Brady reached the milestone midway through the fourth quarter, with a 15-yard completion to running back Leonard Fournette that led to a 50-yard field goal by running back Ryan Succop. Fans cheered as the Raymond James Stadium public address announcer acknowledged the accomplishment, though Brady didn’t look up when the video screen showed him on the sideline, staring at his iPad as the Bucs trailed 13-9. Brady went on to engineer a game-winning play, with the second-most recent passing touchdown in regulation of his career leading the Bucs to a 16-13 victory. Brady passed Peyton Manning for most wins since the 1970 merger with 55. Brady said last week that the 100,000-yard milestone was as much about the people around him as it was about his own personal accomplishment. “I think for me it’s a credit to all the guys that I’ve played with that have blocked for me, that have caught passes,” Brady said. “I think I can’t do s— in this league without guys doing what they’re great at as well.” 2 Related It was the latest addition to Brady’s collection of NFL records that have come in games of special significance in recent years. Last year, in Week 4 of Brady’s return to Foxborough, Mass., where he led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowls in 20 seasons, he set the NFL passing yards record (regular season) in a 19-17 victory with 28 yards. pass to wide receiver Mike Evans. The record was previously held by Drew Brees at 80,358 yards. Then, in the Bucs’ Week 13 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills last season, he grabbed the all-time NFL completions record also held by Brees at 7,142 with a 20-yard completion to Evans in the second quarter. In overtime, Brady threw his 700th career touchdown pass to Bresant Perryman, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 700 career touchdown passes. “They’re great accomplishments, but as much as people want to say, ‘Oh, that’s what Tom Brady did,’ in my mind, that’s what I and all these other people who have contributed to my life have done for good,” he said. Brady. Asked what he would have thought if someone had told him 23 years ago, as the 199th overall pick in the draft, that he would reach 100,000 yards, Brady said: “I think everybody would have said we’re crazy, including me.” “All these kinds of lifetime achievement awards, they’re great to celebrate with everyone and one day I’ll look back and think that was pretty cool, although my kids probably won’t care at all,” he joked. “It’s okay. It’s a credit to all the people I’ve played with.” It’s a record that may not fall for decades — if ever — even with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes already amassing 24,531 passing yards entering Week 9 of his sixth season and fifth as a starter, and Bills quarterback Josh Allen at 18,030 passing yards midway through his fifth NFL season heading into Sunday. The next closest active players are Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan, who has 64,415 passing yards but has been benched this season in favor of Sam Ehlinger, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who had 63,054 passing yards on Sunday and will turn 39 in December. .
