SB46? Absolutely. SB 42? Not really. He led his team to 10 points against a decent defense before needing some ridiculous luck to score the go ahead TD. Maybe I’m too blinded by the Lombardi’s but I feel like Eli had more luck in that one game than Brady has had his entire postseason career.
Fair point although I’d still argue that Helmet Catch was luckier since it required not only a no call on a blatant hold but then a Hail Mary in between like 5 guys and then a ridiculous catch on top of that.
The fog of war is probably getting to me but I’m trying to come up with a game where Brady got as collectively lucky as Eli in SB42. Maybe 2006 San Diego where he played poorly and got a 2nd life thanks to Troy?
I love Tom Brady, I love Bill Belichick. I love football. However, these conversations about Eli all seem the same on this board. I feel like I have made this same reply, just worded differently on other threads.Yeah the 2006 playoff game comes to memory. There wasn't an insane amount of luck involved in the Steelers or Rams wins in 2001. The 2003 run was pretty clean. I mean the Pats got lucky that the Titans WR didn't come down with the catch on 4th down, but that wasn't Brady's luck and it wasn't a gimme catch. The 2004 run wasn't particularly lucky, they easily beat Indy and Pittsburgh and were in control against Philly. 2006 SD was lucky but didn't result in a title. The 2014 run they didn't have any luck against Baltimore or Indy or Seattle. Really the luckiest moment during any of the title runs was probably the Edelman catch, and that required a ridiculous amount of skill.
The Giants shouldn't have even been in 46, the Niners muffed multiple punts in the NFCCG that led to direct points.
January 22, 2012. Patriots 23, Ravens 20. The first words out of Brady's mouth at the trophy presentation were "I sucked pretty bad today, but our defense saved us."