Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers meet on Sunday: NFL Week 3 Preview

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Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are widely known as two of the best quarterbacks to ever grace the Nationwide Soccer League.

The storied leaders’ careers have primarily existed concurrently but side-by-side. They meet for what may very well be their closing matchup on Sunday when the Inexperienced Bay Packers (1-1) journey south to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0).

The Buccaneers are one in every of seven groups to begin the season undefeated. In week one, they defeated the Dallas Cowboys, permitting solely three factors. In week two, they dominated as soon as once more, beating the New Orleans Saints 20-10.

That’s a mean of 6.5 factors per sport, all whereas boasting the league’s high scoring protection by means of two weeks. The Bucs usually are not a simple crew to beat, because of a heavyweight QB in Brady, robust defensive core, and the mastermind of Todd Bowles.

The Packers’ begin to the season has gone slightly in another way. They dropped an embarrassing loss to the Minnesota Vikings in week one, scoring simply seven factors.

In week two, they notched their first win of the season over the Chicago Bears to separate their file at .500. Towards the Bears, Rodgers went 19-of-25 for 234 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Though an enormous enchancment over the catastrophe towards Minnesota, Rodgers was dissatisfied in his efficiency and famous he would wish to enhance to compete with Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay’s powerhouse protection will likely be throughout Rodgers on Sunday. By way of two weeks, the Bucs have collected a league-leading ten sacks and are tied for third with six interceptions.

The Packers have seen dominance like this earlier than, for so long as Bowles has manned the Buccaneers.

Within the groups’ two conferences with Bowles as head coach, Rodgers was sacked 9 occasions, 5 of these occurring within the 2020 NFC Championship that earned the Bucs a visit to the Tremendous Bowl.

Sunday gained’t simply be a quarterback battle. Each groups’ run sport will likely be aptly examined. Brady may very well be with out his finest huge receivers, with Mike Evans suspended, and Chris Godwin and Julio Jones injured.

Rodgers continues to be battling the absence of Davante Adams, and three receivers missed Thursday’s follow as a consequence of harm (Sammy Watkins, Christian Watson, and Allen Lazard).

A win for both facet will present momentum, essential for any crew at this stage of the season.

The Bucs would stay undefeated, 3-0 coming into yet one more robust quarterback matchup towards Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs.

The Packers would construct on final week’s win towards the Bears heading into a really winnable week 4 assembly with the New England Patriots.

For Brady and Rodgers, the sport gained’t affect the person legacies these gamers go away behind. However, it could function a correct farewell if one or each gamers retire within the close to future.

The rivalry between these two athletes exists primarily within the file books and of their legacies, moderately than on the sphere.

The pair has competed as starters simply 4 occasions, three of which gained by Brady. Rodgers’ solely win got here of their first assembly again in 2014.

Regardless of their restricted on-field contests, the names Brady and Rodgers persistently inhabit the identical conversations about who's one of the best quarterback of their technology.

Brady dominates the numbers class, boasting the NFL’s all-time file in championships gained, Tremendous Bowl MVPs, video games gained, landing passes, and passing yards.

Rodgers, however, is usually described because the extra environment friendly quarterback. He holds extra MVP awards (4 to Brady’s three) and one of the best touchdown-to-interception ratio ever. A consensus amongst soccer followers: their particular person types of play make them nice for various causes.

The 2 stars battle it out this Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, 4:25 ET.

This week, the reigning Tremendous Bowl Champion Rams and Cardinals vie for a leg up within the NFC West.

The Cardinals enter the matchup using the excessive of week two’s enormous comeback extra time win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Rams had been almost on the alternative facet of such a comeback in week two, preventing off a fourth-quarter surge from the Atlanta Falcons to win 31-27.

The battle of this sport would be the Rams’ high-powered protection towards the Cardinals high-powered offense. The Rams are tied for the NFL lead with seven takeaways. The Cardinals have just one giveaway, tied for fewest within the league.

Kickoff is about for Sunday, 4:25 ET.

Final weekend, for the primary time in 30 years, three groups (the Cardinals, the Dolphins, and the Jets) overcame fourth-quarter deficits of 13-or-more factors to win.

The Bengals and the Falcons got here extremely near this feat, closing the hole on steep deficits and coming only a few factors shy of a comeback win.

And it’s not simply the loopy comebacks which were shut wins. In truth, we’ve seen extra shut video games than ever this early in a season. 12 video games have already been determined by three factors or fewer, greater than any earlier NFL season by means of two weeks.

Right here’s learn how to catch these groups and others throughout the league in motion, from wherever you might be.

Australia: NFL Sport Move, ESPN, 7Plus

Brazil: NFL Sport Move, ESPN

Canada: CTV, TSN, RDS, NFL Sport Move on DAZN

Germany: NFL Sport Move, ProSieben MAXX, DAZN

Mexico: NFL Sport Move, TUDN, ESPN, Fox Sports activities, Sky Sports activities

UK: NFL Sport Move, Sky Sports activities, ITV, Channel 5

US: NFL Sport Move, CBS Sports activities, Fox Sports activities, ESPN, Amazon Prime