After signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a blockbuster free agency move, quarterback Tom Brady and the Bucs will now immediately have the opportunity to do something no other player has ever done before: play in a Super Bowl as the home team.
Of course, Brady spent the last 20 years of his career in New England, playing in a stadium that hasn't ever hosted a Super Bowl game. Now, it comes to Tampa for the fifth time – and the first since Super Bowl XLIII following the 2008 season.
And while Foxboro may be an unfamiliar host, Brady is no stranger to the championship game. He's been to a whopping nine Super Bowls in his career and won six of them, recording a feature-length film's worth of highlight reels. His last victory came just two seasons ago in 2018 over the L.A. Rams.
That game saw him throw a modest 262 yards on 21 completions. The year before? He threw for a whopping 505 yards and three touchdowns against zero interceptions despite the Pats loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. Those are the most yards EVER thrown in the big game. In all, Brady has gone 256-of-392 on pass attempts for 2,868 yards and 118 touchdowns in Super Bowls alone. His nine quests for the Lombardi Trophy and six wins are the most of any active player. He has 30 playoff wins in all.
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Perhaps one of his most memorable Super Bowls, and certainly the one Bucs fans probably remember most of his, came after the 2016 season. The Patriots faced off against the Atlanta Falcons and found themselves in a 25-point hole, down 28-3 in Super Bowl LI. If it were any other quarterback, the Patriots themselves may not have even thought they stood a chance. No team had ever come back from such a deficit. But Brady willed it and New England ended up taking the Falcons into overtime – the first time NFL fans ever got bonus football in a Super Bowl. Sure enough, the Pats scored a touchdown and won the game to give Brady his fifth championship.
View pictures from QB Tom Brady's 6 Super Bowl victories.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) reacts to a second-quarter touchdown play during Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during an NFL Super Bowl XXXVI game against the St. Louis Rams in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome on Feb. 3, 2002. The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) prepares to take the snap from center during an NFL Super Bowl XXXVI game against the St. Louis Rams in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome on Feb. 3, 2002. The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (Allen Kee via AP)
New England Patroits Tom Brady plays in Super Bowl XXXVI against the St.Louis Rams at the Louisiana Superdome on February 3,2002 in New Orleans, Louisiana.The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patriots offensive line fires off to block in front of quarterback Tom Brady (12) during an NFL Super Bowl XXXVI game against the St. Louis Rams in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome on Feb. 3, 2002. The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) rolls out to pass during Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome on Feb. 3, 2002 in New Orleans. The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (Allen Kee via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) gets set to throw a pass during Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome on Feb. 3, 2002, in New Orleans. The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (Allen Kee via AP)
New England Patroits Tom Brady in Super Bowl XXXVI against the St.Louis Rams at the Louisiana Superdome on February 3,2002 in New Orleans, Louisiana.The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patroits Tom Brady plays in Super Bowl XXXVI against the St.Louis Rams at the Louisiana Superdome on February 3,2002 in New Orleans, Louisiana.The Patriots defeated the Rams 20-17. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, celebrates on the stand as Patriots owner Robert Kraft, right, makes his way across the stand after the Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady (12) reacts after the Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI Feb. 3, 2002, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. (Allen Kee via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady smiles during media day at Reliant Stadium in Houston Tuesday Jan. 27, 2004. The Patriots and Carolina Panthers meet in Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium on Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady laughs during media day at Reliant Stadium in Houston Tuesday Jan. 27, 2004. The Patriots and Carolina Panthers face off in Super Bowl XXXVIII on Sunday Feb. 1 (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
New England Patriots quarterback and game MVP Tom Brady (12) passes during Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers, Feb. 1, 2004 in Houston. (AP Photo/Greg Trott)
New England Patroits Tom Brady plays in SUPERBOWLXXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1,2004 in Houston Texas.The Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-29. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots prepares to make a handoff during Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 01, 2004 in Houston. The Patriots won 32-29. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
New England Patroits Tom Brady plays in SUPERBOWLXXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1,2004 in Houston Texas.The Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-29. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patroits Tom Brady plays in SUPERBOWLXXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1,2004 in Houston Texas.The Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-29. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patroits Tom Brady plays in SUPERBOWLXXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1,2004 in Houston Texas.The Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-29. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots points out the defense during Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 01, 2004 in Houston. The Patriots won 32-29. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) sets up to pass against the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII. The Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-29 in Houston, Texas on February 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Kevin Terrell)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) hands off to running back Antowain Smith in the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers during Super Bowl XXXVIII on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes his way through the crowd after the Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady smiles after the Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in the closing seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Feb. 1, 2004, a game widely considered one of the best Super Bowls. Brady was named MVP for the second time in three years after completing a record 32 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns. Kicker Adam Vinatieri again kicked the winning field goal in the final seconds, as he had two years earlier. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots holds the Vince Lombardi trophy following Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 01, 2004 in Houston. The Patriots won 32-29. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) completed 32 of 48 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns and was named Most Valuable Player, holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy while being interviewed by Jim Nantz after the Patriots 32-29 win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas on February 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Kevin Terrell)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady calls a play at the line of scrimmage in the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX at Alltel Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
