How Many Games Has Tom Brady Played In The NFL?

Tom Brady has played in the NFL for 19 seasons and has played in a total of 302 games.

Introduction

Playing in his 21st NFL season, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has now appeared in more games than any other player in league history.

A three-time MVP and five-time Super Bowl champion, Brady is the only player to have appeared in more than 200 regular season games and 30 postseason contests. He’s also started an NFL record 16 consecutive playoff games, a streak that began in the 2003 season.

Early Life and College Career

Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California. He played quarterback in high school and was drafted by the NFL’s New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Brady played college football at the University of Michigan, where he was a two-time All-American.

Brady began his professional career as the backup quarterback to Drew Bledsoe. He became the starter after Bledsoe was injured during the 2001 season. Brady led the Patriots to Super Bowl XXXVI that year, and he was named Super Bowl MVP after they upset the heavily favored St. Louis Rams.

Since then, Brady has led the Patriots to nine more Super Bowl appearances, including wins in 2002 (Super Bowl XXXVIII), 2004 (Super Bowl XXXIX), 2005 (Super Bowl XXXIX), 2014 (Super Bowl XLIX), 2016 (Super Bowl LI), and 2018 (Super Bowl LIII). He has been named Super Bowl MVP four times, and he is the only player to have won the award five times total. Brady is also a five-time NFL MVP and a three-time First Team All-Pro selection.

In 19 seasons with the Patriots, Brady has appeared in 296 games, including playoffs.

NFL Career

Tom Brady has played in a total of 271 NFL games, including playoffs. He has played in 16 regular season games in all but two of his seasons, 2001 and 2008. He missed the 2008 season due to a knee injury. From 2010 to 2016, Brady led the New England Patriots to seven consecutive AFC championship Game appearances.

Personal Life

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977), nicknamed “Tom Terrific” and “Mr. Perfect”, is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Brady has played in ten Super Bowls, winning seven of them; he is the only quarterback in NFL history to win a super bowl in his first season as a starter, and he is also the only player to have won four consecutive Super Bowl MVP awards (Super Bowls XXXVI–XXXIX). He has spent his entire professional career with the New England Patriots, playing for 20 seasons. Due to his numerous accomplishments, records, and championships, he is considered by many sports analysts to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Brady was born in San Mateo, California. He played college football at Michigan, where he was a two-time All-American and won multiple awards. After being drafted by the Patriots in the 2000 NFL Draft with the 199th pick in the sixth round, Brady became their starting quarterback in 2001 after a preseason injury to Drew Bledsoe.Due to his late draft selection, Brady is considered one of the biggest draft steals of all time.

In Brady’s first season as starter, he helped lead the Patriots to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVI. His performance earned him Super Bowl MVP honors, making him the then-youngest player ever to win that award at age 24 years old. The Patriots defeated the heavily favored Rams by a score of 20–17 and Brady’s play was widely praised after winning his first Super Bowl championship.

Conclusion

Tom Brady has played in a total of 298 NFL games.