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In Tom Brady's 21-year career, there isn't much he hasn't done.
Brady is a six-time Super Bowl champion, a three-time Most Valuable Player, a member of two All-Decade teams and one of 10 quarterbacks selected to the NFL 100 All-Time Team.
The longtime Patriots quarterback, though, isn't perfect. Brady has a losing record against one of the league's 32 franchises. That team, of course, is the Denver Broncos.
The Buccaneers' new signal caller is 7-6 against Denver in the regular season, but a 1-3 postseason record drops his overall tally to 8-9.
He'll aim to even that mark this weekend when the Bucs come to Empower Field at Mile High, but in the meantime, we're taking a look back at the Broncos' best performances against arguably the greatest quarterback of all time.
5. Week 12, 2015: Broncos 30, Patriots 24
In the Broncos' last regular-season win over Brady and the Patriots, Brady threw for three touchdowns and no interceptions, but he completed just 54.8 percent of his passes and was sacked three times by an elite Denver defense. Only one of Brady's touchdowns and two of the sacks came in the second half as the Broncos overcame a 21-7 fourth-quarter deficit in the snow. Brock Osweiler led three scoring drives in their final four drives, while Brady and the Patriots managed just a field goal as time expired. In overtime, C.J. Anderson scampered for a 48-yard game-ending score that gave Denver a critical win in their hunt for the first-overall seed.
4. Week 7, 2001: Broncos 31, Patriots 20
In Brady's first career start against the Broncos, the Denver defense was dominant against the second-year player. The Patriots would go on to win their first Super Bowl title that year, but on that afternoon in Denver, it was all about the Broncos. After the Patriots opened up a 10-0 lead, the Broncos finished the game on a 31-10 run to earn a resounding win. The game truly swung in the fourth quarter, when Brady threw interceptions on all four of the Pariots' fourth-quarter drives. Denver sealed the game with the third of Brady's four interceptions, as Denver's Denard Walker returned the pass 39 yards for a touchdown. Brady finished the game 25-of-38 for 203 yards, two touchdowns, four interceptions and a 57.1 quarterback rating. His four interceptions remain tied for the most he's thrown in a single game in his career.