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When asked about the 20 policies that define President Bidens agenda, more Americans support than oppose all 20 of them, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

The margins are decisive. The majority of Bidens proposals garner at least twice as much support as opposition. Nearly half are favored by more than 60 percent of Americans.

The survey of 1,516 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 21, comes at a time when partisan divisions in Washington are driving a fierce debate over the size and scope of Bidens COVID-19 rescue package. On Monday, the president is set to meet with a group of 10 Republican senators who want to slash his $1.9 trillion plan to secure their backing in Congress.

But despite the distance between politicians on Capitol Hill, the Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that ordinary Americans overwhelmingly favor most of Bidens agenda particularly his plan to end a pandemic that has killed more than 440,000.

Of all 20 policies covered by the poll, the two most popular were the ones at the center of Bidens current COVID proposal: $2,000 relief checks (74 percent favor vs. 13 percent oppose) and increased federal funding for vaccination (69 percent favor vs. 17 percent oppose). A full 58 percent of Americans also support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, another key element of Bidens COVID-19 rescue package. Thats almost twice the share of Americans (31 percent) who oppose a wage hike. Nearly identical numbers favor (57 percent) and oppose (32 percent) a national mask mandate.

In contrast, the $600 billion Republican plan floated Monday would shrink relief checks by $400 and deliver them to fewer Americans. It would also keep the federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour.

A full 59 percent of Americans agree with the president that the pandemic should be his top priority. The next closest issue was the economic recovery, at 24 percent.

After calling in his inaugural address for an end to Americas uncivil war, Biden also appears to be finding common ground with his constituents on the economy, health care, climate change, immigration and criminal justice. Two-thirds of Americans (65 percent) favor more federal funding for research and development to assist domestic manufacturing and investing in renewable energy infrastructure, the core planks of Bidens separate COVID-19 recovery package, which he hopes to advance later this year. Opposition is negligible, at 13 percent and 17 percent, respectively.

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More than 60 percent of Americans the equivalent of a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate also support stopping family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border (64 percent to 20 percent); creating a pathway to citizenship for young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children (61 percent to 23 percent); and enacting comprehensive criminal-justice reform (63 percent to 12 percent).

And half or more Americans favor cutting carbon emissions to zero by the year 2050 (54 percent to. 23 percent); rejoining the World Health Organization (57 percent to 28 percent); giving all Americans the option of buying Medicare-like public health insurance (57 percent to 22 percent); and providing more federal funding for community policing measures (51 percent to 21 percent); and reversing the recent tax cuts for Americans making more than $400,000 (50 percent to 30 percent).

Meanwhile, opposition to most of the rest of Bidens agenda stalls out below 35 percent, including rejoining the Paris Climate Accords (48 percent to 30 percent); reversing the recent tax cut for corporations (45 percent to 32 percent); and eliminating tuition at public colleges and universities for families making up to $125,000 (47 percent to 33 percent).

The only Biden policies that received nearly as much opposition as support were halting construction on the border wall with Mexico (45 percent to 42 percent) and ending the ban on travelers from Muslim-majority countries (42 percent to 35 percent) perhaps because they were also the two policies most closely identified with former President Donald Trump, triggering the usual partisan resistance.

In that sense, Americas divisions have hardly healed. By a better than two-to-one margin, more Americans believe Joe Biden won the 2020 election fair and square (57 percent) than believe the election was rigged and stolen from Trump (27 percent), with 16 percent unsure. Yet 68 percent of Trump voters still believe in the false notion that the election was stolen.

Similarly, Americans are united in revulsion toward the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, with 81 percent saying it was not justified, versus just 8 percent who say it was. More than 9 in 10 Americans said the attack made them feel angry, ashamed or fearful. The attack came after Trump headlined a nearby rally urging supporters to fight in the name of his false election fraud claims. Five people were killed, including a Capitol Police officer.

But when asked about Trumps responsibility for the attack or his upcoming Senate impeachment trial over the incident, Americans split roughly 50-40, suggesting that views about the former president remain as polarized as ever. Specifically:

In each case, Republicans and Democrats responded along party lines in their support or opposition to Trump though larger majorities endorsed Twitters decision to ban Trump (54 percent to 37 percent) as well as Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnells remark that the mob was provoked by the president (53 percent to 35 percent).

