BRADY BUNCH OF RECORDS: New England quarterback TOM BRADYcompleted 22 of 36 passes (61.1 percent) for 239 yards in the Patriots' 23-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
Brady has passed for 5,009 yards in his postseason career, the fourth-most in NFL playoff history after surpassing Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback JOHN ELWAYon Sunday.
The most postseason passing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER
POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS
Brett Favre
5,855
Joe Montana
5,772
Peyton Manning
5,389
*Tom Brady
5,009
John Elway
4,964
Dan Marino
4,510
*Advanced to Super Bowl XLVI
Brady owns a 16-5 record (.762) in his postseason career. His 16 wins are tied for the most in NFL postseason history with Pro Football Hall of Famer JOE MONTANA (16).
The starting quarterbacks with the most playoff wins in NFL history:
QUARTERBACK
TEAM(S)
PLAYOFF WINS
*Tom Brady
New England Patriots
16
Joe Montana
San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs
16
Terry Bradshaw
Pittsburgh Steelers
14
John Elway
Denver Broncos
14
Brett Favre
Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
13
*Advanced to Super Bowl XLVI
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN:With the New York Giants' 20-17 overtime win at San Francisco, Giants quarterback ELI MANNING has a 7-3 career postseason record, including a 5-1 record on the road. Manning claimed his fifth postseason road win on Sunday night, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famers LEN DAWSON (four) and ROGER STAUBACH(four), JAKE DELHOMME(four), MARK SANCHEZ (four) and JOE FLACCO (four) for the most playoff victories on the road in NFL history.
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HEAD OF THE CLASS: Including the win in this past Sunday's AFC Championship game, New England Patriots head coach BILL BELICHICK has compiled a 17-6 record (.739) in his postseason career. Belichick (17) is tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer JOE GIBBS(17) for the third-most playoff wins in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers TOM LANDRY and DON SHULA.
The head coaches with the most playoff wins in NFL history:
HEAD COACH
TEAM(S)
PLAYOFF WINS
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
20
Don Shula
Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins
19
*Bill Belichick
Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots
17
Joe Gibbs
Washington Redskins
17
Chuck Noll
Pittsburgh Steelers
16
*Advanced to Super Bowl XLVI
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SUPER COMBINATION:Coupled with this year's AFC Championship, New England head coach BILL BELICHICKand quarterback TOM BRADYearned a berth in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. It will mark their fifth Super Bowl appearance together, the most by a head coach-quarterback duo in the Super Bowl era (since 1966).
The head coach-quarterback combinations with the most Super Bowl appearances:
QUARTERBACK
HEAD COACH
TEAM
SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES
Tom Brady
Bill Belichick
New England Patriots*
*5
Roger Staubach
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
4
Jim Kelly
Marv Levy
Buffalo Bills
4
Terry Bradshaw
Chuck Noll
Pittsburgh Steelers
4
*Includes Super Bowl XLVI
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POSTSEASON SUCCESS: In back-to-back weeks, the New York Giants claimed playoff wins on the road to reach Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
New York head coach TOM COUGHLIN recorded his seventh playoff victory on the road in the Giants' victory at San Francisco, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer TOM LANDRY(seven) for the most postseason road wins by a head coach in NFL history.
The coaches with the most postseason road wins in NFL history:
HEAD COACH
POSTSEASON ROAD VICTORIES
Tom Coughlin
7
Tom Landry
7
Joe Gibbs
5
Many tied
4
