5 games that prove Tom Brady is the comeback king of the NFL

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady

No lead feels safe when teams play against Tom Brady, one of the greatest comeback artists in NFL history. He has the second-most fourth-quarter comebacks in NFL history with 41. He trails only the legendary Peyton Manning in that statistic, who had 43 in his Hall of Fame career.

Not only is Tom Brady a master at constructing comeback victories, but he has done so on some of the biggest stages. He finds ways to win no matter what adversity is thrown in front of him, and that's why he's the all-time leader in Super Bowls with seven.

On that note, here are five of his best comebacks that prove just how clutch he is.

#1 - Super Bowl LI

Super Bowl LI was both the biggest comeback of Tom Brady's career and, considering the stakes, the greatest comeback in NFL history. It featured the largest deficit ever overcome in the Super Bowl and also the only Super Bowl game to ever go to overtime.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots trailed the Atlanta Falcons 28-3 at about the halfway point of the third quarter. The Patriots would storm all the way back to force overtime and ultimately win the game 34-28 in one of the most epic performances of all time.

#2 - 2017 AFC Championship Game

With less than ten minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship for the 2017 NFL season, the New England Patriots trailed the Jacksonville Jaguars by 10 points. Tom Brady had been pretty much shut down by the Jaguars defense all game, holding him to zero touchdown passes to that point.

Tom Brady would flip the script in the final ten minutes to come back and win the game for the Patriots. He threw two touchdowns, both to Danny Amendola, in that final stretch to pull out a 24-20 victory and send the Patriots back to another Super Bowl.

#3 - Super Bowl XLIX

The Seattle Seahawks led the New England Patriots by 10 points with less than ten minutes remaining in Super Bowl XLIX. Tom Brady put together two clutch drives in the fourth quarter, both of which ended in touchdown passes. They were his third and fourth touchdown passes of the game against the famous Legion of Boom defense.

The most memorable play of the game came after that on the Seahawks' final drive of the game. They marched all the way down the field on a potential game-winning drive before Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson in the endzone to seal the victory. Tom Brady erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to set up the game-winning interception.

#4 - 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs

Overcoming double-digit deficits in the postseason is a theme for Tom Brady and his greatest comebacks. In the 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs, the New England Patriots trailed the Baltimore Ravens by 14 points twice. Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another to help the Patriots win 35-31 on a game-winning drive. Brady threw the winning touchdown pass, of course.

#5 - 2020 NFC Divisional Playoffs

In his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady lost both regular-season games against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. They faced off for a third time in the NFC Divisional Playoffs, and this time Brady got the victory. He didn't erase a large lead but did come back from a touchdown down twice. The Saints have been a difficult challenge for Brady over the years, but not in the postseason.

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Edited by Prem Deshpande