Tom Brady tended to save his best performances for the biggest stages. In the American sports world, no spectacle is as momentous as the Super Bowl. Unsurprisingly, Brady was better than most in that environment.
Brady is routinely touted as the greatest football player to ever live. Much of that reputation comes from his performances when the Lombardi Trophy beckoned in front of him. The New England and Tampa Bay hurler was as productive as they come when the lights were brightest, cultivating a record that few could fathom being possible prior to his matriculation to the professional game.
So, just what was Brady’s record in the Super Bowl? The Sporting News has the answer.
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Tom Brady Super Bowl record
Brady’s teams enjoyed tremendous success in the big game. Tom Terrific was a major reason why, routinely authoring up moments of bliss when the stakes were at their highest.
That bore out in his personal record in Super Bowl competition — Brady went 7-3 in championship games, good for a 70 percent success rate.
Brady’s win percentage in American sports’ favorite spectacle might pale in comparison to the likes of Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana and Troy Aikman, all of whom went unbeaten when the Lombardi Trophy was on the line. But no quarterback can come close to matching Brady’s 10 title game appearances — at least not for another few years.
Here’s a look at how Brady stacks up with some other notable signal-callers with multiple Super Bowl wins as a starter:
| QB | W | L | PCT |
| Tom Brady | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Joe Montana | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Steve Young | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Bart Starr | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| John Elway | 2 | 3 | .400 |
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Tom Brady Super Bowl stats
Brady tended to be nails in Super Bowl play. His counting numbers in Super Bowl competition are the stuff of lore; he’s the all-time leader in Super Bowl passing touchdowns (21), completions (277), attempts (421) and passing yards (3,039).
Brady also fares well in rate stats; he’s got the ninth-best completion percentage (65.8%), seventh-best yards per game mark (303.9), 15th-best passer rating (97.7) and 10th-lowest interception rate (1.4%).
Here’s a closer look at Brady’s Super Bowl figures.
- Record: 7-3
- Passing yards: 3,039*
- Completions: 277*
- Pass attempts: 421*
- Completion percentage: 65.8
- Passing touchdowns: 21*
- Interceptions: 6
* Super Bowl record.
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Tom Brady Super Bowl MVPs
Brady received gobs of acclaim for his performances in the NFL’s season culminating event. That shined through in terms of accolades; Brady garnered five Super Bowl MVPs for his efforts, more than any other man to strap on a helmet.
Such a total is hardly surprising for Brady, who had only one game that can truly be classed a stinker — the Patriots’ 13-3 win over the Rams in Super Bowl 53.
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One of the more impressive aspects of Brady’s career is his longevity. His performances in Super Bowls took on a similar tint. Across three different decades, Brady nabbed Super Bowl MVP hardware.
With that, here’s how Brady’s Super Bowl MVP tally compares to other multi-time winners.
| Player | Team(s) | No. of Super Bowl MVPs |
| Tom Brady | Patriots, Buccaneers | 5 |
| Joe Montana | 49ers | 3 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Chiefs | 3 |
| Bart Starr | Packers | 2 |
| Eli Manning | Giants | 2 |
| Terry Bradshaw | Steelers | 2 |
Tom Brady playoff record
Both a testament to his longevity and the success he found when reaching the postseason, Brady’s playoff win totals again defy belief.
| Rank | Player | Wins |
| 1. | Tom Brady | 35 |
| 2. | Patrick Mahomes | 17 |
| 3. | Joe Montana | 16 |
| T-4. | Terry Bradshaw | 14 |
| T-4. | John Elway | 14 |
| T-4. | Peyton Manning | 14 |
There’s no one within his orbit when it comes to postseason wins, with his nearest competition — Patrick Mahomes — sat at a distant 17 victories, 18 behind Brady’s record mark.
Brady also ranks highly in winning percentage, although a few losses towards the end of his career saw him fall down the totem pole a bit. Brady has a .729 winning percentage in playoff games, the fourth-best figure among quarterbacks with double-digit playoff wins. Mahomes (.850), Bradshaw (.737) and Aikman (.733) all rank higher.
| QB | W | L | PCT |
| Tom Brady | 35 | 13 | .729 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 17 | 3 | .850 |
| Joe Montana | 16 | 7 | .696 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 14 | 5 | .737 |
| Troy Aikman | 11 | 4 | .733 |
| Peyton Manning | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 13 | 10 | .565 |
| Brett Favre | 13 | 11 | .542 |
To put Brady’s success in context, he has more playoff wins than any franchise except the 49ers (38), the Patriots (with whom he shares most of their 37 wins), the Packers (37), the Steelers (36) and the Cowboys (36). He has more playoff wins than the Jaguars, Cardinals, Texans and Panthers combined.
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