Tom Brady Becomes 1st QB to Throw for 10K Yards in Postseason Career

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hit another milestone Sunday, becoming the first player in NFL history with 10,000 career playoff passing yards.

Brady's 25-yard completion to Rob Gronkowski in the third quarter quarter of Super Bowl LII against the Philadelphia Eagles put him over the hump, per NFL Research:

The 40-year-old has long been the NFL's all-time leader in playoff passing yards. Per Pro Football Reference, Peyton Manning ranks second with 7,339 passing yards. Brett Favre, Joe Montana and Ben Roethlisberger are the only other quarterbacks with more than 5,000 yards.

Even though Brady and the Patriots are accustomed to being in the playoffs—New England has only missed the postseason twice since 2001—he explained prior to the divisional-round game against the Tennessee Titans they always stay focused on the present moment.

"I don't think you take it for granted," he said, per ESPN.com's Mike Reiss. "It's hard to get to this point. You do all the meetings and walk-throughs, and March, April, May, June try to work out and be prepared for the season, and you get through it, and you make it through a whole season and have a chance to compete with everything at stake."

In addition to surpassing 10,000 playoff passing yards, Brady already held NFL postseason records going into Super Bowl LII with 63 touchdown passes, 831 completions, 1,325 attempts, five Super Bowl wins and four Super Bowl MVP awards.

Brady's place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame has long been reserved for whenever he decides to hang up his cleats. This playoff passing milestone is just the latest feather in a hat that was already crowded.