Tom Brady and the Buccaneers face off against the Cowboys in the final game of super wild-card weekend on Monday — a proposition that historically speaking should have Dallas nervous.
Brady and Co. already beat the Cowboys 19-3 on the road in the teams' 2022 season opener. Now Dallas has to return the favor in order to keep its season alive and buck the team's recent trend of playoff woes. Standing in front of them is one of the all-time great players in Brady, who has another mental weapon he can use against America's Team.
Namely, that he is undefeated vs. the Cowboys, one of three teams who have never beaten a Brady-quarterbacked team
Of course, that won't mean anything when the teams meet at Raymond James Stadium to complete the opening round of the NFL playoffs. But it could result in additional pressure on the visiting team, especially if the game is close late.
With that, The Sporting News looks at Brady's all-time record vs. the Cowboys, who join a handful of other teams who have never beaten the GOAT:
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Teams Tom Brady has never lost to during NFL career
The Cowboys are one of three teams who have yet to beat Brady. Here are the list of teams who gone against Brady and never beat him:
- Cowboys: 0-7
- Vikings: 0-6
- Buccaneers: 0-4
- Patriots: 0-1
The Vikings have the second-most losses among teams who are just plain defeated vs. Brady. The Buccaneers have also never beaten him going 0-4 in a record that will obviously remain the same this year.
Brady also managed to beat the Patriots in his one game against New England, heading to Gillette Stadium on Oct. 3, 2021, 19-17.
At the time Brady (briefly) retired following the 2021 season, there was another team on that list: the Falcons. He entered the 2022 season with a 10-0 all-time record vs. Atlanta, a record he improved to 11-0 in Week 5 with a 21-15 victory in Tampa Bay.
Atlanta finally got on the board vs. Brady in Week 18 with a 30-17 victory, dropping his career record to 11-1. The Cowboys will hope to do the same when they meet the Buccaneers on Monday.
Tom Brady record vs. Cowboys
Brady's record vs. the Cowboys heading into their wild-card meeting is 7-0, with the most recent win coming in the 2022 season opener. That includes a 5-0 record as quarterback of the Patriots and 2-0 record with the Buccaneers.
The average margin of victory in those games has been 11.9 points per game in favor of Brady. The biggest win came in a 2015 visit to Dallas, which saw New England win 30-6.
Here's the history of Brady's games vs. the Cowboys:
| Year | Outcome | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Patriots 12, Cowboys 0 | 1-0 |
| 2007 | Patriots 48, Cowboys 27 | 2-0 |
| 2011 | Patriots 20, Cowboys 16 | 3-0 |
| 2015 | Patriots 30, Cowboys 6 | 4-0 |
| 2019 | Patriots 13, Cowboys 9 | 5-0 |
| 2021 | Buccaneers 31, Cowboys 29 | 6-0 |
| 2022 | Buccaneers 19, Cowboys 3 | 7-0 |
Tom Brady stats vs. Cowboys
Below is Brady's career game log vs. the Cowboys, against whom he has averaged 23 completions against 36 attempts (63.8 percent) per game for 278 yards and two touchdowns and one interception.
For his career, Brady has completed 160 of 252 passes (63.5 percent) for 1,945 yards and 15 touchdowns to five interceptions against Dallas. He also has 14 rushes for 24 yards and a score.
| Year | CMP/ATT | Yards | TDs-INTs | Rushes | Yards (TDs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15/34 | 212 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 31/36 | 388 | 5-0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 27/41 | 289 | 2-2 | 4 | 17 |
| 2015 | 20/27 | 275 | 2-0 | 2 | 3 (1) |
| 2019 | 17/37 | 190 | 1-0 | 2 | -3 |
| 2021 | 32/50 | 379 | 4-2 | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | 18/27 | 212 | 1-1 | 2 | -1 |
| Career | 160/252 | 1,945 | 15-5 | 14 | 24 (1) |
