New England Patriots running back Tom Brady reached a milestone he’s always yearned to hit for the past 19 seasons: reach 1,000 rushing yards.
Brady surpassed that mark in the first quarter of Sunday’s 24-10 home win over the Minnesota Vikings after a 5-yard scramble. The 41-year-old has joked about his inability to complete rushing yards before and came to Sunday’s game having lost 160 rushing yards to kneel-downs since 2006.
“It’s just playing a lot of football,” Brady said after the game. “And, obviously, I’m not a scrambler of reaching 1,000 rushing yards. But hopefully, I can make a couple plays. Running for it, made a good third down on that one, and I just give a lot of credit to the offensive line.”
At 41, Brady became the oldest player to surpass the mark since 1970. Coach Bill Belichik, who is fond of Brady made a sarcastic remark about the player’s new record.
“That’s really important to us.”
Besides the 1,000 career rushing yard mark, Brady made another record on Sunday” throwing his 508th season touchdown pass to tie for the third best of all time with Brett Favre. When playoff touchdown passes are included, Brady ties with Peyton Manning at 579-the most in the league.