One silver lining, however and perhaps another patch of common ground is a widening sense of patriotism among the public. In a July Yahoo News/YouGov survey, just 61 percent of Americans described themselves as patriotic; today that number is up to 69 percent. And while only slightly fewer Republicans feel patriotic now (84 percent) than in July (88 percent), patriotism among Democrats has risen 12 percentage points (from 56 percent to 68 percent) in the wake of Bidens inauguration.

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The Yahoo News survey was conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample

of 1,516 U.S. adults interviewed online from Jan. 20 to 21, 2020. This sample was weighted according to gender, age, race and education based on the American Community Survey, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, as well as 2016 and 2020 Presidential votes (or non vote), registration status, geographic region and urbanicity. Respondents were selected from YouGovs opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S adults. The margin of error is approximately 2.7 percent.

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You wouldnt think it would ever actually happen. But the moment it was announced that Kevin Feige the Marvel Studios chief whos engineered 23 movies, 13 years and three phases of straight hits with very few missteps was branching out from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and into Lucasfilms Star Wars universe, it was a thought that crossed all of our minds: Could Marvel and Star Wars someday cross streams in a movie? Its natural to wonder, given that with Marvel and Lucasfilm both under the Disney umbrella, the trucks, so to speak, are parked in the same garage.

If youd ask me if anything were talking about right now was in the realm of possibility 20 years ago, I wouldve said, I dont think so, Feige tells us during a recent interview promoting yet another one of his MCU coups, the Disney+ TV spinoff WandaVision.

But wait for the BUT.

But I really dont think so, he quickly adds. I dont think theres any reason for it.

Beyond Feige, we are already seeing some crossover behind the scenes. The super producer hired Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Loki writer Michael Waldron to pen the mysterious Star Wars film hes currently developing (and will say absolutely nothing about).

A crossover wouldnt be entirely unprecedented, at least in the wider canon of comic books. Marvel was the first publisher to release Star Wars comics in the late-70s and early 80s, a license the publisher re-acquired in 2015. Feige also admits to enjoying the Star Trek and X-Men crossover Planet X, which Marvel released in 1996. On the page, anyway.

As for any team-ups on the screen, Feige invites you to revisit Patton Oswalts hilarious pre-Force Awakens filibuster from a Season 5 episode of Parks and Recreation in which he imagines Thanos, Tony Stark, Spider-Man, the X-Men and Fantastic Four crashing Episode VII and linking the universes.

That, Feige says, is probably as close as well ever get.

UPDATE: Oswalt jokingly replied to Feiges comments on Twitter Thursday.

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A look at the shareholders of Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALDX) can tell us which group is most powerful. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. Companies that have been privatized tend to have low insider ownership.

With a market capitalization of US$588m, Aldeyra Therapeutics is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Aldeyra Therapeutics.

View our latest analysis for Aldeyra Therapeutics

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

We can see that Aldeyra Therapeutics does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Aldeyra Therapeutics' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

It looks like hedge funds own 19% of Aldeyra Therapeutics shares. That worth noting, since hedge funds are often quite active investors, who may try to influence management. Many want to see value creation (and a higher share price) in the short term or medium term. The company's largest shareholder is Perceptive Advisors LLC, with ownership of 19%. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 4.1% and 3.5% of the stock. Additionally, the company's CEO Todd Brady directly holds 0.8% of the total shares outstanding.

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A closer look at our ownership figures suggests that the top 16 shareholders have a combined ownership of 50% implying that no single shareholder has a majority.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.. It has a market capitalization of just US$588m, and insiders have US$7.6m worth of shares, in their own names. Some would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. But it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

The general public holds a 38% stake in Aldeyra Therapeutics. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Aldeyra Therapeutics better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Aldeyra Therapeutics (1 is concerning!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.

