Looking at the last three games, the final quarter of play has been an area where Tom Brady has stepped up quite a bit recently compared to the first five weeks and he was already pretty good to begin with.<\/p>\n
Brady overall on the season has completed 225-of-328 passing (69%) for 2709 yards along with 22 touchdowns and just two interceptions. \u00a0Down in scoring territory, he’s 35-of-58 (60%) for 285 yards with 18 touchdowns and one interception.<\/p>\n
But looking at the quarterback’s fourth quarter totals, it’s impressive to see just how good he’s been down the stretch, especially in the red zone.<\/p>\n
Here’s a quick look at the numbers:<\/p>\n
4th Quarter – First five games:<\/strong><\/p>\n Tom Brady: 27-of-40 (68%) 331 yards 3\u00a0TDs<\/p>\n Red Zone: 5-of-7 (71%) 27 yards 2\u00a0TDs<\/p>\n 4th Quarter – Last three Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n Tom Brady: 25-of-32 (78%) 299 yards 5\u00a0TDs<\/p>\n Red Zone: 7-of-8 (88%) 74 yards 5\u00a0TDs<\/p>\n Those numbers are staggering, with Brady having missed just seven fourth quarter passes over the last three weeks, and completing nearly 90% down in scoring territory.<\/p>\n He’s a perfect 7-of-7 to Julian Edelman over that three week span, including 3-of-3 with two touchdowns in the red zone. \u00a0He’s also 6-of-6 to Rob Gronkowski, which includes 2-of-2 and a touchdown down in scoring territory.<\/p>\n We already knew he was a clutch player at the end of the game. \u00a0These numbers are just a further reminder of that and it’s obviously a big reason why this team is 8-0 heading into Sunday’s match-up\u00a0against the Giants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Patriots fans already knew how good Tom Brady is when it matters most, and these latest numbers only further back that up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_pfeai_meta_description":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11,255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patriots-commentary","category-patriots-stat-breakdowns"],"yoast_head":"\n