<P> In the Patriots' 45--10 rout of the Denver Broncos in the Divisional Round, Brady set a personal postseason best with 363 passing yards, and tied an NFL playoff record shared by Daryle Lamonica and Steve Young, throwing for six touchdown passes . The win, his first postseason win since January 2008, gave Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick sole possession of the NFL record for postseason wins by a quarterback - head coach combo with 15 . In the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens, Brady failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time in 36 games, though he did pass for 239 yards and scored a one - yard rushing touchdown late in the game . A missed field goal from Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff gave Brady and the Patriots a 23 - 20 victory, sending the Patriots to the Super Bowl for the fifth time since Brady joined the team . In Super Bowl XLVI, Brady and the Patriots met the New York Giants in a rematch of their Super Bowl XLII meeting four years earlier . Brady played well, leading a Super Bowl record - tying 96 - yard touchdown drive to close the first half and at one point completing 16 passes in a row to give him a 20 - of - 23 mark partway into the third quarter, another Super Bowl record . Brady threw two touchdowns against one interception, and was penalized for intentional grounding in the end zone, giving up a crucial safety to the Giants . A final score of 21--17 for the Giants prevented Brady from winning his fourth Super Bowl . </P> <P> Brady started all 16 regular season games of the 2012 NFL season and led the Patriots to a 12--4 record . The Patriots scored 557 total points, the third highest in league history and Brady became the first quarterback to lead his team to ten division titles . With that point total, the Patriots became the first team to score at least 500 points in a season four different times, with Brady leading all four squads, which was a record as well . He finished the season with 4,827 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, only eight interceptions, and a passer rating of 98.7 . It was Brady's third straight season throwing for over 30 touchdowns . </P> <P> Brady started both Patriots playoff games, winning against the Houston Texans . With the victory, Brady surpassed Joe Montana for most career playoff wins, with 17 . The Patriots were then upset by the eventual Super Bowl XLVII champion Baltimore Ravens, 28--13 in the AFC Championship . </P> <P> On February 25, 2013, Brady and the Patriots agreed on a three - year contract extension, which kept him with the team through 2017 . Peter King called it an "amazing" deal, as Brady took just $27 million in new money over the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons, and also noted that it reflected Patriots owner Robert Kraft's desire to make sure that Brady retired as a Patriot . </P>

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