Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady reflected on a "pretty cool" milestone ahead of his 300th NFL game.
Brady, 43, is set to become the 12th player to achieve the feat in the NFL when the Buccaneers face the Detroit Lions on Saturday.
The six-time Super Bowl winner said it was a nice milestone to reach in what is his 21st NFL season.
"I think it's pretty cool. I don't get caught up too much in statistics and those types of things, but football has just been a very important part of my life for a long time, 30 years," Brady told a news conference on Wednesday.
"I love the ability to go out there and compete with my team-mates, compete for our fans and I love the game, I love the nuances of the game, I love the relationships I've built, all the memories I've had and I'm very blessed to be 43 years old and still doing it.
"It's definitely a challenge for me still, there's physical challenges, there's mental challenges, there's emotional challenges and I just love doing it.
"It's pretty cool that I'm still able to do it and still have a team that's supportive of me being out there and I want to go out there and do the best I can for them."
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The Buccaneers (9-5) can clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2007 with a win over the Lions (5-9).
Brady has gone five straight games with multiple touchdown passes, his longest such streak since a nine-game run in 2015.
The quarterback is keen to see what Tampa Bay can produce at Ford Field.
"The season will be what we make of it. Our season is not over yet," Brady said.
"We've got a lot of football ahead, we've got obviously a hugely important game this week and then one more game in the regular season and we're going to have to play our way into the playoffs. It means we've got to win games and this is the one that matters the most because it's the next one and if we make it we do get in so it's hugely important.
"Every season presents some different challenges, every season has different things that challenge you in different ways. This one has been a challenge for everybody around the world. We're managing with it, we're managing it, we're dealing with it as best we can.
"We're trying to make improvements, trying to make them on a daily basis and I'm very excited about this weekend's game and seeing what we do on the day after Christmas."