At 45, Tom Brady, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, held the records for most pass attempts, connected passes, most yards and comebacks at the end of the 2022 NFL regular season.
Despite the fact that the considered best player in NFL history had his first losing season, with eight wins and nine losses, in 20 years as a starter (in a 23-year career) that did not stop him from expanding his collection of positive records.
In the game in which Tampa Bay closed the regular season last Sunday with a 30-17 loss to the Falcons, Brady broke the league record for most complete passes in a season, reaching 490, and the most pass attempts. , with 733.
Records that were added to the highest number of comebacks in the last quarter, which was surpassed last December during the victory against the New Orleans Saints.
In that game, the Bucs trailed 16-3 going into the final period, but two touchdown passes from the winner of seven Super Bowl rings, the last one three seconds before time expired, turned the game around. favor Tampa Bay 16-17.
It was Brady’s 44th career comeback, leaving legend Peyton Manning’s 43 behind.
The most impressive mark that the 15-time Pro Bowl selection set in 2022 happened last November in the fourth quarter of the week 13 game against the Los Angeles Rams in which he became the first quarterback in NFL history to surpass 100,000 passing yards.
And while Tom Brady keeps his legend on the rise, younger quarterbacks are also claiming space for his story.
Patrick Mahomes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, confirmed why he is a favorite to be named Most Valuable Player for the 2022 season.
Mahomes finished the season with 5,614 yards, passing Drew Brees who held the single-season record with 5,562.
The Chiefs quarterback was the best at his position this year with 41 touchdown passes and the most yards gained per game at an average of 308.8.
In San Francisco, 23-year-old rookie Brock Purdy surprised with his break into the league as the primary quarterback for the 49ers.
The Gilbert, Ariz.-born kid was signed by the Gambusinos as a future prospect, but injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo forced 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan to move up Purdy’s process.
Called Mr. Irrelevant for being selected 262nd overall in the 2022 Draft, Purdy became the first quarterback since 1950 to begin his NFL career with a perfect five-win record.
In addition, in those five duels, Purdy connected consecutive scores, two in each of his first four games and three in last Sunday’s game against the Cardinals.
The biggest prize for the young quarterback came last December during his starting debut against the Buccaneers in which he beat Tom Brady, who was beaten for the first time in his 23-year career by a rookie quarterback.