Congratulations to Tom Brady on a heck of a career in the AFC East.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, but you’ve been sitting on the throne for far too long. In fact, that’s now a throne that belongs to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
Brady announced Tuesday that he is leaving the Patriots; all signs point to a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
So with Brady out, facts are facts. The AFC East now has a new winningest quarterback residing in it, and it’s Allen.
Brady’s 219-64 career record was going to be tough for anyone to beat. Allen currently sits at a 15-12 record in his career. Really, it’s a 15-11 record because one of those losses includes a Nathan Peterman pick-six interception which helped the Houston Texans beat the Bills once upon a time, but 15-12 it is. Allen started that game and got the loss, but he left it due to injury.
Moving around the horn, the New York Jets had a pretty brutal season in 2019, which also included Sam Darnold’s spell with mono. Overall, Darnold’s record is nearly the exact opposite of Allen’s record at 11-15 overall.
The next two teams are nearly a wash. Currently the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback is Ryan Fitzpatrick. While there’s love for Fitz in Buffalo, his career record is 55-83-1. With Miami he’s 5-8 and only has one non-losing record with a team, a 6-6 record with the Texans. For what it’s worth, he was 20-33 overall with the Bills.
Wrapping up with New England, like the Dolphins, their current and most-realistic situation is that of a starting quarterback who is 0-0.
Jarrett Stidham is technically their No. 1 QB as things stand, and he’s 0-0. But if the Patriots, bring in a rookie to compete, as the Dolphins are likely to do, that’s still 0-0. Another veteran addition is possible, but typically when quarterbacks are on the open market, they don’t have winning records either.
In terms of individual stats, you can’t really compare since Fitzpatrick has started over 100 games more than both Darnold and Allen. So in the fairest of comparisons via record… and Allen reigns supreme.
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