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Tami Chappell via ReutersStartling documents released Monday point to heavy-handed interference by top Trump administration officials last summer to downplay the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, through suppressed testing results and altered guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on reopening businesses and schools.The documents are the result of a House Oversight investigation launched in September into reports of efforts by Trump political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services to interfere with guidance issued by CDC in order to keep businesses open, even though evidence proved it could cost American lives. The select subcommittee in charge of the investigation said Monday that it found that HHS officials sought to suppress accurate scientific information they felt could be use[d] against the president, according to the documents. They also found that Trump appointees with limited scientific experience attempted to alter or block at least 13 CDC reports related to the virus.Those altered reports are said to have produced a false sense of security pushed by the CDC that allowed businesses and some schools to open, made people feel secure in public places, and downplayed the importance of wearing a mask. According to one of the documents released, the Trump administration changed the guidance for the explicit purpose of reducing testing and allowing the virus to spread while quickly reopening the economy.On Sept. 11, 2020, for example, top Trump HHS adviser Paul Alexander emailed senior COVID Task Force adviser Scott Atlas about a forthcoming CDC report on deaths in young people, which Alexander claimed that, despite being true, was very duplicitous to damage the administration. He tried to engage Atlas to help craft an op-ed .. disputing the reporting for on face value, it is meant to mislead, according to the documents.In the email, which is part of the cache of documents released Monday, Alexander warned, The timing of this is meant to interfere with school re-opening and we need to get something out fast to preempt this in the next day or so and I can work with you on it. Alexander became the focus of public outrage in December when internal emails emerged showing he was pushing top Trump health officials to adopt a herd immunity strategy for the U.S. There is no other way, we need to establish herd, and it only comes about allowing the non-high risk groups expose themselves to the virus. PERIOD, his letter to Trump HHS public-affairs adviser Marc Caputo read. Infants, kids, teens, young people, young adults, middle aged with no conditions etc. have zero to little risk. so we use them to develop herd we want them infected. Alexander left HHS in mid-September after reports emerged about his attempts to alter the CDCs Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports.The new internal emails referred to Monday, according to Oversight Chairman James Clyburn (D-SC), show how the Trump administration took steps to end testing of asymptomatic infections in low-risk people because these tests were causing infected people to quarantine, which HHS Alexander complained was preventing the workforce from working and would not allow schools and colleges to optimally reopen.The documents show how Alexander pressured Food and Drug Administration officials to go so far as to quickly approve emergency use of convalescent plasma as treatment, even advising them to disregard concerns from National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins and Allergy and Infectious Diseases chief Anthony Fauci, instead accusing the NIH of stepping out of their lane.Another email from the Select Subcommittee last summer to Vice President Pence and Secretary Azar into Trumps instruction to slow the testing down went unanswered. A short time later, the CDC issued guidance in direct contradiction to scientific evidence advising against testing of asymptomatic people who had been exposed to COVID-19 positive people. At the time, the subcommittee says it raised serious concerns about the change noting that it was reportedly pursuant to instructions coming from the top down.Still, Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS Brett Giroir flatly denied any political involvement in the decision, and claimed that the new guidelines are a CDC action. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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Mohammed Siraj (pictured right) grabbed Kuldeep Yadav (pictured middle) by the neck in a strange interaction caught on camera. (Image: Twitter)

The cricket world has been left baffled after a bizarre interaction between Indian bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav.

India were chasing the game after England captain Joe Root became the first batsman to smash a double-hundred in his 100th Test, crafting a massive 218 runs to put his team in charge of the opening match in Chennai.

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The 30-year-old registered his second double-century in three matches as England amassed 8-555 on a flat wicket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.

At the end of Day Two, Dom Bess was batting on 28 with Jack Leach on six at the other end.

But it was the unusual interaction, caught on broadcast, between reserve bowlers Siraj and Yadav that had many baffled.

During a break, cameras picked up Siraj grabbing Yadav by the next, which clearly startled Yadav.

Fans on social media questioned whether the interaction was just friendly banter or a serious action.

That Siraj and Yadav video doesn't look like it's for fun lol.

