How Many Rings Does Tom Brady Have? All 7, Year by Year
How many rings does Tom Brady have? Seven Super Bowl rings, the most by any player in NFL history. He won 6 with the New England Patriots (2001 to 2018 seasons) and 1 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020 season). As of September 2026, that count is final.
He reached 10 Super Bowls in 23 seasons and went 7-3 in them. Below is every win with the score, his stat line and the game MVP, then the 3 he lost.
All 7 Tom Brady Super Bowl wins
| Season | Super Bowl | Date | Opponent | Score | Brady (C/A, yds, TD, INT) | Age | Game MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | XXXVI | Feb 3, 2002 | St. Louis Rams | 20-17 | 16/27, 145, 1, 0 | 24 | Tom Brady |
| 2003 | XXXVIII | Feb 1, 2004 | Carolina Panthers | 32-29 | 32/48, 354, 3, 1 | 26 | Tom Brady |
| 2004 | XXXIX | Feb 6, 2005 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-21 | 23/33, 236, 2, 0 | 27 | Deion Branch |
| 2014 | XLIX | Feb 1, 2015 | Seattle Seahawks | 28-24 | 37/50, 328, 4, 2 | 37 | Tom Brady |
| 2016 | LI | Feb 5, 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 34-28 (OT) | 43/62, 466, 2, 1 | 39 | Tom Brady |
| 2018 | LIII | Feb 3, 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 13-3 | 21/35, 262, 0, 1 | 41 | Julian Edelman |
| 2020 | LV | Feb 7, 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-9 | 21/29, 201, 3, 0 | 43 | Tom Brady |
Season = the NFL season. Each Super Bowl was played the following February. C/A = completions/attempts. Data as of September 2026.
How Brady won each ring
Ring 1: 2001 season, Super Bowl XXXVI
Brady opened 2001 as Drew Bledsoe’s backup. He was the 199th pick of the 2000 draft and had thrown 3 passes as a rookie. Bledsoe was hurt in Week 2, Brady started from Week 3, and New England finished 11-5. In New Orleans the Patriots were 14-point underdogs to the St. Louis Rams. With the score tied at 17 and no timeouts left, Brady moved the offense into range for Adam Vinatieri, who hit a 48-yard field goal as time expired. Brady went 16 of 27 for 145 yards and a touchdown and was named MVP. At 24 he was the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl at that point.
Ring 2: 2003 season, Super Bowl XXXVIII
Two years later the Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Houston. The fourth quarter alone produced 37 combined points, and Vinatieri won it again, this time from 41 yards with 4 seconds left. Brady threw for 354 yards and 3 touchdowns on 32 completions and took home his second Super Bowl MVP.
Ring 3: 2004 season, Super Bowl XXXIX
New England repeated as champion with a 24-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Jacksonville. That made 3 titles in 4 seasons. Brady was efficient, 23 of 33 for 236 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions, but the MVP went to receiver Deion Branch for his 11 catches and 133 yards.
Ring 4: 2014 season, Super Bowl XLIX
Ten seasons passed before the fourth ring. Against the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, the Patriots trailed 24-14 in the fourth quarter. Brady led two touchdown drives to go up 28-24, and Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson at the goal line in the final seconds to seal it. Brady finished 37 of 50 for 328 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 interceptions, and won his third MVP.
Ring 5: 2016 season, Super Bowl LI
The Atlanta Falcons led 28-3 in the third quarter in Houston. New England scored the next 31 points, forced the first overtime in Super Bowl history and won 34-28, the largest comeback the game has seen. Brady threw 62 passes, completed 43 and gained 466 yards, all Super Bowl records at the time. At 39 he became the oldest Super Bowl MVP to that date.
Ring 6: 2018 season, Super Bowl LIII
This one was a defensive grind. The Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Atlanta, the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever, and the only touchdown came on a 2-yard Sony Michel run in the fourth quarter. Brady’s line was modest (262 yards, no touchdowns, 1 interception) and Julian Edelman took MVP with 10 catches for 141 yards. The win still mattered for the record book: ring number 6 moved Brady past Charles Haley’s 5 for the most by any player.
Ring 7: 2020 season, Super Bowl LV
After 20 seasons in New England, Brady signed with Tampa Bay and won the title in his first year there. The Buccaneers became the first team to play a Super Bowl in their own stadium and beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 at Raymond James Stadium. Brady threw 3 touchdown passes, 2 of them to Rob Gronkowski, with no interceptions. His fifth Super Bowl MVP came at age 43, making him the oldest player to win the award, and the only one to win it with two different teams.
