Ranking 10 best seasons of Tom Brady's career

Tom Brady won his record-breaking seventh Super Bowl title last season at the age of 43. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback shows no sign of slowing down yet, saying that he wants to play till he’s 45.

Tom Brady is set to break another record this season as he chases Drew Brees’ all-time NFL passing yards mark.

Tom Brady's best seasons ranked

As he enters his 22nd year in the National Football League (NFL), let’s take a look back at ten of Tom Brady's greatest seasons in the competition.

#1 2007

It doesn’t get better than Tom Brady’s performances during the 2007 NFL season. He broke Peyton Manning's single-season TD record with 50 touchdowns, and his passer rating was out of the world.

Tom Brady was one game away from leading the Patriots to a perfect season. Unfortunately, the New York Giants had other ideas, beating the Pats in Super Bowl XLII. Nevertheless, 2007 was Tom Brady’s masterclass.

#2 2016

Despite missing the first four games of the regular season due to 'inflate gate', Tom Brady had one of his greatest seasons ever. He threw just two interceptions on 432 regular-season pass attempts.

The 'GOAT' then manufactured the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to stun the Atlanta Falcons and earn his fourth Super Bowl MVP award.

#3 2017

Tom Brady led the league in pass attempts and passing yards in 2017. At 40, he became the oldest player in NFL history to win the league MVP award.

The New England Patriots QB set a Super Bowl record with 505 passing yards against the Philadelphia Eagles in a game he unbelievably lost. Brady will always look at this Super Bowl as one that got away.

#4 2020

Brady shocked the league when he decided to leave New England after 20 seasons at Foxborough. The 42-year-old quarterback signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the rest is history.

The GOAT led the Bucs to the postseason, where they beat Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes in consecutive playoff games. In the process, Tom Brady once again proved why he’s the greatest to ever do it in the NFL.

#5 2010

Tom Brady won his second MVP award in 2010 after leading the league in TD passes, touchdown percentage and passer rating.

It was the beginning of a fruitful partnership with a tight end, Rob Gronkowski. Incredibly, New England were beaten by the New York Jets and Mark Sanchez in the divisional round, which remains one of the most shocking defeats in Tom Brady's career.

#6 2011

Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons -Tom Brady

Tom Brady averaged 327 passing yards per game in 2011, getting the most out of his tight end duo of Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.

He led the Pats back to the Super Bowl once again, where they faced the New York Giants in a rematch from the championship game four years earlier. Despite Tom Brady orchestrating a 96-yard touchdown drive in the game, the Giants and Eli Manning beat the Pats for the second time in the Super Bowl.

It’s like when your high school friends meet your college friends 😬 https://t.co/RF5zVB9rI1

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 13, 2021

#7 2014

Another year, another Super Bowl berth for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots as Brady equalled John Elway's record of six Super Bowl appearances.

In the playoffs, Brady was near-perfect, beating the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. The Pats QB won his third Super Bowl MVP award in the process.

Big day. My NFL career can legally buy a beer https://t.co/TzG24x0Vgo

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) April 16, 2021

#8 2015

The 6' 4" 225 pounds QB led the league with 36 touchdown passes and a career-high 402 completions in 2015. He passed Brett Favre with the most wins by a quarterback with one team during this season.

Unfortunately, for the Pats and Tom Brady, they lost a highly-contested AFC Championship game, where the play-caller threw two interceptions to a dominant Broncos defense.

#9 2012

In the 2012 NFL season, Brady threw for 4,827 passing yards, the second-highest tally of his career. He also added a career-high four rushing TDs. Brady, in the process, became the first quarterback to lead his team to ten division titles.

The Patriots' season ended in the AFC Championship game, though, as they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions, Baltimore Ravens.

#10 2018

At 41, most NFL quarterbacks are retired working in the commentary booth but not Tom Brady.

The New England Patriots quarterback led his team to the Super Bowl, where they beat the highly-favored Los Angeles Rams. That made Brady the first player in NFL history to win six Super Bowls.