Zinara Rathnayake (@Zin10SantaFe) February 6, 2021

Friendly or serious? Mohammed Siraj grabs Kuldeep Yadav by his neck, WATCH - DNA India#farmers #farmersprotest

Shivinder Thakur (@ShivinderST) February 6, 2021

Many fans suggested the action was a joke between two friends.

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Either way, India will be looking for the whole team to unite after England stormed past 550 on Day 2.

Root was seen battling cramps in the final overs on Friday but returned to hound India's bowlers when England resumed on 3-263.

The right-hander looked typically solid against an Indian attack which could manage only a couple of half-hearted lbw appeals against him in the first two sessions.

Root was more than happy to let Ben Stokes dominate their 124-run collaboration for the fourth wicket as the boundaries flowed.

Playing his first test since August, Stokes smashed 10 boundaries and three sixes in a typically entertaining 82.

"I think we're in a very strong position as a team," Stokes, Test cricket's top-ranked all-rounder, told a video conference.

"No thoughts whatsoever of a declaration tonight because that would be stupid.

"If you won the toss and you're batting first, you just get as many runs as you can out here in India. If we can bat another hour tomorrow, we'd be very happy."

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FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BIOLASE, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL), a global leader in dental lasers, today received official notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. ("NASDAQ") that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Rule 5550(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules (the "Minimum Bid Price Requirement").

BIOLASE had previously received written notice from NASDAQ in December 2019 indicating that because the closing bid price per share had been below $1.00 for a period of 30 consecutive trading days, the Company did not meet the Minimum Price Bid Requirement. According to the recent notification letter, the staff of NASDAQ has determined that for the last ten consecutive business days, from January 21, 2021 to February 3, 2021, the closing bid price of the Company's common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater, and the Company has regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and the matter is now closed.

The Company has canceled its Special Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for February 16, 2021. As a result of regaining compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the Company is no longer seeking stockholder approval to implement a reverse split of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock at this time.

About BIOLASE, Inc.

BIOLASE is a medical device company that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells laser systems in dentistry and medicine. BIOLASE's products advance the practice of dentistry and medicine for patients and healthcare professionals. BIOLASE's proprietary laser products incorporate approximately 271 patented and 40 patent-pending technologies designed to provide biologically and clinically superior performance with less pain and faster recovery times. BIOLASE's innovative products provide cutting-edge technology at competitive prices to deliver superior results for dentists and patients. BIOLASE's principal products are revolutionary dental laser systems that perform a broad range of dental procedures, including cosmetic and complex surgical applications. BIOLASE has sold over 41,200 laser systems to date in over 80 countries around the world. Laser products under development address BIOLASE's core dental market and other adjacent medical and consumer applications.

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For updates and information on Waterlase iPlus, Waterlase Express, and laser dentistry, find BIOLASE online at http://www.biolase.com, Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/biolase, Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/biolaseinc, Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/waterlase_laserdentistry, and LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/biolase.

BIOLASE, Waterlase and Waterlase iPlus are registered trademarks of BIOLASE, Inc.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve significant risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding anticipated fourth-quarter results. Forward-looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," and variations of these words or similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect BIOLASE's current expectations and speak only as of the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially from BIOLASE's current expectations depending upon a number of factors. These factors include, among others, adverse changes in general economic and market conditions, competitive factors including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions, uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and market changes, risks associated with managing the growth of the business, and those other risks and uncertainties that are described, from time-to-time, in the "Risk Factors" section of BIOLASE's annual reports filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, BIOLASE does not undertake any responsibility to revise or update any forward-looking statements.

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WARNING - DISTURBING CONTENT: Dead shore birds have been found littered around a New Zealand car park the morning after three vehicles were filmed hooning around the area.

Extensive tyre marks and the bodies of around 30 protected red-billed gulls were found by a ranger, north of Dunedin on Saturday morning.

Fences and gates have been smashed, and empty beer bottles and a pair of tracksuit pants were also found discarded nearby.

Video shot at 8.00am on Saturday, shows the gravel surface of the Royal Albatross Centre car park and a nearby road scarred by vehicle tracks.

