Since then, the 14-time Pro Bowler has appeared in seven more Super Bowl games and earned a full hand's worth of Super Bowl rings.
Even though Brady's dominance has remained consistent, the rest of the world has changed considerably since then.
The year of Brady's first Super Bowl win, the average price of gas was $1.36 per gallon.
Source: Energy.gov
And Vice President Dick Cheney had not yet accidentally shot his friend on that infamous hunting trip.
Source: The Hill
Usher's "U Got It Bad" was the top song on Billboard's Top 100 the week of the Super Bowl.
Source: Billboard
Eminem's "Lose Yourself" dropped in October of 2002 and topped the charts for eight consecutive weeks to end the year.
Source: Billboard
Denzel Washington took home the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role for his work in "Training Day."
Source: Oscars
While Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress from her role in "Monster's Ball," becoming the first African-American woman to win an Oscar in that category.
Source: Oscars
Some notable movies that came out in 2002 include "Lilo & Stitch," "8 Mile," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," "Ice Age," "Men in Black II," and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
Source: IMDb
And celebrity couples looked very different back then. Brady hadn't even met now-wife Gisele Bundchen yet.
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears broke up in 2002, just one year after making waves with their famous denim ensemble.
Source: E! News
So did Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, leading to the first mainstream power-couple nickname, "Bennifer."
Source: Cosmopolitan
Some others, courtesy of Jon Erlichman, include: Android, YouTube, MySpace, Instagram, Tesla, Spotify, Skype, Twitter, LinkedIn, Gmail, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Google Maps, iTunes Store, SoundCloud, Nintendo Wii, Dropbox, Hashtags, SpaceX, Reddit, Fitbit, GoPro, and iPad.
Source: Jon Erlichman / Twitter
For the record, Business Insider didn't exist then, either. Neither did our predecessor, Silicon Alley Insider.
Source: Business Insider
Tiger Woods won the Masters and the U.S. Open, completing a stretch in which he won seven out of 11 majors.
Source: PGA
And the Los Angeles Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Finals. Shaquille O'Neal was named finals MVP.
Source: Basketball Reference
