What is Tom Brady's record against Cam Newton?

Tom Brady has traditionally been dominant throughout his career. In his 22 years in the NFL, Brady has an overall win percentage of 76.6 percent. But one quarterback who was undefeated against Brady is the quarterback he faced in Week 16, Cam Newton.

Newton and Brady had only crossed paths twice before this week's encounter. Brady was with the New England Patriots the last two times they faced off. Due to being in separate conferences, they didn't meet often. But in Week 16, Newton got another chance to prove he has Brady's number.

What is Tom Brady's record against Cam Newton?

Brady vs. Carolina Panthers in September of 2020

Cam Newtown now officially holds a 2-1 record over Tom Brady. Unfortunately for Newton, he saw his perfect record against Brady fall in Week 16, as the Carolina Panthers lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-32.

Heading into this encounter, Tom Brady came off the back of one of the worst games of his career in Week 15. The New Orleans Saints shut Brady out for only the second time in his career. Brady went into Week 16 looking for vengeance as he has seldom had two poor games in a row.

Both of Brady and Newton's initial head-to-head meetings came in 2013 and 2017 respectively. Newton threw for three touchdowns in a Week 11, 24-20 win over Brady's Patriots in 2013. In Newton's second start against Brady, the former threw for four touchdowns in total and won an entertaining 33-30 shootout over New England in Week 4 of the 2017 NFl season.

Newton got the start in Week 15, but according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, the Panthers would opt to play Sam Darnold during the game too. Which they did, following Darnold's fifth-year option for 2022 being picked up, with the Panthers wanting to see what they have in the former number two overall pick during the closing weeks of the season.

That made Newton's reps against Tampa Bay more significant for his future, as he was brought in to resurrect the Panthers' middling season. Instead, Newton has a 1-4 record and has cost his team with ghastly interceptions, throwing another one in the loss to the Buccaneers.

Following their Week 16 defeat, Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers, who now hold a record of 5-10, will not be appearing in the playoffs this year. Meanwhile, this victory clinches a playoff spot for Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who extended their record to 11-4, whilst still in the race for the one seed in the NFC.

Tom Brady and Cam Newton will clash once more for their final game of the season in Week 18, which gives Tom Brady the opportunity to go 2-2 against Newton. But one would think that Cam Newtown would like to continue to hold a positive record over the winningest quarterback of all time and will be seeking the victory.