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A “Brady Boner” is a play or throw made by Tom Brady that makes you think, “Wow, I am lucky to have this guy as my quarterback.” Throughout the 2019 season we heard critics, *cough Max Kellerman cough*, tell us how Brady’s arm doesn’t look the same as it used to. This is true, as he is 41 and doesn’t have the zip on the ball like he did back in his prime days. However, that doesn’t mean the comeback kid can’t still sling around the rock. Here are three examples of a “Brady Boner”.



37-yard Touchdown Pass to Cordarrelle Patterson @ Miami Week 14

To anyone who thinks that Brady is a check-down machine that lost his arm talent, all you have to do is throw on the clip of his 37-yard TD pass to Cordarrelle Patterson against the Dolphins. Brady ripped an absolute seed up the seems to retake the lead in the second quarter of this game. He looked off Dolphins safety Reshad Jones and threaded the ball over the outstretched arms of cornerback Walt Aikens and put the pass right into Patterson’s breadbasket. It was an extraordinary throw that definitely hushed a few critics.

2. 34-yard Touchdown Pass to Josh Gordon vs Colts Week 5

On this play in the fourth quarter of the week five victory over the Colts Brady had plenty of time in the pocket. As he kept his eyes locked downfield, he was pointing in the direction of open field to his receivers. After roughly seven seconds in the pocket, he found newly required wide receiver Josh Gordon sprinting to the corner of the endzone. Brady hucked it up into double coverage but Gordon was able to go up and snatch the ball away from the two defenders covering him. This play happened to be Brady’s 500th career touchdown pass. The crowd erupted, Gordon spiked the ball, and Brady was ecstatic on the sidelines. It’s safe to say that he broke the 500 TD mark in style.



3. 29-yard Pass to Rob Gronkowski vs Rams in Super Bowl LIII



Not only was this the play that set up the only touchdown of Super Bowl LIII, but this also happened to be the final catch of future Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski’s career (are your eyes watering too?). As we have seen time and time again, Brady threw a perfect ball to Gronk up the seems as it created more separation and landed right in Gronk’s hands. The big man did a fantastic job holding onto the ball as he fell to the ground after securing the catch. At the time of the play it was 3-3 with under eight minutes left in the game, so scoring opportunities were running very low for both teams. As we have seen so many times Brady decided to go to his guy (Gronk) when it mattered the most and he prevailed. The lasting image of Gronk catching the ball for the final time will be stuck into New England natives heads for years to come.