Brady Seeking 3 Touchdowns to Break Montana's All-Time Playoff Record

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady needs three touchdown passes in Saturday's divisional-round playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens to break Joe Montana's all-time record of 45 career scoring tosses in the postseason, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Entering Saturday's game with 43 touchdown passes in 26 playoff appearances, Brady will face an opponent that has historically given him some trouble in January. He owns a 1-2 record and three-to-seven touchdown-to-interception ratio in three playoff games against the Ravens, with those contests occurring in the 2009, 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Most memorably, the Ravens and Patriots squared off in back-to-back AFC Championship Games, with the Patriots taking the 2011 version thanks to a last-second field-goal miss from Billy Cundiff, while the Ravens prevailed in more convincing fashion the following year.

Though history seems to favor Baltimore, the Ravens' roster has undergone an almost complete overhaul over the past two years, and this season's version of the New England defense is the best in quite some time.

The Patriots thus enter the game as considerable favorites, meaning Brady has a good chance to break Montana's record in the coming weeks if he can't get there Saturday.

The long-time New England signal-caller currently sits third on the all-time postseason passing touchdowns list, with Brett Favre one ahead on 44.

Looking a bit further down, 29-year-old Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is already tied for 13th, with 21 touchdown passes in 14 postseason games.

Meanwhile, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has a shot at capturing the record for himself this year, as he sits at 37 career touchdown passes in 23 playoff appearances.