Where does Tom Brady rank for comeback wins?
Tom Brady’s 200th career victory last Sunday offered an apt reminder of why he now stands one win from the status as the winningest quarterback in NFL history.
In a fashion that has characterized so much of his career – including the early-career signature performance on the game-winning drive in Super Bowl XXXVI – Brady inherited a game-on-the-line situation and turned it into a win. His nearly flawless march down the field against the Jets transformed a 17-16 deficit into a 22-17 victory.
The 49th-career game-winning drive by Brady in the fourth quarter or overtime contributed to a perception 16 seasons in the making. When the 39-year-old has a chance to decide the fate of a game, with his team either tied or trailing by a single score (up to eight points), success seems as close to certain as it’s ever been for any quarterback in NFL history.
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