The 5 Best Playoff Performances of Tom Brady's Career

4. 2004 Conference Championship vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Over the years, Brady has had numerous encounters with the Pittsburgh Steelers, an AFC rival. In the early years, one of those was in the 2004 AFC championship game against then-rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

In New England's 41-27 win, Brady completed just 14 of 21 passes for 207 yards. But 2 of those 14 completions went for touchdowns -- one apiece to David Givens and Deion Branch. That's still good enough for a passer rating of 130.5.

The Patriots' running game did a lot of the damage, but Brady still added 11.73 Passing NEP and 0.51 Passing NEP per drop back in his only road performance to crack the top five.

After getting past the Steelers, the Patriots proceeded to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX.