Going into the game I was worried for a whole bunch of reasons, more about how Brady would be judged after Sunday night's game. Make no mistake, if he had struggled even a little, his stock would have plummeted in everybody's mind. And he had to do it against a team that he's never really played well against, the same team that picked him 3 times in the playoffs and made him look very mortal. A team that had one of the most feared LB's in the game.
Ok, the honor of 6 successful seasons as a QB, including 3 SB titles, 80 wins and a sure bet to get into the Hall is on the line in ONE game against a feared opponent and people will likely judge your career on this ONE performance since it has been so heavily hyped.
So what does Tom Brady do in this situation? First drive he FLOORS San Diego with an all-passing drive. Racks up 3 TD passes and 80% completion. Gets the Horse-Trailer award. One of his best performances EVER. In one of his most important games EVER.
Spare me any "Peyton HAD to win the AFC title game to secure his legacy" BS - he could have shed the 'choker' label any year. Brady absolutely had to be superhuman in order to silence the doubters. And he was - more than I've ever seen him before
Ok, the honor of 6 successful seasons as a QB, including 3 SB titles, 80 wins and a sure bet to get into the Hall is on the line in ONE game against a feared opponent and people will likely judge your career on this ONE performance since it has been so heavily hyped.
So what does Tom Brady do in this situation? First drive he FLOORS San Diego with an all-passing drive. Racks up 3 TD passes and 80% completion. Gets the Horse-Trailer award. One of his best performances EVER. In one of his most important games EVER.
Spare me any "Peyton HAD to win the AFC title game to secure his legacy" BS - he could have shed the 'choker' label any year. Brady absolutely had to be superhuman in order to silence the doubters. And he was - more than I've ever seen him before