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35 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 44 Game-Winning Drives
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
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1 | 2001 | 5 | 2001-10-14 | 24-072 | NWE | SDG | W 29-26 | 33 | 54 | 61.11 | 364 | 2 | 0 | 93.4 | 6.74 | 7.48 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
2 | 2001 | 12 | 2001-12-02 | 24-121 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 17-16 | 20 | 28 | 71.43 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 93.3 | 7.61 | 7.61 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
3 | 2001 | 14 | 2001-12-16 | 24-135 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 12-9 | 19 | 35 | 54.29 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 63.6 | 6.77 | 5.49 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
4 | 2002 | 3 | 2002-09-22 | 25-050 | NWE | KAN | W 41-38 | 39 | 54 | 72.22 | 410 | 4 | 1 | 110.9 | 7.59 | 8.24 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | GWD | |
5 | 2002 | 9 | 2002-11-10 | 25-099 | NWE | @ | CHI | W 33-30 | 36 | 55 | 65.45 | 328 | 3 | 1 | 92.1 | 5.96 | 6.24 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
6 | 2002 | 16 | 2002-12-29 | 25-148 | NWE | MIA | W 27-24 | 25 | 44 | 56.82 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 68.5 | 5.02 | 4.45 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
7 | 2003 | 5 | 2003-10-05 | 26-063 | NWE | TEN | W 38-30 | 17 | 31 | 54.84 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 88.0 | 7.06 | 7.71 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
8 | 2003 | 7 | 2003-10-19 | 26-077 | NWE | @ | MIA | W 19-13 | 24 | 34 | 70.59 | 283 | 2 | 0 | 115.2 | 8.32 | 9.50 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | GWD |
9 | 2003 | 9 | 2003-11-03 | 26-092 | NWE | @ | DEN | W 30-26 | 20 | 35 | 57.14 | 350 | 3 | 1 | 108.0 | 10.00 | 10.43 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
10 | 2003 | 11 | 2003-11-23 | 26-112 | NWE | @ | HOU | W 23-20 | 29 | 47 | 61.70 | 368 | 2 | 2 | 82.6 | 7.83 | 6.77 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
11 | 2003 | 12 | 2003-11-30 | 26-119 | NWE | @ | IND | W 38-34 | 26 | 35 | 74.29 | 236 | 2 | 2 | 87.3 | 6.74 | 5.31 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
12 | 2004 | 3 | 2004-10-03 | 27-061 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 31-17 | 17 | 30 | 56.67 | 298 | 2 | 0 | 112.9 | 9.93 | 11.27 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
13 | 2005 | 3 | 2005-09-25 | 28-053 | NWE | @ | PIT | W 23-20 | 31 | 41 | 75.61 | 372 | 0 | 1 | 92.7 | 9.07 | 7.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
14 | 2005 | 5 | 2005-10-09 | 28-067 | NWE | @ | ATL | W 31-28 | 22 | 27 | 81.48 | 350 | 3 | 1 | 140.4 | 12.96 | 13.52 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | GWD |
15 | 2005 | 7 | 2005-10-30 | 28-088 | NWE | BUF | W 21-16 | 14 | 21 | 66.67 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 113.0 | 9.48 | 10.43 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
16 | 2005 | 9 | 2005-11-13 | 28-102 | NWE | @ | MIA | W 23-16 | 21 | 36 | 58.33 | 275 | 2 | 2 | 77.9 | 7.64 | 6.25 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
17 | 2006 | 1 | 2006-09-10 | 29-038 | NWE | BUF | W 19-17 | 11 | 23 | 47.83 | 163 | 2 | 1 | 82.3 | 7.09 | 6.87 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 4QC | |
18 | 2006 | 11 | 2006-11-26 | 29-115 | NWE | CHI | W 17-13 | 22 | 33 | 66.67 | 267 | 1 | 2 | 76.2 | 8.09 | 5.97 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | GWD | |
19 | 2006 | 12 | 2006-12-03 | 29-122 | NWE | DET | W 28-21 | 27 | 38 | 71.05 | 305 | 0 | 1 | 83.8 | 8.03 | 6.84 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
