Tom Brady is excited for the Week 10 fixture between his two former teams, the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They will play at Raymond James Stadium.
This game will feature Baker Mayfield and Drake Maye as the quarterbacks.
It's a clash between two teams in a rich vein of form. The Patriots have particularly continued to defy the odds by stringing a six-game winning streak, while the Buccaneers are winners of three of their past four games.
Maye ranks fifth in passing yards with 2,285 over nine games and is tied for fourth with 17 touchdowns. Despite playing one less game due to the Bucs' bye week, Mayfield still holds eleventh place in passing yards with 1,919 and ranks fourteenth in touchdowns with 13.
Mayfield replaced Brady as QB1 ahead of the 2023 season in Tampa. He has led the Buccaneers to two straight NFC South titles and leads the division with a 6-2 record. Maye, meanwhile, is among the betting favorites for the NFL MVP and the Offensive Player of the Year Award.
Even though Brady won't be in the booth to cover the game, he anointed the Patriots-Bucs tie as the 'Game of the Year.' Tom Brady said, as noted by Sports Illustrated:
We got two teams that might feel like they have something to prove. I like that, and that usually results in a great football game… Game of the year alert? I think so.
Despite the excitement, Brady declined to pick a favorite. He quipped:
Just don't ask me to pick a side here.
Just don't ask me to pick a side here.
Brady was drafted 199th overall by the Patriots, where he spent two decades starring for the Boston franchise. He won six Super Bowls before signing with the Buccaneers, where he won his seventh ring. Brady retired as a 5x NFL Super Bowl MVP, 3x NFL MVP, and 15x Pro Bowler with countless other records to his name.
The Bucs were cruising during the early parts of the season. They defeated tough opponents like the Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, and Atlanta Falcons. However, two losses against NFC rivals, the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions, dimmed the mood in the Bay Area.
Mayfield orchestrated a 23-3 win over the Saints before heading into the bye week. The games will come thick and fast from here until the end, which kicks off against the Patriots. According to Mayfield, this is the stretch when 'real football' starts.
In the ensuing week, they play the Bills and the Rams before going through a string of divisional games. However, the Patriots game will set the tone. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Bucs are the favorites to defeat the Patriots in week 10.
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The Patriots lead the series 7-3. Brady started for the Bucs while Mac Jones spearheaded the Patriots' attack during their last fixture in 2021. The game ended in a 19-17 win for the Bucs.
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