the final margin was less than a touchdown, including a 5-0 playoff record and a 3-0 Super Bowl record in such games.
Brady enters the 2006 season having started 89 consecutive games for the Patriots, good for the third-longest streak among active NFL quarterbacks (trailing only Brett Favre and Peyton Manning).
Brady enters 2006 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 enters 2006 as the Patriots’ all-time leader in career completion percentage (61.9 percent) and passer rating (88.6).
Brady has orchestrated 21 game-wining drives to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter or overtime. Five of his game-winning efforts have come in postseason, where he has played in 11 games.
Brady has 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 2006 season with a career record of 32-6 (.842) in games played on Thanksgiving or later in the NFL season, including a 10-1 playoff mark.
Brady enters the 2006 season with a career record of 21-1 as a starter (.955) in games played in temperatures below 40 degrees. His only loss came in the 2005 regular-season finale against Miami, where he played only the first quarter of a 28-26 loss.
Brady recorded seven passer ratinings over 100.0 on 2005. He has 33 ratings over 100.0 in his career, and the Patriots are 32-1 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, 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 attempt – more than a full yard higher than his career mark of 6.62 yards per attempt heading into the 2004 season.
Brady tied his career high and ranked second in the AFC with 28 touchdown passes in 2004.
Brady owns the Super Bowl record for pass completions in a game, connecting on 32 passes in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Brady has won his first nine playoff games, setting an NFL record for the most consecutive playoff wins to begin a career.
Brady has orchestrated 17 game-winning drives to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter or overtime. Five of his game-winning efforts have come in the postseason, where he has played in nine games. Brady has led a game-winning drive in each of the Patriots’ three Super Bowl victories.
Brady recorded 10 passer ratings of over 100.0 in 2004, including a 110.2 rating in Super Bowl XXXIX. He has recorded 26 ratings over 100.0 in his career, and the Patriots are a perfect 26-0 in those games.
Brady has a career record of 39-5 (.886) in games played after November 1. His sparkling record includes a perfect 9-0 playoff mark.
Brady was voted an offensive captain by his teammates in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
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 Brian Sipe (28) in 1979.
Brady tied an NFL record by distributing his 28 touchdown passes to 11 different players in 2002. He joins Sammy Baugh, Washington (1947); Dan Marino, Miami (1985); and Vinny Testaverde, Baltimore (1996).
Brady set a franchise single-game record by completing 84.6 percent of his passes (22-26) at Buffalo (11/03/02, min. 20 attempts).
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 to be voted to the Pro Bowl in his first year as a starter since 1970, 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 ranks as the most efficient quarterback in Patriots history with a 61.6 career completion percentage (1243-2018). In 2001, Brady established a Patriots single-season franchise record by completing 63.9 percent of his passes.
Brady is the highest rated passer in Patriots history with a 87.5 career rating. Tony Eason (1983-89) ranks second with an 80.6 rating.
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.
2006 Season
2006 (16/16/0/0): Was voted an offensive captain for the 2006 season by his teammates ... Finished third in the AFC with 3,529 passing yards, 319 completions and 24 touchdown passes ... Has started 105 consecutive games, the third-longest active streak for NFL quarterbacks ... Has thrown four touchdowns in a game five times in his career, including twice in 2006 (at MIN, at GB) ... Has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 50 of his last 56 games, including the playoffs ... Has recorded a 100.0 or higher passer rating in 35 career games, including five times in 2006 (at BUF, at MIN, at GB, vs. HOU, at TEN) ... Has recorded 300 or more passing yards in 15 regular season games, including three times in 2006 (vs. DEN, at MIN, vs. DET) ... Has engineered 23 career game-winning performances to lead his team to a victory following a fourth quarter deficit, including twice in 2006 (vs. CHI, vs. DET) ... His .762 career winning percentage (80- 25 record) ranks first among all active quarterbacks with at least 16 starts ... Ranks first among all signal callers with at least 16 starts in the Super Bowl era with .762 winning percentage.
