Dungy vs Brady (including playoffs)
Reg. Season
- Nov 30, 2003: NE 38, Ind 34. Brady: 26-35, 236 yds, 2 td, 2 int
- Sep 9, 2004: NE 27, Ind 24. Brady: 26-38, 335 yds, 3 td, 1 int
- Nov 7, 2005: Ind 40, NE 21. Brady: 25-40, 285 yds, 3 td, 0 int
- Nov 5, 2006: Ind 27, NE 20. Brady: 20-35, 201 yds, 0 td, 4 int
- Nov 4, 2007: NE 24, Ind 20. Brady: 21-32, 255 yds, 3 td, 2 int
Post Season
- Jan 18, 2004: NE 24, Ind 14. Brady: 22-37, 237 yds, 1 td, 1 int
- Jan 16, 2005: NE 20, Ind 3. Brady: 18-27, 144 yds, 1 td, 0 int
- Jan 21, 2007: Ind 38, NE 34. Brady: 21-34, 232 yds, 1 td, 1 int
So against Brady, Dungy was 3-5. Average score: NE 26, Ind 25. Tot Brady stat line: 179-278, 1,925 yds, 6.9 y/a, 14 td, 11 int, 84.9 rating
Dungy vs Rodgers
- Oct 19, 2008: GB 34, Ind 14. Rodgers: 21-28, 186 yds, 6.6 y/a, 1 td, 0 int, 104.2 rating
So he had to coach against Brady eight times and Rodgers only once in his whole career. Seems a bit disingenuous to suggest that it was harder for him to coach against Rodgers than Brady, given that he only had to do it once vs. Rodgers but eight times vs. Brady. Though to be fair, even though the Pats got the better of his Colts, Brady's overall stat line isn't super impressive. So maybe that's what Dungy is thinking about. "Hey we did a good job against Brady even though their teams beat us more often."
Or maybe he's just remembering the most recent games against Brady. Last 3 matchups: 2-1 Indy. And Brady's stat line over those three games is pretty bad: 62-101, 688 yds, 6.8 y/a, 4 td, 7 int, 65.9 rating. So maybe he felt like he had figured Brady out by then so the "freshest" games in his memory were of Indy not having too difficult a time dealing with him.
Who knows.