Tom Brady made the kind of history that he likely wanted to avoid in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 27-22 loss against the Baltimore Ravens on "Thursday Night Football." Brady became the most sacked quarterback of all time on his way to falling to the worst regular-season record of his career.

Brady was sacked three times Thursday night, bringing his career total to 556. The 45-year-old surpasses Ben Roethlisberger's 554 career sacks, which had been the previous NFL record.

The Buccaneers suffered their third straight loss, falling to 3-5 on the season. It's the first time Brady's career that he's been two games under .500.

Thursday's loss ensures that Tampa Bay won't be in first place in the NFC South at the start of Week 9. Once considered the favorites to represent the conference in the Super Bowl, the Buccaneers are in serious danger of missing the playoffs.

"I don't think you can erase what happened the last eight weeks," Brady told reporters after the game. "We've gotta dig deep, see what we're all about, come to work, try to improve and give ourselves a better chance to win."

Since taking over as the New England Patriots starting quarterback in 2001, Brady's team has only missed the postseason twice. Coming off their first Super Bowl title, the Patriots failed to make the playoffs in 2002. New England also missed the playoffs in 2008 after Brady suffered a season-ending injury in Week 1.

It was only two seasons ago that Brady won his seventh Super Bowl ring and a fifth Super Bowl MVP award. The Buccaneers finished tied for a league-best 13-4 record last season. Brady led all quarterbacks with 5,316 passing yards and 43 touchdowns. At 44 years old, Brady finished second in the MVP race.

Had Brady stayed retired, he arguably would've left the sport as the best quarterback in football. It would be hard to make that claim now, given his struggles in the 2022 season.

Brady's 92.7 passer rating puts him outside of the top 10 among all quarterbacks. He doesn't rank in the top 10 in touchdowns per game or yards per attempt. There are 12 quarterbacks who have a higher completion percentage than Brady.

Only eight teams are scoring fewer points per game than the Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay's offensive line has not provided Brady with the same protection that he had in his first two years with the Buccaneers. The receiving corps has been hampered by injuries.

But Brady's stats and the way he's looked on the field suggest that the greatest quarterback of all time might finally be in the twilight of his legendary career.

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Roy Robertson-Harris #95 of the Chicago Bears hits Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter at Soldier Field on October 08, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images