New England Patriots Tom Brady plays against the Philadelphia Eagles in SUPERBOWL XXXIX at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL The Patriots defeated the Eagles 24-21. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patriots Tom Brady plays against the Philadelphia Eagles in SUPERBOWL XXXIX at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL The Patriots defeated the Eagles 24-21. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patriots Tom Brady plays against the Philadelphia Eagles in SUPERBOWL XXXIX at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL The Patriots defeated the Eagles 24-21. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
A general view from the endzone is seen as New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Patriots won 28-24. (AP Photo/Peter Read Miller)
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes during the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won 28-24. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes the ball against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes during the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won 28-24. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) looks to throw the ball downfield during Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Patriots won 28-24. (AP Photo/Peter Read Miller)
Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates during the second half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Glendale, Ariz. The Patriots won 28-24. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Feb. 1, 2015, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs during Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. ThePatriots won in overtime, 34-28. (Ric Tapia via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) calls a play at the line of scrimmage during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) makes a call at the line of scrimmage during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws during Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots won in overtime, 34-28. (Ric Tapia via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates during Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. The Patriots won in overtime, 34-28. (Ric Tapia via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady #12 in action against the Atlanta Falcons at Super Bowl 51 on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and center David Andrews (60) celebrate after the game-winning touchdown during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates after the game-winning touchdown during the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates while holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy following the Patriots' win in the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy following the Patriots' win in the NFL Super Bowl LI football game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
2017 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - New England Patriots' Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime at the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game on Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) screams as he enters the stadium before the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) prepares to take the snap as the line up during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) hands the ball off to Rex Burkhead against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) looks to pass during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) drops back to pass against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) looks to pass during NFL Super Bowl 53 against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. The Patriots defeated the Rams, 13-3. (Ryan Kang via AP)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) throw the ball against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady #12 calls signals at the line against the Los Angeles Rams during NFL Super Bowl 53, Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) celebrates a touchdown run by Sony Michel during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is interviewed by Jim Nantz after defeating the Los Angeles Rams during NFL Super Bowl 53, Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
New England Patriots' Julian Edelman, left, and Tom Brady celebrate after the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. (Tom DiPace via AP)
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Two years before that was another victory, this time over the Seattle Seahawks and the infamous, 'He should have ran it' play where instead of handing the ball off to running back Marshawn Lynch at the goal line with time expiring needing a touchdown, the Seahawks instead elected to throw it and New England safety Malcolm Butler picked off Wilson to seal the game for the Pats, instead. It capped off perhaps Brady's best Super Bowl performance, where he completed 37 of 50 pass attempts for 328 yards and four touchdowns.
Before that epic win were back-to-back Super Bowl losses to the New York Giants after the 2011 and 2007 seasons. Those were the lost years that Brady undoubtedly would like to forget. Only, the way those losses stung provide a sense of motivation for the veteran signal caller to this day, according to his Tom vs. Time documentary.
Between 2001 and 2004, New England was in the Super Bowl three times with Brady at the helm. They won all three, first against the 'Greatest Show on Turf' St. Louis Rams in 2001, the Carolina Panthers in 2003 and the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004. Brady threw six touchdowns in total during those games – against just one interception.
Over his Super Bowl tenure, Brady has taken home four Super Bowl MVP trophies along with the Lombardi Trophy. Those came in 2001 (his very first), 2003, 2014 and 2016.
But now let's briefly revisit Super Bowl XLIII in 2009. No, Brady wasn't a part of it. But you want to know who won that game inside Raymond James Stadium? The Pittsburgh Steelers – with an offensive coordinator named Bruce Arians, an offensive quality control coach named Harold Goodwin, a backup quarterback named Byron Leftwich and a linebacker named Larry Foote. They are all now coaches for the Buccaneers and can return to the Super Bowl in the same stadium, this time with Brady in tow.
He already has more rings than fit on his throwing hand – all with the same franchise. That's pretty epic. But Brady and all of those aforementioned guys winning it in their home stadium for the first time in NFL history – in their first season together? Now that would be a Hollywood ending.