Buffalo (9/10): Completed 11 of 23 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in the Patriots' 19-17 victory over the Bills ... Evened the score at 7-7 with a 9-yard touchdown toss to Troy Brown with 10:43 remaining in the first quarter ... Extended the Patriots' second touchdown drive with a 34- yard completion over the middle to Benjamin Watson on third-and-nine in the third quarter ... Found Kevin Faulk in the corner of the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown pass to cut Buffalo's lead to 17-14 with 2:52 remaining in the third quarter ... Connected with Watson for an 11-yard completion on third-and-10, keeping another scoring drive alive in the fourth quarter ... Converted a fourth-and-one with a 2-yard quarterback sneak in the final stanza. at N.Y. Jets (9/17): Completed 15 of 29 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown with an interception in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the N.Y. Jets ... His first six completions were to six different receivers ... Connected with Chad Jackson for a 29-yard reception down the left sideline in the first quarter ... Extended the Patriots' opening touchdown drive by finding Benjamin Watson for a 14-yard pass play on third-and-12 in the first quarter ... Completed back-to-back 29-yard pass plays at the end of the first quarter, finding David Thomas on a crossing route and then floating a perfect pass to Daniel Graham down the hash marks ... Found Chad Jackson in the back of the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown strike 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 ... Found Reche Caldwell for a 23-yard pass play on third-and-seven in the second quarter ... Got the Patriots on the scoreboard by finding Doug Gabriel in the back of the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown pass. at Cincinnati (10/1): Completed 15 of 26 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in the Patriots' commanding 38-13 victory over the Bengals ... Set up the Patriots' first touchdown of the day with a 35- yard completion to Benjamin Watson down to the Bengals' 11-yard line in the second quarter ... Lofted up a 25-yard touchdown pass to Doug Gabriel with 1:54 remaining in the first half to give the Patriots a 14-6 lead ... Scampered for 22 yards on a third-and-13 play in the third quarter ... Kept a Patriots' scoring drive alive with a 19-yard strike to Gabriel over the middle on third-and-nine in the third quarter ... Sealed the victory with a 3-yard touchdown toss to a wide open Daniel Graham in the end zone, giving the Patriots a 38-13 advantage. vs. Miami (10/8): Completed 16 of 29 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Dolphins ... 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 ... Kept another scoring drive alive with an 8-yard completion to Brown on third-and-seven late in the first quarter ... Later during the second scoring drive, found Reche Caldwell for a 5-yard reception on fourth-and-one ... Gave the Patriots a 13-0 lead with a 10-yard touchdown strike to Brown in the second quarter ... Connected with Heath Evans for a 1-yard touchdown toss with 9:47 remaining in the final stanza. at Buffalo (10/22): Registered a 112.4 quarterback rating after completing 18 of 27 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' 28-6 road victory over the Bills ... 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-and-one and a 9-yard strike over the middle to Troy Brown on third-and-eight ... Found Benjamin Watson over the middle for a 20-yard reception on third-and-five in the third quarter ... On the next play, connected with a streaking Chad Jackson in the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown reception, giving the Patriots a 21-3 advantage ... Kept a Patriots scoring drive alive with a 17-yard connection to Benjamin Watson on a third-and-nine play in the fourth quarter ... Sold a pump fake to the flat and found Doug Gabriel on a go-route along the sideline for a 31-yard gain down to the Buffalo 18-yard line ... Sealed the victory by finding Gabriel in the back of the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown pass with 7:36 remaining in the fourth quarter. at 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 in the Patriots' commanding 31-7 road win 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 ... Extended the Patriots' opening scoring drive by finding Doug Gabriel over the middle for a 45-yard reception on third-and-10 in the first quarter ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with a 6-yard touchdown toss to Reche Caldwell with 11:07 remaining in the opening period ... Found a streaking Benjamin Watson over the middle for a 40-yard pickup in the second quarter ... Connected with Caldwell for a 12-yard gain on third-and-10 during the Patriots' touchdown drive in the second quarter ... Hooked up with Watson for a 9-yard touchdown strike giving the Patriots a commanding 17-0 lead late in the second quarter ... Spotted Troy Brown over the middle for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 9:03 remaining 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 ... Found a streaking Doug Gabriel along the sideline for a 39-yard connection in the first quarter ... Extended the Patriots' first touchdown drive with a 14-yard completion to Kevin Faulk on fourth-and-three in the first quarter ... Kept the Patriots' second touchdown drive alive by finding Troy Brown for a 5-yard reception on third-and-four in the second quarter ... Converted a key thirddown with a 3-yard quarterback sneak on third-and-two during the Patriots' second touchdown drive ... Converted a fourth-and-one with a 1-yard quarterback sneak in the second quarter ... Connected with Benjamin Watson for a 25-yard reception over the middle in the fourth quarter. vs. