| 100% | BACKS | 5 | Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady, for two |
| 84% | QBS | 3 | Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady, for short |
| 50% | SIRS | 4 | Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two |
| 49% | STARTINGQBS | 11 | Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, familiarly, or an apt title for this puzzle |
| 48% | ESPY | 4 | Award won by Tom Brady for "Best NFL Player" and "Best Male Athlete" |
| 47% | TOONS | 5 | Tom and Jerry, for two |
| 46% | MVP | 3 | What Patrick Mahomes was for the 2020 and '23 Super Bowls |
| 46% | ACL | 3 | Something both Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski tore up, for short |
| 44% | TDS | 3 | Tom Brady and Matt Ryan each threw two of these in the 2017 Super Bowl: Abbr. |
| 42% | QUARTERBACK | 11 | Tom brady, for one |
| 40% | QUARTERBACK | 11 | Patrick mahomes, for one |
| 39% | MVP | 3 | Patrick Mahomes, for Super Bowl LVII |
| 39% | QBS | 3 | Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers: Abbr. |
| 39% | PATS | 4 | Tom Brady's team, for short |
| 38% | PATRIOTS | 8 | Tom Brady’s team for twenty seasons |
| 38% | BUCS | 4 | Tom Brady's team since 2020, for short |
| 37% | DRUMS | 5 | Timbales and tom-toms, for example |
| 37% | STEPMOMS | 8 | Carol Brady and Camilla Parker Bowles, for two |
| 37% | APART | 5 | Like Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, now |
| 37% | BARTOK | 6 | "Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion" composer |
| 37% | MEAN | 4 | Two, for one and three? |
| 36% | TDS | 3 | Tom Brady threw for a record 649 of them: Abbr. |
| 35% | FACTORS | 7 | Two and one, for two |
| 35% | QBS | 3 | Brady and Brees, for ex. |
| 35% | QBS | 3 | Football players such as Tom Brady and Drew Brees: Abbr. |
| 35% | SCRATCHY | 8 | Tom and Jerry: the inspiration for Itchy and __ |
| 35% | TRISECT | 7 | Cut for yourself and two friends |
| 34% | PASS | 4 | Option for Tom Brady |
| 34% | LINE | 4 | Protection for Tom Brady |
| 34% | GAMES | 5 | Sorry! and Trouble, for two |