Tom Brady becomes first 40-year-old QB to throw 40 touchdown passes in one season

Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady continues to reign as one of best quarterbacks in NFL history at 43 years of . On Sunday, Bucs star became first QB in league’s history to reach 40 pass touchdown mark in a season for a player above 40. Brady threw four touchdowns for Bucs in ir 44-27 victory over Atlanta Falcons to take his total to 40 passing touchdowns for regular season.

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Tom Brady NFL stats: Bucs star sets new QB record vs Atlanta Falcons

While New England Patriots finished ir season with an empty 28-14 win over New York Jets in Week 17, Tom Brady was getting prepped for a playoff run in his first season with Bucs. It was also Brady's 299th career start, surpassing Brett Favre for most by a quarterback in NFL history. Brady also holds record for most wins as a starting quarterback with 229.

Bucs defeated  Atlanta Falcons 44-27 on Sunday to secure . 5 seed, having previously confirmed ir berth in NFL playoffs for first time in 13 years.

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Tom Brady touchdowns: Veteran QB's new milestone

main man behind Bucs' victory was ne or than Tom Brady. veteran QB threw four touchdowns in game to take his tally to 40 passing touchdowns for season. He finished 2020 season by completing 65.7% of his passes for 4,633 yards with 40 touchdowns to 12 interceptions and a passer rating of 102.2. 

 40 touchdown passes were Brady's most since 2007 (50 TDs), and 4,633 passing yards were most Brady had in a season since 2015 (4,770 yards). Brady's 4,633 passing yards and 40 touchdowns are also most for a player d 40 or older. Brady joined iconic Peyton Manning as only two players in NFL history to throw 40 TD passes in a season for two different franchises.

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Brady is also atop NFL career leaderboard in passing touchdowns (581), having overtaken New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in October 2020. two active quarterbacks have traded position for  all-time mark before. 

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