After the dust settled in the divisional playoff game, Drew Brees and Tom Brady were seen on Sunday having what could be their last moment together in the Superdome.
It may have been the last time the two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks shared a field together, as Brees is about to announce his retirement sometime during the off-season. The two were seen laughing and Brady threw a pass to one of Brees’s children.
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The special moment was captured on video by several reporters after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints to head to the NFC Championship, 30-20, to face the Green Bay Packers with a trip to the Super Bowl LV on the line.
While FOX Sports NFL member Jay Glazer reported before the game that it would be Brees’s last Superdome game winning or losing, Brees told reporters after the game that it would take a while before deciding what to do with his career.
“I’m going to give myself the opportunity to think about the season, think about a lot of things, just like I did last year and make a decision,” he said, via ESPN.
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He also added that he “does not regret” how the season ended.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees right, embraces Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady while Bree’s children watch an NFL game of football between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, January 17 2021 in New Orleans. Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 30-20. (AP Photo / Butch Dill)
The former Saints quarterback waved to the limited number of fans in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and sent kisses to his family, who were in a suite watching the playoff game.
Brees had three interceptions in the loss. He added a touchdown pass and 134 yards.
Sean Payton was asked about Brees’s future and Payton replied that he thought the question was for “another press conference”.
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If this is really Brees’s final game, he would retire as the all-time leader in passing yards with 80,358 and the second in passing touchdowns of all time with 571. Brady is number 2 in passing yards. all times (79,204) and not 1 in touchdowns with all-time passes (581).