20 | 2007 | 9 | 2007-11-04 | 30-093 | NWE | @ | IND | W 24-20 | 21 | 32 | 65.63 | 255 | 3 | 2 | 95.2 | 7.97 | 7.03 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
21 | 2007 | 11 | 2007-11-25 | 30-114 | NWE | PHI | W 31-28 | 34 | 54 | 62.96 | 380 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 | 7.04 | 7.41 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
22 | 2007 | 12 | 2007-12-03 | 30-122 | NWE | @ | BAL | W 27-24 | 18 | 38 | 47.37 | 257 | 2 | 1 | 76.3 | 6.76 | 6.63 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
23 | 2007 | 16 | 2007-12-29 | 30-148 | NWE | @ | NYG | W 38-35 | 32 | 42 | 76.19 | 356 | 2 | 0 | 116.8 | 8.48 | 9.43 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
24 | 2009 | 1 | 2009-09-14 | 32-042 | NWE | BUF | W 25-24 | 39 | 53 | 73.58 | 378 | 2 | 1 | 97.8 | 7.13 | 7.04 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
25 | 2010 | 5 | 2010-10-17 | 33-075 | NWE | BAL | W 23-20 | 27 | 44 | 61.36 | 292 | 1 | 2 | 69.5 | 6.64 | 5.05 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
26 | 2010 | 11 | 2010-11-25 | 33-114 | NWE | @ | DET | W 45-24 | 21 | 27 | 77.78 | 341 | 4 | 0 | 158.3 | 12.63 | 15.59 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | GWD |
27 | 2010 | 14 | 2010-12-19 | 33-138 | NWE | GNB | W 31-27 | 15 | 24 | 62.50 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 110.2 | 6.79 | 8.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | ||
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
28 | 2011 | 6 | 2011-10-16 | 34-074 | NWE | DAL | W 20-16 | 27 | 41 | 65.85 | 289 | 2 | 2 | 82.3 | 7.05 | 5.83 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
29 | 2011 | 15 | 2011-12-24 | 34-143 | NWE | MIA | W 27-24 | 27 | 46 | 58.70 | 304 | 1 | 0 | 85.8 | 6.61 | 7.04 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 2 | GWD | |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
30 | 2012 | 4 | 2012-09-30 | 35-058 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 52-28 | 22 | 36 | 61.11 | 340 | 3 | 0 | 120.1 | 9.44 | 11.11 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | GWD |
31 | 2012 | 7 | 2012-10-21 | 35-079 | NWE | NYJ | W 29-26 | 26 | 42 | 61.90 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 95.2 | 6.17 | 7.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | ||
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
32 | 2013 | 1 | 2013-09-08 | 36-036 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 23-21 | 29 | 52 | 55.77 | 288 | 2 | 1 | 76.4 | 5.54 | 5.44 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
33 | 2013 | 6 | 2013-10-13 | 36-071 | NWE | NOR | W 30-27 | 25 | 43 | 58.14 | 269 | 1 | 1 | 74.7 | 6.26 | 5.67 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
34 | 2013 | 11 | 2013-11-24 | 36-113 | NWE | DEN | W 34-31 | 34 | 50 | 68.00 | 344 | 3 | 0 | 107.4 | 6.88 | 8.08 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
35 | 2013 | 12 | 2013-12-01 | 36-120 | NWE | @ | HOU | W 34-31 | 29 | 41 | 70.73 | 371 | 2 | 1 | 104.8 | 9.05 | 8.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
36 | 2013 | 13 | 2013-12-08 | 36-127 | NWE | CLE | W 27-26 | 32 | 52 | 61.54 | 418 | 2 | 1 | 91.7 | 8.04 | 7.94 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
37 | 2014 | 13 | 2014-12-07 | 37-126 | NWE | @ | SDG | W 23-14 | 28 | 44 | 63.64 | 317 | 2 | 1 | 90.8 | 7.20 | 7.09 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
38 | 2014 | 15 | 2014-12-21 | 37-140 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 17-16 | 23 | 35 | 65.71 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 76.1 | 5.20 | 4.49 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
39 | 2015 | 6 | 2015-10-25 | 38-083 | NWE | NYJ | W 30-23 | 34 | 54 | 62.96 | 355 | 2 | 0 | 94.3 | 6.57 | 7.31 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 4QC / GWD | |
