“Some things are stronger than blood.”
One of those things could be classified as Tom Brady‘s relationship with the New England Patriots, as the franchise legend made his preference clear for Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
“You know I got your back RKK [Patriots owner Robert Kenneth Kraft]. Get that seventh ring so we will match,” Brady posted to Instagram on Friday night time.
This submit comes within the wake of Brady receiving criticism from Patriots alums for beforehand saying he has “no canine within the combat” within the Tremendous Bowl and “could the very best workforce win.”
As for his profession in New England, every of the Patriots’ six Tremendous Bowl triumphs have include Brady underneath heart: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Throughout his 20 years with the franchise (2000-19), Brady totaled 74,571 passing yards, 541 passing touchdowns and 219 regular-season wins, that are all first in Patriots historical past.
Brady gained every of his three NFL MVPs with the Patriots (2007, 2010 and 2017), with whom he was a four-time Tremendous Bowl MVP (2001, 2003, 2014 and 2016), earlier than spending the final three seasons of his profession with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-22); Brady gained Tremendous Bowl LV and Tremendous Bowl LVP MVP honors with the Buccaneers.
As for this Sunday, this would be the Patriots’ twelfth Tremendous Bowl look. A victory would break a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for probably the most Tremendous Bowl wins in NFL historical past as a franchise (it will give them seven). New England went 14-3 within the common season, with head coach Mike Vrabel incomes 2025 Coach of the Yr honors in his first yr on the helm and second-year quarterback Drake Maye being the runner-up for the 2025 NFL MVP.
Within the AFC playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans at dwelling after which beat the Denver Broncos on the street within the AFC Championship Recreation. They’re going to face a Seahawks workforce that additionally went 14-3 within the common season in what shall be a rematch of Tremendous Bowl XLIX (28-24 Patriots win).
