re: If the Patriots win

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No one can deny the performances Brady has had IN the Super Bowls he's played in. But the road to get there? It's been much easier than the rest of the NFL has dealt with on average.

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You usually get easier roads to the Super Bowl by winning the most games in your conference, and getting the higher seed. That's the entire point of higher seeds.

Also the AFC has had a better record against the NFC than vice versa in most seasons of Brady's career.

Only reason he beat the Jags and Titans this year to get to the super bowl is because those two teams beat the #2 and #3 seeds.


But sure let's do the checklist

2001: Beat a 13-3 Steelers team at Heinz with a Bledsoe bc Brady got hurt. Beat NFC #1 seed in Super Bowl. So they knocked off the two top seeds in the playoff picture

2003: beat McNair led 12-4 Titans Beat 12-4 Manning Colts at Gillette (they were a 3 seed) in AFC title game. Beat 3 seed NFC champ in SB Carolina

2004: Beat 12-4 Manning Colts in divisional round, beat 15-1 Steelers in AFC title game, then beat 1 seed Philly in SB

2007: Beat Jags (who beat the Steelers in wildcard round) and chargers (who beat the Colts in the divisional round.

2011: Beat Ravens in AFC title game. Same team essentially that won the SB the following year

2014: Beat Ravens and Colts, both who upset higher seeds to get to that round. Then beat the #1 NFC seed in Super Bowl

2016: Beat the AFC #3 seed Steelers and the NFC #2 seed.