30 greatest NFL QBs of all time: Where does Patrick Mahomes rank now?

Until Patrick Mahomes can somehow hit the heights Tom Brady did and prove he can sustain it for two decades, this spot will be Brady’s for the foreseeable future. There is the obvious that makes Tom Brady great. Everyone will point to the seven Super Bowl championships as the main reason why he’s considered the best of all time. It’s the same reason Michael Jordan gets the rub in basketball and Babe Ruth gets the same consideration in baseball. The player who lifts the most trophies at the end of the season will always be considered the top the sport ever saw.

It’s so much more than that. The stats tell another story of Tom Brady’s greatness. He had eras of his career. At the beginning of his career with the New England Patriots, he was the league’s best game manager. Then, he was a statistical superstar that wasn’t getting the championships to go with it. After that, he changed his game just enough to put his team over the top, going to a ridiculous amount of Super Bowls late in his career. Finally, he went to Tampa Bay and won one Super Bowl without Bill Belichick, the cherry on top of his immaculate career.

Brady led the league in touchdowns five times, yards four times, and interception percentage four times. He’s the career leader in yards, touchdowns, completions, wins, playoff wins, Super Bowl wins, and fourth-quarter comebacks in the playoffs. He’s the top guy, and there’s not enough evidence to say anyone is even close.

It will take a lot for anyone to come close to Brady. Even if you take the four separate eras of his career, each one will end up on this list. He could be four different quarterbacks considered one of the top 30 of all time. Put it all together, and it’s almost an untouchable phenom.