Despite missing the playoffs the year before

In the wake of madden coins beating the early-called "Greatest Show on Turf" St. Louis Rams, Brady came into 2002 as the reigning champion and the week 1 starter. Brady's career spans 22 seasons that included 20 seasons as the starter for 20 seasons (we'll look at his disastrous 2008 season later) and also made it to the postseason 19 times of those 20 healthy seasons. The 2002 season was the only time he didn't play the game in January, ending 9-7, but falling on a three-way divisional tiebreaker this year, and instead sending the Jets to the playoffs. The early-era Brady who was still thought of as something of game manager, although the 28 touchdowns he scored that season will be his career high before Randy Moss showed up half a decade later. It would also turn out to Brady's last season in Madden where he'd be rated less than 90.

Despite missing the playoffs the year before, Brady would kick off the 2003 season by breaking his way into the elite 90+ group in Madden in the very first game. This particular game was played by cover player and almost cheat the code Michael Vick, but if you needed a reliable pocket passer Brady was an elite option. In the real world, Brady would return to the Super Bowl that season and triumph in a thrilling final quarter in the face of the Carolina Panthers, whose Jake Delhomme was being eyed as the next Brady. But that was short-lived. In 2003, and despite two Lombardi awards at that time however, no one could tell how high he was going to set the bar one day.

Making the transition into truly Mut 22 coins elite business, Brady would kick off the defensive-minded Madden 2005 as one the best players on the field thus making the Patriots the most important team to be playing the online game when players were eager to play the new Hit Stick on defenseless ball carriers. Brady would then go on to beat the Donovan McNabb- and Andy Reid-led Eagles in the Super Bowl, clinching the Patriots' place as the next NFL dynasty.