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Connected on 24 of 36 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown with an interception ... Extended the Patriots' second scoring drive with a 13-yard pass to Jabar Gaffney on a fourth-and-three play in the second quarter ... Set up the Patriots' touchdown with a 33-yard pass to Gaffney along the left sideline in the fourth quarter ... Connected with Reche Caldwell for a 15-yard touchdown with 4:14 remaining in the fourth quarter ... Hooked up with Caldwell in the right flat for a two-point conversion on the ensuing play. at Green Bay (11/19): Registered a 128.2 quarterback rating in the Patriots' 35-0 road victory over the Packers ... 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 ... Kept the Patriots' second touchdown drive alive with an 11-yard pass to Troy Brown on third-andthree in the first quarter ... Connected with a streaking Reche Caldwell down the middle of the field for a 54-yard touchdown toss, giving the Patriots a 21-0 lead with 2:22 remaining in the second quarter ... Gave the Patriots a commanding 28-0 advantage with an 8-yard touchdown strike to Benjamin Watson with 43 seconds remaining in the third quarter ... Tallied his fourth touchdown pass with a 19-yard connection to Laurence Maroney with 8:49 remaining in the fourth quarter. vs. Chicago (11/26): Completed 22 of 33 passes for 267 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions in the Patriots' 17-13 victory over the Bears ... Rushed the ball six times for 12 yards in the win ... Kept the Patriots' first scoring drive alive with a 7-yard pass to Kevin Faulk on third-and-four in the second quarter ... Extended the Patriots' second scoring drive with a 9-yard pass to Laurence Maroney over the middle on third-and-three in the second quarter ... 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 toss and a 17-10 Patriots' advantage. vs. Detroit (12/3): Completed 27 of 38 passes for 305 yards with an interception in the Patriots' 28-21 comeback victory over the Lions ... Converted a key third down during the first scoring drive with a 21-yard pass to Reche Caldwell on third-and-nine ... Kept the first scoring drive alive with a 2-yard quarterback sneak on fourth-and-one ... 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 Caldwell for a 6-yard reception on third-and-five during the Patriots game-winning touchdown drive. at Miami (12/10): Completed 12 of 25 passes for 78 yards ... Extended a drive by finding Troy Brown for a 21-yard reception on third-and-three in the second quarter. vs. Houston (12/17): Registered a 108.8 passer rating in the Patriots' commanding 40-7 victory over the Texans ... Completed 16 of 23 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns ... Extended the Patriots' first touchdown drive by finding Reche Caldwell for a 3-yard reception on third-and-three in the first quarter ... 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. at Jacksonville (12/24): Completed 28 of 39 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 24-21 division-clinching win over the Jaguars ... Rushed for a career-high 31 yards on 10 carries in the victory ... Extended the Patriots' first touchdown drive by finding Jabar Gaffney for a 5-yard reception on third-and-one in the second quarter ... Set up the team's opening touchdown with a 5-yard quarterback sneak down to the Jaguars' 1-yard line in the second quarter ... Kept the Patriots' third-quarter touchdown drive alive with a 9-yard reception to Gaffney on third-and-four in the third quarter ... Hooked up with David Thomas for a 36-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter ... Lofted a 22-yard pass to a diving David Thomas in the end zone, giving the Patriots a 17-7 advantage with 11:24 remaining in the third quarter ... Kept the Patriots' final touchdown drive alive with a gutsy 7-yard run on a thirdand- 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. at Tennessee (12/31): Completed 15 of 24 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown for a 107.1 passer rating in the Patriots' 40-23 victory over the Titans ... 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 ... Extended the drive again with a 9-yard pass to Jabar Gaffney on a third-and-six play ... Connected with Caldwell deep down the left sideline for a 62-yard touchdown pass with 6:49 remaining in the third quarter.
