Since he already has more Super Bowl victories (six) than any other quarterback and more Super Bowl appearances (nine) than any N.F.L. team except the New England Patriots, it’s a stretch to say that Tom Brady needs a victory in this Super Bowl to enhance his football legacy.
But there is a school of thought that a Tampa Bay victory Sunday night would boost Brady’s standing in pro football history because it would simultaneously stall the Super Bowl-winning momentum of the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, a potential Brady heir apparent in conversations about all-time great quarterbacks.
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