40 | 2015 | 9 | 2015-11-15 | 38-104 | NWE | @ | NYG | W 27-26 | 26 | 42 | 61.90 | 334 | 2 | 1 | 92.8 | 7.95 | 7.83 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
41 | 2016 | 11 | 2016-11-27 | 39-116 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 22-17 | 30 | 50 | 60.00 | 286 | 2 | 0 | 89.2 | 5.72 | 6.52 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
42 | 2017 | 3 | 2017-09-24 | 40-052 | NWE | HOU | W 36-33 | 25 | 35 | 71.43 | 378 | 5 | 0 | 146.2 | 10.80 | 13.66 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
43 | 2017 | 14 | 2017-12-17 | 40-136 | NWE | @ | PIT | W 27-24 | 22 | 35 | 62.86 | 298 | 1 | 1 | 87.6 | 8.51 | 7.80 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
44 | 2018 | 6 | 2018-10-14 | 41-072 | NWE | KAN | W 43-40 | 24 | 35 | 68.57 | 340 | 1 | 0 | 109.2 | 9.71 | 10.29 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 4QC / GWD | |
45 | 2018 | 9 | 2018-11-04 | 41-093 | NWE | GNB | W 31-17 | 22 | 35 | 62.86 | 294 | 1 | 0 | 99.0 | 8.40 | 8.97 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | GWD |
9 Postseason Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 13 Postseason Game-Winning Drives
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
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1 | 2001 | 17 | 2002-01-19 | 24-169 | NWE | OAK | W 16-13 | 32 | 52 | 61.54 | 312 | 0 | 1 | 70.4 | 6.00 | 5.13 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 1 | 4QC / GWD | |
2 | 2001 | 19 | 2002-02-03 | 24-184 | NWE | N | STL | W 20-17 | 16 | 27 | 59.26 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 86.2 | 5.37 | 6.11 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
3 | 2003 | 17 | 2004-01-10 | 26-160 | NWE | TEN | W 17-14 | 21 | 41 | 51.22 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 73.3 | 4.90 | 5.39 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | GWD | |
4 | 2003 | 19 | 2004-02-01 | 26-182 | NWE | N | CAR | W 32-29 | 32 | 48 | 66.67 | 354 | 3 | 1 | 100.5 | 7.38 | 7.69 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
5 | 2004 | 19 | 2005-02-06 | 27-187 | NWE | N | PHI | W 24-21 | 23 | 33 | 69.70 | 236 | 2 | 0 | 110.2 | 7.15 | 8.36 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
6 | 2006 | 18 | 2007-01-14 | 29-164 | NWE | @ | SDG | W 24-21 | 27 | 51 | 52.94 | 280 | 2 | 3 | 57.6 | 5.49 | 3.63 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
7 | 2011 | 18 | 2012-01-22 | 34-172 | NWE | BAL | W 23-20 | 22 | 36 | 61.11 | 239 | 0 | 2 | 57.5 | 6.64 | 4.14 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 4QC / GWD | |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
8 | 2014 | 17 | 2015-01-10 | 37-160 | NWE | BAL | W 35-31 | 33 | 50 | 66.00 | 367 | 3 | 1 | 99.3 | 7.34 | 7.64 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4QC / GWD | |
9 | 2014 | 19 | 2015-02-01 | 37-182 | NWE | N | SEA | W 28-24 | 37 | 50 | 74.00 | 328 | 4 | 2 | 101.1 | 6.56 | 6.36 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
10 | 2016 | 19 | 2017-02-05 | 39-186 | NWE | N | ATL | W 34-28 | 43 | 62 | 69.35 | 466 | 2 | 1 | 95.2 | 7.52 | 7.44 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
11 | 2017 | 18 | 2018-01-21 | 40-171 | NWE | JAX | W 24-20 | 26 | 38 | 68.42 | 290 | 2 | 0 | 108.4 | 7.63 | 8.68 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
12 | 2018 | 18 | 2019-01-20 | 41-170 | NWE | @ | KAN | W 37-31 | 30 | 46 | 65.22 | 348 | 1 | 2 | 77.1 | 7.57 | 6.04 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
13 | 2018 | 19 | 2019-02-03 | 41-184 | NWE | N | LAR | W 13-3 | 21 | 35 | 60.00 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 71.4 | 7.49 | 6.20 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | GWD |
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