Brady is playing as well right now, at 43 years old, as he has in the past five years. It all comes down to protecting the quarterback
The experiment has worked. That much is already true. Regardless of whether the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady go on to win the Super Bowl, the marriage has been a success.
Brady has raised the Bucs’ championship odds from nothing to something – which is the goal of the whole enterprise. While you only have to look at the rubble piling up in New England to see that Brady’s decision to ditch Foxborough for Florida has been validated.
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New Orleans: 25% pressure rate; 78 passer rating; 34-23 loss
Chicago: 22.7% pressure rate; 86 passer rating; 20-19 loss
Green Bay: 14.8% pressure rate; 104 passer rating; 38-10 win
Denver: 14.6% pressure rate; 115 passer rating; 28-10 win
LA Chargers: 8.7% pressure rate; 117 passer rating; 38-31 win
Carolina: 8.6% pressure rate; 80 passer rating; 31-17 win
Las Vegas: 7% pressure rate; 127 passer rating; 45-20
