Tom Brady turned down a top five with an official after becoming the oldest player to rush for TD in NFL playoff history

Tom Brady didn’t miss much in the second half of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ playoff victory over the New Orleans Saints except when he tried to get an official involved in his celebration. Brady, who became the oldest touchdown player in NFL playoff history on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter that sealed Tampa Bay’s victory, tried to convince the official of the NFL to give him a top five after the touchdown.

Brady put the top five, but the official didn’t. The Buccaneers quarterback was turned down, which would have left the internet buzzing had the official actually completed the deal.

Brady has passed John Elway (38, 166 days) as the oldest player to rush for a playoff touchdown (43, 167 days). He finished 18 for 33 for 199 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions (98.9 odds) and a rushed touchdown in Tampa Bay’s 30-20 win over New Orleans. This is the third time in Brady’s playoff career that he has had more than two passing touchdowns and more than one running touchdown and it is the first time he has done so since the divisional playoffs of the 2015 AFC vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.

Brady will appear in his record-breaking 14th NFL Conference Championship game, over 28 other NFL franchises. He has more conference championship wins (nine) than any other quarterback has appearances. He’s the fourth quarterback since the NFL merger to make it to the Conference Championship game in every conference, joining Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs), Jay Schroeder (Washington and Los Angeles Raiders) and Craig Morton (Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.).

Brady’s only loss in Sunday’s game was being snubbed by the official. He will certainly take that slight if the Buccaneers continue to win.