Tom Brady is moving his way up the NFL record books. He passed Dan Marino for the third-most touchdown passes in league history when he connected with James White in the end zone at the start of the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles. It was the 421st touchdown toss of Brady's career.
It’s not 420 for Tom Brady anymore
He threw his 421st career TD pass against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, surpassing Dan Marino.
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It's been a sensational season for Brady, who's a surefire MVP candidate at 38 years of age. Entering Sunday's contest against the Eagles, Brady led the league with 3,600 passing yards and 28 touchdowns. He's only thrown four picks.
With 421 touchdowns, Brady has a long way to go to unseat the next two, Brett Favre (508) and Peyton Manning (539). Favre is retired but Manning is still playing, though he is sidelined with a foot injury and his future in the NFL is murky at best.
It will be a bit more challenging for Brady to put up gaudy statistics for the duration of the regular season, given all of the injuries the Patriots are dealing with on offense. Rob Gronkowski, who has more touchdown catches than any tight end in the Hall of Fame, is currently sidelined with a bone bruise/sprain on his right knee. Wide receiver Julian Edelman has been out of action ever since he suffered a foot injury in Week 10 and starting running back Dion Lewis is out for the season with an ACL tear.
Despite that, Brady is still finding a way to get into the end zone. He threw three touchdown passes against the Denver Broncos last week despite also missing Danny Amendola, who was inactive with a knee injury.
Even a litany of missing receivers can’t seem to halt Brady’s post-DeflateGate revenge tour.
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