REISS: Ranking Tom Brady's Top 10 Playoff Performances

upstater1 said:

I believe they did consistently move the ball, but yes he threw two INTs. The reason the Falcons were so gassed is that the Patriots had long drives that didn't result in points.

Look at these first half drives:

1. 5 1/2 minutes, 9 plays, 41 yards.
2. 5 plays, 53 yards, Legarette Blount fumble in field goal position.
3. 6 1/2 minutes, 12 plays, 52 yards, INT in field goal position
4. 2 1/2 minutes, 11 plays, 52 yards, FG

That's 200 yards in one half, 20 minutes of possession to Atlanta's 10.

The two turnovers hurt, but also the defense playing very badly hurt too.

Atlanta had a 71 yard drive and a 65 yard drive, both in under 2 minutes of possession. Like slicing through butter.

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Doctor DDS said:

I re-watch the 4th quarter of the Chiefs game quite a bit so it currently sits as my all-time favorite. I think it truly epitomizes everything that Brady is all about. He may not always have the pretty stat line and the game may not go as planned but when the chips are down and a score is absolutely needed he rarely disappoints. In frigid conditions and basically down to Edelman and a banged up Gronk all Brady does is lead 3 straight must have TD drives in enemy territory to bring the Pats back. And he does all this while some nutcase is trying to shine a laser in his eyes. 99% of NFL football fans were resigned to the fact Brady would lead the Pats to a score when they won the toss in OT. No other QB in NFL history garners that level of confidence (or resignation) than Tom %@#^ Brady.

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Sicilian said:

For some reason it sticks out in my head as worse than that... probably because I was feeling miserable at the time But thank you, that's a useful recap.

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farn said:

So many moments. I think the performance in the first SB is underrated. Numbers be damned. Young nobody comes from nowhere to shock the world.

I also very much enjoyed the beatdown of PITT in the 2003 playoffs (JAN 2004). Long pass to Deion.

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Foxypats said:

The playoff game with the Titans in Jan 04 should be somewhere on the list. It was only a score of 17/14 however it was one of the coldest games ever and every time NE scored the Titans also scored. AV field goal was the difference, I remember watching the game and enjoyed it immensely even though there were heart stopping moments every time the Titans evened the score .

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tasmlab said:

I read this four times thinking you were somehow talking about tomorrow's game on Jan 4 against the Titans.

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Sicilian said:

I have a hard time listing 51 as his greatest playoff performance when half the reason they were down 28-3 in the first place is because he threw two picks (one for a TD) and couldn't consistently move the ball for the first 40 minutes of the game.

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tasmlab said:

I read this four times thinking you were somehow talking about tomorrow's game on Jan 4 against the Titans.

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Patriot Missile said:

Jan 13 2008 vs Jags, been mentioned already, 26-28 92.9 completion percentage. They were just in the way.

Also one of the toughest performances was that game against Von Miller and the Broncos. He got clobbered that game and kept getting up and coming at them. If not for a cheap Talib pick on Welker and an egregious no call on Gronk being molested, that game would of ended very differently. Funny, that game pretty much started the hack a gronk strategy which went on the rest of his career. Denver took a page out of the kuechly final play.

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Biffins said:

So top of his game 12 months ago and a washed up has-been now according to Pats Forum illuminati.

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