Tom Brady retires: The Top 10 moments of his playing career

No. 2: Super Bowl LV vs. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

Skip Bayless was the only one to stay on the ride. Shannon Sharpe gloated about the Bucs losing. Max Kellerman said the cliff had arrived. Rob Parker proclaimed “LOAT,” and Nick Wright pre-congratulated the Chiefs as back-to-back Super Bowl champions before the game. Then the game happened, and all you could hear were crickets. Shock jock material amounts to nothing.

So much for being a “system quarterback.” Leaving New England and winning the Super Bowl in his first year? That, right there, makes this a great moment. Brady didn’t just win. It was a thorough domination. 31-9. Yes, the Chiefs’ O-Line was banged up, but if KC had won, the storylines would have been endless of overcoming greatness for the Kingdom. This after going on the road in three straight playoff games and beating Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers in the process.

201 passing yards and three touchdowns were recorded, and a seventh trophy and fifth MVP were added to the collection. Also, every player that scored points in that Super Bowl, with the exception of kicker Ryan Succop, was scored by players that Brady brought with him to Tampa (Gronk, Leonard Forunette, and Antonio Brown).

No. 1: Super Bowl LI vs. the Atlanta Falcons (28-3)

Two numbers. 28 and 3. Also, how about the ultimate revenge tour on the league? A four-game suspension for the “Delfategate” saga, and well, as they say, you don’t want to poke the bear. The first words once that ordeal was over? “Uh oh.” Brady’s performance during that season was beyond remarkable as the Pats stormed their way to Houston for Super Bowl LI.

But, the Falcons were a tough match, taking a 21-3 lead off a Robert Alford pick-six and extending a lead to 28-3 in the third quarter. They got him now, right? Right? Incorrect, and that wager drops you down to zero. The 25-point comeback, aided by Julian Edelman’s unbelievable catch, put the game into overtime.

Following Matthew Slater’s perfect coin toss call, New England drove down the field, and running back James White took the toss and crashed into the endzone to deliver a fifth Lombardi trophy to New England. Brady got the MVP and, as he said, “brought the sucker home.” That, right there, is the greatest moment of No. 12’s legacy, and it will never be topped.