According to ESPN, Tom Brady has the most game-winning drives in the 4th quarter and OT since 2001, when he took over the helm from Drew Bledsoe. With 21 such drives (including 3 this season), he's 3 ahead of his nearest competitors, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Jake Plummer.
What jumps out at me first is that Jake Plummer is just 3 back and he hasn't played all year and didn't play late last year as the Broncos were transitioning to rookie Jay Cutler. Eighteen games over 6 years is an average of 3 per year. So, if Jake Plummer hadn't been benched, it's fair to assume he'd be neck and neck with the Golden Boy. That wouldn't be good for ESPN ... then Brady wouldn't be the single most clutch QB in the game.
Brady seems to be pretty good in late-game situations. Heck, Brady plays pretty well a lot of the time. But, that "stat" is misleading. What if a QB puts his team ahead late with a great drive, only to see the kickoff returned for a TD? It's no longer a game-winning drive. What if a team is never trailing late in games? That decreases the number of opportunities for "game-winning" drives late.
This isn't worth more of my time, or yours, so that's all I've got.
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