Brady by the numbers
Highlights of Tom Brady’s 23-year NFL career, which ended Wednesday when he announced his retirement:
CAREER RECORDS
Brady ranks first in the NFL in most of the significant cumulative statistics: touchdown passes (649), yards passing (89,214), pass attempts (12,050), pass completions (7,753) and victories (251).
PLAYOFF HERO
He played in 14 conference championship games, leading his team to victory in 10 of them. His record in Super Bowls was 7-3 and he was named most valuable player of the championship game five times. All are records.
STAR OF STARS
Brady was named first-team All-Pro six times and was chosen MVP in three seasons. He also was selected to 15 Pro Bowl teams.
FIRING TO THE FINISH
In his final season, at 45, Brady set NFL singleseason records for pass attempts (733) and completions (490).