Drew Brees and Tom Brady will face each other for the third time this season on Sunday and it will be for the right to play the championship game.
The New Orleans Saints defeated the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Washington Football Team in their wildcard clashes. On Sunday, it will be the first time that two teams will face each other in a playoff game and the two defenders will be at least 40 years old.
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Brees was asked about the victory over Brady’s confrontation.
“Yes, (I) is not taken for granted. I really appreciate the opportunity. And listen, the minute he signed with the Bucs and entered the division, you felt it would be a team to face, it would be a team that had aspirations to playoffs and more, just like us. So I think it was inevitable, “said Brees.
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Brees made 28 of 39 with 265 yards and two touchdown passes in the win over Bears.
The veteran quarterback may be playing the final games of his NFL career. He must retire after the team’s run for the playoffs is over, ESPN reported earlier this month.
Brees signed a future broadcast contract with NBC in the spring of last year and played a lot this season, including 11 broken ribs.
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“They thought about it last year and he surprised them in March by deciding to come back. This time, he signed to NBC. This time, he is a year older. This time, he played through the 11 fractured ribs, the pierced ribs. It’s been a tough physical season and I think most people still believe this will be Drew Brees’s last season in New Orleans and the NFL before he turns to the broadcast booth, ”said ESPN’s Adam Schefter before of Week 17 the games started.