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Tom Brady’s record as a Patriot against each NFL team

Tom Brady played in 285 games as a member of the New England Patriots, going 219-66 over that time.

He also appeared in 41 playoff games, posting a sterling 30-11 record.

Now that his time as a Patriot is over, let’s look at how he fared against all 31 teams.

Arizona Cardinals: 1-1

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Brady only faced the Cardinals twice in his time with the Patriots, the fewest games of any NFL team. That’s because the two teams played in 2008, which Brady missed with an ACL injury and again in early 2016, when Brady was suspended for the season’s first four games.

Atlanta Falcons: 6-0

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Atlanta fans might be hard-pressed to remember all the details of the five regular-season meetings that Brady won against them.

Their meeting in the Super Bowl is probably a different story.

Baltimore Ravens: 8-4

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Ravens fans can probably live with a healthy 2-2 record in the playoffs against the Patriots dynasty.

Buffalo Bills: 32-3

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Sorry, Bills Mafia. Almost 15 percent of Tom Brady’s regular season wins came against Buffalo.

Carolina Panthers: 3-3

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There are only two teams that Brady has a losing record against in the regular season: the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks. He pushed both to .500, however, with wins in the Super Bowl.

Chicago Bears: 5-0

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Brady has thrown 14 touchdown passes and only three interceptions against the Bears’ traditionally stout defense.

Cincinnati Bengals: 7-1

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The Bengals made the playoffs six of seven years in the middle of Brady’s prime, but never faced off against New England. (It makes a lot more sense when you consider the Patriots rarely were in the wild card round and the Bengals never advanced past it.)

Cleveland Browns: 7-1

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The Browns’ only triumph over Brady and the Patriots was a 34-14 win behind Colt McCoy on November 7, 2010.

Denver Broncos: 8-4

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The Broncos were Brady’s biggest foil in the playoffs, eliminating him the most of any other NFL team. The first defeat came in the 2006 divisional round at the hands of Jake Plummer, the other two in 2014 and 2016 to Peyton Manning.

Detroit Lions: 4-2

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One of the defeats came in 2000 as Brady threw three passes in relief of Drew Bledsoe in a blowout loss to the Lions.

Green Bay Packers: 3-2

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It’s a shame we’ve never been able to see Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers in a Super Bowl.

Houston Texans: 9-2

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The Texans became a franchise in Brady’s first full year as a starter.

Indianapolis Colts: 15-4

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Brady’s four playoff wins over the Colts are the most he recorded over any one team. His one playoff loss to Indianapolis came in the 2006 AFC title game.

Jacksonville Jaguars: 8-1

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The lone loss came in Week 2 of the 2018 season, when the Jaguars looked on their way up and the Patriots looked on their way down. (It worked out a bit differently.)

Kansas City Chiefs: 7-4

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Brady’s performance in the 2018 AFC title game against the Chiefs may go down as his last really great playoff performance … or will it?

New England Patriots: ?-?

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It remains to be seen if Brady will ever face off against Bill Belichick and Co. But imagine how great that theater would be if it ever happens.

Oakland Raiders: 5-1

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It’s hard to believe he’s only played the Raiders six times, but that’s what happens when one team is perennially at the top of the AFC and the other is always at the bottom.

Miami Dolphins: 23-12

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The Dolphins’ 12 wins against Brady are the most of any NFL team.

Minnesota Vikings: 5-0

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Skol Tom. The Vikings never came close to beating Brady, losing each game by an average of 15.6 points.

New Orleans Saints: 4-1

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As those in New Orleans will often remind you, only some terrible refereeing kept us from seeing Brady vs Brees in Super Bowl LIII.

New York Giants: 4-3

(Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports)

Two Super Bowls, two losses. None of those four regular-season wins means a thing.

New York Jets: 30-8

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The Jets were almost as bad against Brady as the Bills, but at least they were able to split their two playoff meetings against the Patriots.

Philadelphia Eagles: 5-2

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Brady both won a Super Bowl against the Eagles and lost one, the only NFL team to achieve that feat.

Pittsburgh Steelers: 12-3

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Death, taxes and Tom Brady beating the Steelers in the playoffs (3-0).

Los Angeles Chargers: 9-2

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San Diego fans will never get over Brady derailing the hopes of the 2006 Chargers team, which went 14-2 in the regular season.

San Francisco 49ers: 2-1

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You have to think both of those wins were special for the little boy who fell in love with the game during trips to Candlestick Park.

Seattle Seahawks: 2-2

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That record might read 1-3 had Pete Carroll just given Marshawn Lynch the ball.

Los Angeles Rams: 5-1

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Two Super Bowls. Two cities for the Rams. Two big wins for Brady.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-0

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Tennessee Titans: 7-3

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If you’ve made it this far and are wondering how many teams Brady went undefeated against, the answer is five.

Washington Redskins: 4-1

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Brady enjoyed a big day against Washington in the fall of 2019, throwing for 348 yards and three touchdowns.

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