Let's run it down for the idiot who wrote the column:
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers - #16 Pass Defense
2015 Denver Broncos - #1 Pass Defense (27/56, 310yds, 1TD, 2INT - 56.4)
2014 Indianapolis Colts - #12 Pass Defense (23/35, 226yds, 3TD, 1INT - 100.4)
2013 Denver Broncos - #27 Pass Defense (24/38, 277yds, 1TD, 0INT - 93.9)
2012 Baltimore Ravens - #17 Pass Defense (29/54, 320yds, 1TD, 2INT - 62.3)
2011 Baltimore Ravens - #3 Pass Defense (22/36, 239yds, 0TD, 2INT - 57.5)
2007 San Diego Chargers - #14 Pass Defense (22/33, 209yds, 2TD, 3INT - 66.4)
2006 Indianapolis Colts - #2 Pass Defense (21/34, 232yds, 1TD, 1INT - 79.5)
2004 - Pittsburgh Steelers - #4 Pass Defense (14/21, 207yds, 2TD, 0INT - 130.5)
2003 - Indianapolis Colts - #5 Pass Defense (22/37, 237yds, 1TD, 1INT - 76.1)
2001 - Pittsburgh Steelers - #4 Pass Defense (12/18, 115yds, 0TD, 0INT - 84.3)
All Time Against Less Than Top Ten Pass Defenses:
98/160, 1032yds, 7TD, 6INT - 78.9 Rating
Less Than Top Ten Defenses Since 2011:
76/127, 823yds, 5TD, 3INT - 82.2 Rating
So, in six of the ten games played previously, Brady has faced a Top 5 pass defense. I'm not sure what people expect to see when that happens, especially in January. In any event, the Steelers this year have the #16 ranked pass defense. Twice Brady has actually had bad games against a less than Top 10 Pass Defense, but those are also the two oldest examples. One could even argue that the 2012 performance against the Ravens was somewhat inevitable as it was the sixth time the two teams had met in the last four seasons.
The two most recent examples of Brady facing a less than Top 10 Pass Defense, the Pats went 1-1, but Brady was actually decent.
Last Two Games Against Less Than Top Ten Defenses:
45/73, 503yds, 4TD, 1INT - 94.7
And he posted a nice little line against the Colts in the 2014 AFCCG, so I guess that means Brady is trending up. Or, I'm just hacking the **** outta these statistics.
Enjoy the game everyone.