Inside the amazing numbers that help define Tom Brady's legacy

Quarterback Tom Brady's legacy transcends the statistics he produced over a 22-season career, but his records and achievements have set a bar that will be hard to top.

Brady rewrote much of the NFL record book with personal and team accomplishments that spanned 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and the past two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

One of the few goals he didn't reach? Leaving with back-to-back titles with the Bucs, but that doesn't diminish his reputation as the greatest quarterback in NFL history.

Here are some of the ways Brady left his mark on the game and the reasons he's considered the GOAT.

22 NFL seasons (20 for Patriots, two for Buccaneers)

Most touchdown passes in NFL history (624)

Only quarterback with 600 career touchdown passes in the regular season

Most passing yards in NFL history (84,520)

243 career regular-season wins, most in NFL history

Most playoff wins in NFL history (35)

Thirty-five career playoff wins are 19 more than any other QB (Joe Montana was second with 16)

Most Super Bowl appearances (10) and wins (seven) in NFL history

Five-time Super Bowl MVP, most in NFL history

All-time playoff leader in touchdown passes (86), passing yards (13,049) and completions (1,165)

Fifteen-time Pro Bowl selection, most in NFL history

Three-time NFL MVP (2007, 2010, 2017)

2009 Comeback Player of the Year

Named to NFL 100 All-Time Team (one of 10 QBs)

Second player in NFL history to lead the league in both passing yards and passing TDs in his final season. The other was Cecil Isbell, who did it for the 1942 Packers when there were 10 teams in the league.

Brady's career-high 5,316 passing yards and 43 passing TDs are the most by a player in his final season in NFL history.

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