The New England Patriots have not been anywhere near as successful since the departure of legendary quarterback Tom Brady, and one particularly insane stat highlights just how hard the team has fallen off since left.
As NFL expert Albert Breer of The Monday Morning Quarterback points out, even though we’re just nine games into the 2023 NFL season, the New England Patriots have already matched the most losses Tom Brady ever suffered in a season as the starting quarterback of the Patriots.
“The most games Tom Brady ever lost in a season in 18 years as Patriots starting quarterback was seven—and that was in his third NFL season (2002).
It took these Patriots nine games to get to seven losses,” Breer said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
The most games Tom Brady ever lost in a season in 18 years as Patriots starting quarterback was seven—and that was in his third NFL season (2002).
It took these Patriots nine games to get to seven losses.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 5, 2023
Obviously, this speaks to both how dominant Brady was during his time with the Patriots as well as to just how much the Patriots have been struggling this year – and really ever since Brady left the team.
The insane news that the Patriots have already matched the worst season Brady ever had as the team’s starter led to a lot of reactions on social media as a result.
Tom is gonna have to get back surgery soon from all the time he had to carry that slob belichick https://t.co/YahoPgxDJC
— 2024 has arrived (@brooks_english) November 5, 2023
I feel bad for every Patriots QB post-Brady era https://t.co/ESbdQwkt39
— Blake (@SoldierFieldBlg) November 5, 2023
these Patriots are the worst in history
— Liz 💦 (@LizFerminiOF) November 5, 2023
A buddy of mine, NOT a Patriot’s fan, said, this may sound funny, Tom Brady may even be a little underrated. I agree with this. He made it look so easy as the Pats QB, that it looked like anyone could do it. The amount of crazy stats like you list above show his greatness….
— FootballHockey1962 (@FTtocs9914) November 5, 2023
Are you implying that Mac Jones is not as good as Tom Brady?
— Geoff Walker (@gewa76) November 5, 2023
As great as Brady was it seems he was underrated.
— Gerry Levine (@gerrylev) November 5, 2023
The Patriots just haven’t been the same since Brady left, and that’s never been more evident than this season.
