NFL round-up: ‘Walking legend’ Tom Brady seizes all-time win mark during Patriots’ blitzing of Rams
Quarterback pilots New England to a 26-10 victory over Los Angeles, his 201st NFL triumph breaking the all-time record for wins by a quarterback.
Tom Brady piloted the New England Patriots to a 26-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, his 201st NFL triumph breaking the all-time record for wins by a quarterback.
“We’re in the locker room with a walking legend,” Patriots cornerback Malcom Butler said after Brady threw for one touchdown pass in the victory that took the Patriots to 10-2 for the season.
He broke out of a tie with now-retired Peyton Manning for number one on the all-time wins list, including regular-season and post-season contests.
“He has the most wins in quarterback history in the NFL, but he still comes to work like he hasn’t accomplished anything,” Butler added of Brady – who might have passed the milestone sooner but for his four-game Deflategate suspension to start this season.
The record put Brady in the spotlight, but the Pats defence also came up big, holding the Rams to 25 yards of offence in the first half – the fewest yards ever allowed by New England in a half.
It was the kind of performance New England needed as they adjust to life without star tight end Rob Gronkowski, who will miss the rest of the season after back surgery this week.
LeGarrette Blount, raced 43 yards for a touchdown on a fourth-and-one play on New England’s first possession.
