Was he top 5? No, he was 6th. Both years. Brady was still one of the best QB's in the league when he took them to their first and second Super Bowls. Everyone knows the Pats are on the decline. Hell, if the Pats were so great this year, why are they the underdogs against a 2-2 Bengals team this week? Everyone sees it except for the delusional Pats fans that don't want to accept it. The only one reaching is you. You're letting your homerism blind you from facts. Like I said, they've played a bunch of scrubs so far, and have struggled against them at times. And you think they are going to beat the Broncos? Lmao. That's funny. It's not coming down to the Broncos and Pats this year. The Pats are on the decline, and that is fact. They had a good run. I'm not saying they won't be competitive still, but the days of them running over the league are done.