4 Tom Brady stats you won’t believe about Patriots legend

There’s never been a quarterback like Tom Brady, and there will never be a New England Patriots player of any kind like him again.

Don’t let the animosity surrounding his departure from the game linger; you are lucky to have witnessed and cheered for him for so long, even if things got a little wonky on the way out.

During his tenure in the league, Brady rewrote the record books in countless ways, both normal and completely off-the-wall.

Most of his primary statistics will never be matched. It’s safe to say no 44-year-old will ever throw 43 touchdowns in his final season ever again. And, in case you thought someday we’d eventually see a single QB match his seven Super Bowls with relative ease during this new generation of lighter defense, Patrick Mahomes has done a pretty decent job in recent years of proving it’s not so easy.

Here, though, we’d like to detail the counting stats that fall just below the surface and really illuminate just how well Brady compares to those around him — including both his supposed peers, and the legends of the game.

Also, we know you’ve seen it, but let’s just get it out of the way right up top as a bonus stat: Yes, Tom Brady really did go 33-3 against the Buffalo Bills in his career. 33-3! Three losses! Ever! Played them twice a year! Lost to them on Opening Day 2003 … and then two more times! Total! LOL!

Alright, moving on. But that was nice, wasn’t it? Here are four other brain-benders.

4 Patriots Tom Brady stats you won’t believe

4. Tom Brady Matches and Exceeds Joe Montana

During Brady’s youth, Joe Cool was the gold standard for quarterbacking excellence, and TB12 knew him well as a 49ers season ticket holder.

Until Brady came along, Joe Montana’s calmness under pressure and propensity to dominate on the biggest stage earned him somewhat-undisputed GOAT status, winning a pair of MVPs, orchestrating 26 career comebacks and, most importantly, starting and winning four Super Bowls, going a perfect 4-0 in the big game.

Brady might not have left the Super Bowl unblemished, but 7-3 is its own level of dominance. Getting to 10 Super Bowls takes an awful lot of winning, and as a result, Brady’s playoff victories blow his fellow legends’ totals out of the water.

All told, Brady brought home 35 playoff victories, more than Montana (16) and his third-place contemporary Peyton Manning (14) combined.

If not for his elite 2003-04 defense, those Manning numbers might’ve looked a little different. As it stands, though, Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel and Rodney Harrison helped blitz and burn the Colts to such an extent that Brady was able to double up his hero in the postseason and add three more victories for good measure.