Why they rank here
The most accomplished winner in NFL history, Brady turned a 199th overall draft slot into a twenty-three-year career that rewrote the record book. He retired as the all-time leader in passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649), and won a record seven Super Bowls across ten appearances, five of them as Super Bowl MVP. His 251 regular-season wins are the most of any quarterback, and he added three regular-season MVP awards. Brady case rests on longevity and, above all, the postseason, where his cool precision in fourth quarters, epitomized by the 28-3 comeback in Super Bowl LI, defined an era. He remained an elite passer into his forties, winning a title with Tampa Bay in 2020 at age 43, proof that his edge was as much mental as physical.
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