Tom Brady retires: A rundown of NFL records the former Patriots, Bucs QB owns after legendary career

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Tom Brady's career has come to an end after 22 legendary seasons in the NFL. The 44-year-old leaves the game of football as the most decorated player in NFL history and is widely considered to be the greatest of all time. Over those two-plus decades, the 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft was able to completely rewrite the record books and now owns nearly every meaningful accolade.

As Brady closes the book on his playing career, let's run through all of the notable records he owns, which include some that may never be broken in the NFL again.

Career (regular-season and playoffs)

Most Super Bowl titles by a player: 7
Most games won by a player: 278
Most games played by a quarterback: 365
Most games started by a quarterback: 363
Most combined passing attempts: 13,172
Most combined passing completions: 8,428
Most combined touchdown passes: 710
Most combined passing yards: 97,569
Most game-winning drives: 67
Most fourth-quarter comebacks: 51
Most times sacked: 622

Regular season

Most games won by a player: 243
Most wins on the road by a quarterback: 110
Most wins at home by a quarterback: 133
Only quarterback to have three consecutive games with 300 or more passing yards, three or more touchdown passes and zero interceptions
Most quarterback starts: 316
Most games by a quarterback: 318
Oldest quarterback to start and win a game: 44
Oldest quarterback to lead the league in passing yards: 44 (5,316 yards in 2021)
Most yards in a single season for a quarterback aged 40 and older: 5,316 (age 44)
Oldest player to win NFL MVP: 40
Most career passing yards with one team: 74,571 (Patriots)
Most career passing yards: 84,520
Most seasons with at least 3,000 yards passing: 19
Most career passing completions: 7,263
Most career passing attempts: 11,317
Most career touchdown passes: 624
Most games with a touchdown pass: 275
Most games with multiple touchdown passes: 198
Most games with three touchdown passes: 101
Most games with four touchdown passes: 39
Most consecutive games with two touchdown passes and no interceptions: 9
Most games with at least 300 passing yards and no interceptions: 58
Most games with three touchdown passes and no interceptions: 66
Most games with four touchdown passes and no interceptions: 28
Most seasons with at least 20 touchdown passes: 19
Most seasons as passing touchdowns leader: 5
Most touchdown passes in a season as starting QB aged 40 or older: 43 (2021)

Playoffs

Most consecutive seasons in the NFL playoffs by a team, player or head coach: 13
Most wins: 35
Most games started: 47
Most teams beaten by a quarterback: 19
Most stadiums won in by a quarterback: 13
Most games won by a starting quarterback: 34
Most consecutive wins by a starting quarterback: 10 (2001–2005)
Most consecutive wins to start a career by a starting quarterback: 10 (2001, 2003–2005)
Most postseason touchdown passes to different players: 34
Most touchdown passes: 86
Most passing yards: 13,049
Most passes completed: 1,165
Most passes attempted: 1,855
Most passes intercepted: 39
Most NFL conference championship appearances by a starting quarterback: 14
Most NFL conference championship wins by a starting quarterback: 10
Oldest quarterback to win an AFC title game: 41 years, 5 months, 17 days
Oldest quarterback to win an NFC title game: 43 years, 174 days
Most career 300-plus passing yard games: 16
Most game-winning drives: 14
Most fourth-quarter comebacks: 9
Most multi-touchdown passing games: 27