Birds lie lifeless along the road and gulls that survived the carnage can be seen flying around.

Otago Peninsula Trust ecotourism manager Hoani Langsbury told Yahoo News Australia that hoons were captured on CCTV driving around the area for three hours and this footage was handed to police.

The video shows a quad bike and two motor vehicles arrive at the colony at about 1am, Mr Langsbury said.

They proceeded to do donuts and generally hoon around until about 4.30 in the morning.

During their activities theyve managed to kill up to 30 red-billed gulls.

Staff worked to remove the gulls before tourists arrived that morning to enjoy the Waitangi Day long weekend.

Working to educate the public about the regions unique birdlife, the gulls deaths have left Mr Lansbury and many of his guides distressed and frustrated.

Their sadness was compounded on Sunday morning after eight more gull chicks were found dead on the rock face only 50 metres from the car park.

Were all part of nature and weve got to keep it in balance, Mr Lansbury said.

The planet is struggling enough, let alone idiots going out and making our job more difficult.

It is not the first time the area has been vandalised, with gates installed nearby to discourage visitors after dark wrecked once before.

The car park is a popular place for the young gulls to land each evening as it is the only large, level ground for them to congregate on.

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With penguins and albatross also known to live in the area, any cars driving through the area at night, no matter their motivation, are a threat to the diverse ecosystem of birds.

Describing the deaths as saddening Craig Wilson from the Department of Conservation confirmed authorities are investigating.

He said gulls, which are a threatened species, play an important role in the ecosystem.

Events like this are saddening and frustrating and show a lack of respect for te ao troa, the natural world, Mr Wilson said.

We will be looking into this to determine if a breach of the Wildlife Act has occurred and taking appropriate action.

New Zealands red-billed gulls appear similar to Australias silver gull, and are now considered a subspecies.

They can live between 12 and 30 years of age, mate for life, and return to the same breeding ground each year to raise their young.

While red-billed gulls are numerous, they are registered by New Zealand authorities as being nationally vulnerable as their numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate.

Scientists believe the drop in numbers is primarily due to changes in ocean currents affecting the availability of food sources like krill.

The gulls at Taiaroa Head, where the car park was located, are the countrys only colony to have increased in size, growing from 1800 pairs to 2800 in recent years.

Conservation work dates back to 1938, and there have been ongoing efforts to reduce the impact of feral species like possums.

Over the last nine years, 19,800 possums, which were introduced from Australia have been eradicated from the area.

Since conservation work began, increases in ground nesting birds have been registered across the region.

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If accomplishments and resume matter most and its hard to figure out what would be more important then Tom Brady is clearly the greatest quarterback ever.

The problem is that many still dont want to give Brady his due. There are various weird reasons but all come back to some form of I hate Brady.

If you like and appreciate football, youre missing out on perhaps the greatest career in NFL history.

As Brady gets ready to play Super Bowl No. 10, here are 10 reasons to appreciate one of the all-time greats in any sport:

Most NFLs franchises dont even come close to Bradys Super Bowl history. This one stat sums it up:

The Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are tied for second all-time with eight Super Bowl appearances. The only NFL franchise with more than 10 Super Bowl appearances is the Patriots, who have appeared in 11. Nine of them were with Brady.

What Brady is doing at age 43 should never be overlooked. Its not just that hes doing well at 43. Hes doing better than every 43-year-old quarterback in NFL history combined. And its not close.

Heres the list of QBs at least 43 in the NFL, before 2020 (via Stathead):

Vinny Testaverde: 96 for 175, 981 yards, 6 TDs, 6 INTsGeorge Blanda: 68 for 135, 955 yards, 12 TDs, 12 INTsSteve DeBerg: 30 of 59, 369 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INTWarren Moon: 16 of 37, 228 yards, 1 TD, 1 INTDoug Flutie: 5 of 10, 29 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs

All quarterbacks 43 or older, combined (before Brady): 215 for 416 (51.7%), 2,562 yards, 22 TDs, 22 INTs, 66.4 passer ratingBrady at age 43: 401 for 610 (65.7%), 4,633 yards, 40 TDs, 12 INTs, 102.2 passer rating

