Tom Brady, who reportedly plans to retire after 22 seasons in the NFL, has established a slew of NFL records, some of which may never be broken.
Here’s a look at all of the records on which Brady is No. 1 in NFL history:
Regular season records
Most passes attempted, career: Brady threw 11,317 passes. (No. 2 is Drew Brees with 10,551.)
Most passes completed, career: Brady completed 7,263 passes. (No. 2 is Drew Brees with 7,142.)
Most passes completed, season: Brady completed 485 passes in 2021, an NFL record in his final season. (No. 2 is Drew Brees with 471 in 2016.)
Most passing yards gained, career: Brady passed for 84,520 yards. (No. 2 is Drew Brees with 80,358.)
Most touchdown passes, career: Brady threw 624 touchdown passes. (No. 2 is Drew Brees with 571.)
Most games started at quarterback: Brady started 316 games. (No. 2 is Brett Favre with 298.)
Most games as winning quarterback: Brady was the winning quarterback in 243 games. (No. 2 is a tie between Peyton Manning and Brett Favre with 186.)
Postseason records
Most games: Brady played in 47 postseason games. (No. 2 is Adam Vinatieri with 32.)
Most games, winning quarterback: Brady was on the winning side in 35 postseason games. (No. 2 is Joe Montana with 16.)
Most passes attempted, career: Brady threw 1,855 passes in the postseason. (No. 2 is Peyton Manning with 1,027.)
Most passes completed, career: Brady had 1,165 completions in the postseason. (No. 2 is Peyton Manning with 649.)
Highest completion percentage, game: Brady completed 92.9 percent of his passes in a 2007 game against the Jaguars, the best completion percentage in any postseason game in NFL history.
Most yards gained, career: Brady threw for 13,049 yards in the postseason. (No. 2 is Peyton Manning with 7,339.)
Most yards gained, game: Brady threw for 505 yards in the Super Bowl against the Eagles in 2017, the most ever in any postseason game.
Most 300-yard passing games: Brady had 18 games with at least 300 passing yards. (No. 2 is Peyton Manning with 9.)
Most career touchdown passes: Brady threw 86 touchdown passes in the postseason. (No. 2 is Aaron Rodgers with 46.)
Most touchdown passes in a game: Brady threw six touchdown passes in a playoff game against the Broncos in 2011 (tied with Daryle Lamonica and Steve Young)..
Super Bowl records
Most games: Brady played in 10 Super Bowls. (No. 2 are Mike Lodish and Stephen Gostkowski with six.)
Most games, winning team: Brady won seven Super Bowls. (No. 2 is Charles Haley with five.)
Most passes attempted, career: Brady threw 421 passes in Super Bowls. (No. 2 is Peyton Manning with 155.)
Most passes attempted, game: Brady threw 62 passes in the Patriots’ overtime win over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI. (No. 2 is Jim Kelly with 58.)
Most passes completed, career: Brady completed 277 passes in Super Bowls. (No. 2 is Peyton Manning with 103.)
Most passes completed, game: Brady completed 43 passes in the Patriots’ overtime win over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI. (No. 2 is also Brady, with 37 against the Seahawks.)
Most consecutive completions, game: Brady completed 16 consecutive passes in Super Bowl XLVI against the Giants. (No. 2 is Joe Montana with 13.)
Most yards gained, career: Brady passed for 3,030 yards in his 10 Super Bowls. (No. 2 is Kurt Warner with 1,156.)
Most yards gained, game: Brady passed for 505 yards in Super Bowl LII against the Eagles. (No. 2 is also Brady with 466 against the Falcons.)
Most touchdown passes, career: Brady threw 21 career touchdown passes. (No. 2 is Joe Montana with 11.)
Most attempts without an interception, game: Brady twice threw 48 passes without an interception in a Super Bowl, at Super Bowl XLII against the Giants and at Super Bowl LI against the Eagles.
