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Thomas Edward Brady (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots NFL franchise.
Born and raised in San Mateo, California, Brady graduated from Junipero Serra High School, the same school that produced baseball slugger Barry Bonds and NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann. He played college football for the University of Michigan and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall).
He was the backup to the Patriots' quaterback, Drew Bledsoe. On September 23, 2001, the Patriots were playing against their AFC East division rivals, New York Jets at Foxboro Stadium. During that game, Drew Bledsoe suffered internal bleeding after colliding with Jets linebacker, Mo Lewis. New England not only lost the game but Bledsoe, too. Soon after Brady was named the starting quarterback, he led the Patriots to an 11-5 record and into the playoffs.
During a 2002 divisional playoff game against the Oakland Raiders, Tom Brady had been ruled as having fumbled on a pass attempt, with Oakland protecting a three-point lead. Invoking the "tuck rule", where a ball is ruled an incomplete pass after the quarterback starts any forward throwing motion, the referee overturned the decision after reviewing the instant replay, calling the drop an incomplete pass rather than a fumble. The Patriots would eventually tie the game and win it in overtime. After defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game, the Patriots were not favored to win (based on betting odds) against the NFC champion St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. The Patriots won the Super Bowl and Brady was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI, after leading the Patriots on a game-winning drive with less than two minutes left in the game.
Interestingly enough, this was the first year in which fans could influence the vote for the Super Bowl MVP. By garnering 29.02% of the online vote, which was 0.28% ahead of second place, Brady was awarded all 4 'fan votes.' These 4 votes were enough to push Brady's MVP vote total ahead of the official panel's choice: Patriot cornerback Ty Law, who had scored on a 48-yard interception return.
People Magazine listed Tom Brady as one of the 2002 Most Beautiful People.
In the 2003 NFL season, after a 2-2 start, Brady led the Patriots to 12 consecutive victories to finish the historical season and win the AFC East division championship. On February 1, 2004, Brady led the Patriots to a 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII, being named Super Bowl MVP for the second time. With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 29, Brady engineered a clutch drive, which is becoming one of his trademarks, to put the Patriots in position for a Vinatieri field goal, which won the game for the Pats.
On January 26, 2004, Tom Brady attended the annual State of the Union Address as a guest of President Bush. Brady declined to discuss his political views with the media. According to The Smoking Gun as of 2004, Tom Brady is a registered voter, but has not voted in any political election so far. He is currently dating Bridget Moynahan.
Brady's style of play is most noted for his ability to make quick, effective decisions, especially in clutch situations, and throwing short, accurate passes throughout the game to minimize interceptions and fumbling. He is not considered to have great running speed or arm strength, but he compensates with his poise, leadership, and aplomb in the clutch. In Week 14 of the 2004 season, Brady demonstrated his improvisational skills when he completed a 9-yard pass while sitting on the ground.
Bold text TOM BRADY
RAT 90.3 YDS 3202 TD 24
Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 lbs. Pos: Quarterback
Age: 27 Born: August 3, 1977, San Mateo, CA Experience: 5 years College: Michigan
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Status: Probable Sun. vs Nyj. 12/23 (Shoulder)
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YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 2004 245 412 3202 59.5 7.77 50 24 13 24.0 90.3 38 22 0.6 10 0
PROJECTED 280 471 3659 59.5 7.77 50 27 15 27 90.3 43 25 0.6 10 0 CAREER 1200 1956 13435 61.4 6.87 91 93 51 128 86.8 158 238 1.5 15 2
VS. CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT ATT YDS AVG LNG TD DIVISIONAL VS. TEN 21 41 201 51.2 4.90 41 1 0 0.0 73.3 5 5 1.0 5 0 CONFERENCE VS. IND 22 37 237 59.5 6.41 28 1 1 0.0 76.1 5 1 0.2 2 0 SUBERBOWL VS. CAR 32 48 354 66.7 7.38 52 3 1 0.0 100.5 2 12 6.0 12 0
Percent Owned: 98.3%
Avg. Draft Pos: 66.2
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COMPLETE GAME LOG
WK OPP RESULT CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT RAT ATT YDS AVG LNG TD 1 IND W 27-24 26 38 335 68.4 8.82 29 3 1 111.2 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 2 @ARI W 23-12 15 26 219 57.7 8.42 27 2 2 78.8 5 3 0.6 3 0 4 @BUF W 31-17 17 30 298 56.7 9.93 44 2 0 112.9 2 2 1.0 3 0 5 MIA W 24-10 7 19 76 36.8 4.00 28 2 1 62.6 4 -1 -0.3 2 0 6 SEA W 30-20 19 30 231 63.3 7.70 48 1 1 84.2 3 7 2.3 6 0 7 NYJ W 13-7 20 29 230 69.0 7.93 42 1 0 104.1 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0 8 @PIT L 34-20 25 43 271 58.1 6.30 23 2 2 72.9 0 0 0.0 0 0 9 @STL W 40-22 18 31 234 58.1 7.55 50 2 0 103.4 3 1 0.3 3 0 10 BUF W 29-6 19 35 233 54.3 6.66 47 2 1 82.2 1 2 2.0 2 0 11 @KC W 27-19 17 26 315 65.4 12.12 48 1 0 119.9 5 -1 -0.2 3 0 12 BAL W 24-3 15 30 172 50.0 5.73 37 0 0 67.6 3 3 1.0 4 0 13 @CLE W 42-15 11 20 157 55.0 7.85 44 1 1 76.5 1 10 10.0 10 0 14 CIN W 35-28 18 26 260 69.2 10.00 48 2 0 127.1 5 2 0.4 3 0 15 @MIA L 29-28 18 29 171 62.1 5.90 31 3 4 73.3 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 16 @NYJ Dec. 26 -- 17 SF Jan. 2 --
SPLITS (2004) CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT RAT ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Away 121 205 1665 59.0 8.12 50 13 9 88.0 18 13 0.7 10 0 Nov 69 122 954 56.6 7.82 50 5 1 92.0 12 5 0.4 4 0 Grass 210 351 2670 59.8 7.61 48 20 13 87.2 33 19 0.6 10 0 Outdoors 227 381 2968 59.6 7.79 48 22 13 89.2 35 21 0.6 10 0 Vs AFC 193 325 2518 59.4 7.75 48 19 10 90.5 27 11 0.4 10 0
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