2006 Postseason (3/3/0/0): vs. N.Y. Jets (1/7): Completed 22 of 34 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' 37-16 AFC Wild Card victory over the N.Y. Jets ... Registered a 101.6 quarterback rating ... Extended the Patriots' first touchdown drive with a 15-yard pass to Jabar Gaffney on thirdand- eight in the first quarter ... Converted another third down on the opening scoring drive with a 16-yard strike to Troy Brown over the middle on third-and-12 ... Kept the Patriots' second scoring drive alive with a 12-yard scamper on a third-and-six play in the second quarter ... Executed a play-action fake and found Daniel Graham in the back of the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds remaining in the second quarter ... Found a streaking Gaffney across the middle for a 31-yard reception during a third-quarter scoring drive ... Extended the Patriots' fourth-quarter touchdown drive by finding Troy Brown over the middle for a 10-yard reception on third-and-eight ... Gave the Patriots a 30-16 lead with a 7-yard touchdown toss to Kevin Faulk with 5:16 remaining 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' 24-21 AFC Divisional playoff victory over the Chargers ... 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 ... Extended the Patriots' two-minute touchdown drive with a 9-yard pass to Reche Caldwell on a third-and-five ... Cut the Chargers lead to 14-10 with a 6-yard touchdown strike 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 Jabar 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 toss with 4:36 remaining in the fourth quarter ... Hooked up with a streaking Reche 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 pass, giving the Patriots a 28-21 lead with 1:25 remaining in the third quarter.
2005 Season
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 season
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 Season
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 Season
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 Season
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 Season
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.
College
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%).
Honors and Awards
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
Postseason Potpourri
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (24 yrs, 184 days old) was the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl. (Previous youngest (tie): Joe Namath in Super Bowl III & Joe Montana in Super Bowl XVI, 25 years, 227 days).
Brady is the third-youngest player to win a Super Bowl MVP (Marcus Allen, 23 years, 301 days old at Super Bowl XVIII and Lynn Swann, 23 years, 316 days old at Super Bowl X).
Brady is the second quarterback to win the Super Bowl in the year of his first career start (Kurt Warner, Super Bowl XXXIV).
Brady (24 yrs, 184 days old) was the third-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl behind Dan Marino (23 yrs, 127 days) in 1985 and David Woodley (24 yrs, 97 days) in 1983.
Brady became the 19th quarterback to be named Super Bowl MVP, the most of any position. The closest other positions have been running back with seven and wide receiver and defensive lineman with three each.
Brady passed for 53 yards on the Patriots game-winning drive, completing five-of-eight passes. Two of his pass attempts were spiked to kill the game clock. He moved the Patriots into field goal position with 1:21 remaining without the benefit of timeouts.
Brady set single-game Patriots postseason passing records with 52 attempts, 32 completions and 312 yards against the Raiders in the AFC Divisional game. In the second half alone, Brady completed 26 of 39 passes for 238 yards.
Brady also became the first Patriots quarterback to rush for a touchdown in the postseason, when he ran in from six yards vs. Oakland.
Comeback Kid
Tom Brady enters 2005 having engineered 17 drives to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter or overtime. He has accomplished the feat three times in the Super Bowl, becoming the only quarterback in NFL history to lead three Super Bowl-winning drives. Including those Super Bowl-winning performances, Brady has led five such drives in nine career playoff games.
Extra Points
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.
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 ... Majored in organizational studies at Michigan. 
2006 (16/16/0/0): Was voted an offensive captain for the 2006 season by his teammates ... Finished third in the AFC with 3,529 passing yards, 319 completions and 24 touchdown passes ... Has started 105 consecutive games, the third-longest active streak for NFL quarterbacks ... Has thrown four touchdowns in a game five times in his career, including twice in 2006 (at MIN, at GB) ... Has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 50 of his last 56 games, including the playoffs ... Has recorded a 100.0 or higher passer rating in 35 career games, including five times in 2006 (at BUF, at MIN, at GB, vs. HOU, at TEN) ... Has recorded 300 or more passing yards in 15 regular season games, including three times in 2006 (vs. DEN, at MIN, vs. DET) ... Has engineered 23 career game-winning performances to lead his team to a victory following a fourth quarter deficit, including twice in 2006 (vs. CHI, vs. DET) ... His .762 career winning percentage (80- 25 record) ranks first among all active quarterbacks with at least 16 starts ... Ranks first among all signal callers with at least 16 starts in the Super Bowl era with .762 winning percentage.
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).
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.