The 3 Super Bowls Brady lost
| Season | Super Bowl | Date | Opponent | Score | Brady (C/A, yds, TD, INT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | XLII | Feb 3, 2008 | New York Giants | 14-17 | 29/48, 266, 1, 0 |
| 2011 | XLVI | Feb 5, 2012 | New York Giants | 17-21 | 27/41, 276, 2, 1 |
| 2017 | LII | Feb 4, 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 33-41 | 28/48, 505, 3, 0 |
The hardest loss came first. The 2007 Patriots arrived at Super Bowl XLII 18-0 and lost 17-14 after David Tyree’s helmet catch set up Plaxico Burress’s touchdown with 35 seconds left. The Giants beat him again four years later, 21-17. In Super Bowl LII Brady threw for 505 yards, still the most in any Super Bowl, and lost 41-33 after Brandon Graham’s strip-sack late in the fourth quarter. It was the only sack of the game.
Brady’s Super Bowl career by the numbers
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl appearances | 10 (in 23 seasons) |
| Record | 7-3 |
| Passing, all 10 games | 277 of 421, 3,039 yards, 21 TD, 6 INT |
| Passing, the 7 wins only | 193 of 284, 1,992 yards, 15 TD, 5 INT |
| Age at first and last ring | 24 and 43 |
| Years between first and last ring | 19 (Feb 2002 to Feb 2021) |
| Decades with a Super Bowl win | 3 (2000s, 2010s, 2020s) |
Totals are the sums of the game lines in the two tables above.
Rings vs individual honors
| Honor | Count | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 7 | 6 Patriots, 1 Buccaneers |
| Super Bowl MVP | 5 | XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV (the record) |
| NFL MVP (AP) | 3 | 2007, 2010, 2017 |
| Pro Bowl | 15 | Most in NFL history |
| First-team All-Pro | 3 |
The fine print on Brady’s rings
Why some lists say 2002 to 2021. The NFL season starts in September and its Super Bowl is played the next February. Brady’s first ring belongs to the 2001 season but was won on February 3, 2002. Lists that use game years (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) and lists that use seasons (2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) describe the same 7 titles.
More rings than any franchise. The Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers share the team record with 6 Super Bowl wins each, as of September 2026. Brady’s 7 is more than any of the 32 teams.
Two rings without the MVP trophy. Deion Branch (XXXIX) and Julian Edelman (LIII) were named MVP in the other two wins.
No rings off the field. Brady retired after the 2022 season. He is now Fox’s lead NFL analyst and a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, and neither role has added to his count.
How 7 rings compare with the next-best
| Player | Position | Super Bowl rings | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | QB | 7 | Patriots, Buccaneers |
| Charles Haley | DE/LB | 5 | 49ers, Cowboys |
| Joe Montana | QB | 4 | 49ers |
| Terry Bradshaw | QB | 4 | Steelers |
| Troy Aikman | QB | 3 | Cowboys |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | 3 | Chiefs |
34 players are tied with 4 rings, behind Brady and Haley. Counts as of September 2026.
For every other Super Bowl ring count, see all NFL ring counts.
Tom Brady rings: common questions
How many Super Bowls did Tom Brady lose?
Three. He lost Super Bowl XLII (2007 season) and Super Bowl XLVI (2011 season) to the New York Giants, and Super Bowl LII (2017 season) to the Philadelphia Eagles. All three were with the Patriots.
How many Super Bowl MVPs does Tom Brady have?
Five, the most by any player: Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI and LV. He is the only player to win Super Bowl MVP with two teams.
How old was Tom Brady when he won his first and last Super Bowl?
He was 24 when he won Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002, and 43 when he won Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021.
Does Tom Brady have more rings than any NFL team?
Yes. His 7 Super Bowl wins are one more than the Patriots and Steelers, who lead all franchises with 6 each as of September 2026.
Is Tom Brady in the Hall of Fame?
Not yet. Players become eligible five years after their final season, so Brady, who last played in 2022, is first eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2028.
Sources
Super Bowl results, dates and MVPs: Pro-Football-Reference Super Bowl history. Career totals and honors: Pro-Football-Reference, Tom Brady. Game stat lines: StatMuse Super Bowl game log, cross-checked with published box scores. Team and player ring counts: CBS News (February 2026).
Last verified: September 27, 2026. We update this page after every Super Bowl.
