Tom Brady is an absolute legend and he proves it every time he’s on the pitch. On Sunday, the Buccaneers quarterback became the first QB in NFL history to reach 600 career touchdown passes against the Chicago Bears.
Brady reached the historic number with 10 second left in the first quarter on a 9-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Mike Evans, who is coming up on his own record. The score was his 67th career touchdown, putting him just four behind Mike Alstott’s franchise record of 71.
Brady was greeted with a giant hug from coach Bruce Arians after the play. However, something funny happened after Evans threw the ball to a fan before realizing the significance of the NFL record. Luckily for Brady, a Bucs official recovered the ball and gave the fan a different one.
Tom Brady’s milestone: most games with 4 passing touchdowns in NFL
Before Sunday’s game, Brady needed two touchdowns to reach the 600. His first touchdown of the game came on with a 4-yard touchdown throw to Chris Godwin. Brady already held the NFL record for most touchdown passes.
Of course, Brady didn’t stay there. In the first half, he made two passing touchdowns more to tie Drew Brees for the most games with 4 passing touchdowns in NFL history with 37. The breakdown of Brady’s 602 pass TD: 42 stadiums, 86 different receivers, 100 different opposing head coaches and 10,365 yard covered (per ESPN Extra).
His numbers are impressive and to put them in some context, let’s say this: according to StatMuse, Tom Brady has more career passing touchdowns than the Panthers, Ravens, Jaguars or Texans as a franchise.