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According to Giants.com, Brady is the oldest player in Super Bowl history at 43 years, 192 days, and the other four in the top five are all kickers or punters:

Tom Brady, Tampa Bay (LV) - 43 years, 192 days

Matt Stover, Indianapolis (XLIV) - 42 years, 11 days

Jeff Feagles, New York Giants (XLII) - 41 years, 333 days

Matt Bryant, Atlanta (LI) - 41 years, 252 days

Mike Horan, St. Louis (XXXIV) - 40 years, 363 days

Usually when a player switches teams late in his career, it doesnt turn out well. Cue all the jokes about Johnny Unitas with the Chargers or Joe Namath with the Rams.

Its very rare for a quarterback to lead two different franchises to the Super Bowl. Only three have done it before Brady: Kurt Warner, Craig Morton and Peyton Manning. Only Manning started and won Super Bowls with two different teams. And the 2015 version of Manning, who struggled all season and was helped immensely by a great Broncos defense, is nowhere near this seasons version of Brady.

Whats more, if Brady wins Super Bowl LV, hell be the first player in the history of the NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL to win championships with two different teams past the age of 40.

Tom Brady has more Super Bowl rings than anyone else in NFL history, with a chance to add a seventh Sunday. He has few contemporaries in the history of American sports when it comes to titles and MVPs.

ESPN shared some trivia that puts in perspective how impressive Bradys career has been. In the histories of the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, only six athletes have seven championships and two MVPs: Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics, Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens, and Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees. Thats quite a group Brady could join.

Its hard to say what the most impressive Brady feat is, but putting together what amounts to two Hall of Fame careers is up there.

If you took Bradys career from 2001-2010, and then judged 2011-2020 on its own, both resumes would be good enough for the Hall.

That speaks to Bradys consistency and his longevity too.

Brady played so well at age 43 that theres no reason to believe he wont be playing next season at age 44. He said this week that he will definitely consider playing past age 45.

Brady is first in NFL history in passing touchdowns and second in yards, and hell pass Drew Brees in the latter category early next season if Brees retires. He can put those records far out of reach. When you add in Bradys postseason stats, you see the heights he can reach:

If Brady decides to play until after age 45, 100,000 passing yards (including postseason) isnt out of the question. Let that sink in.

Of course, Brady could retire at any time. Theres nothing left for him to prove. But he sounds like a player who wants to play as long as he can.

One of the best random facts about Brady is that Antoine Winfield Sr. once picked off Brady. One of Bradys teammates on this Buccaneers team is Antoine Winfield Jr.

You have probably heard that Patrick Mahomes was in kindergarten when Brady won his first Super Bowl.

There are nine Chiefs and 14 Buccaneers players who have turned 30 already. The rest of the players in Super Bowl LV are in their 20s, meaning they were in elementary school when Brady was drafted.

Josh Dubow of the Associated Press had a phenomenal fact about some Hall of Famers who started their careers after Brady and are already in the Hall of Fame following the five-year waiting period.

CBS list of players who have been out of the NFL for a while but are still younger than Brady is surprising too.

It seems accurate to say Bradys postseason records wont be topped.

Brady has 80 postseason touchdowns. Joe Montana and Aaron Rodgers are tied for second ... with 45.

Heres a stat from @MySportsUpdate: If you removed all the touchdown passes from Brady to Randy Moss, Rob Gronkowski, Deion Branch, Julian Edelman, Wes Welker, Chris Hogan and Danny Amendola, Brady would have 46 career postseason touchdowns. That would still be the record.

If you use the term greatest athlete, that changes the argument. Then we get bogged down in debating Bradys 40 time and his vertical leap.

If were talking about who has been the most accomplished player in any major American sport, its hard to argue Bradys resume doesnt stack up well with Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, LeBron James, Babe Ruth, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps or anyone else in the argument. Brady plays the toughest position in sports and is doing things no other quarterback has come close to matching.

Well leave this debate on pause and revisit if Bradys Buccaneers can win on Sunday. Enjoy it, because Bradys run wont last forever.

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