Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers will be the center of attention when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers meet at the NFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon.
It will only be the fourth meeting between future Hall of Fame quarterbacks in the first vote, and it will be the first time that they will face each other in the postseason. The Buccaneers defeated Green Bay, 38-10, at their October 18 meeting in Tampa. The two other times they met, Brady was still the defender of the New England Patriots.
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In 2014, the Packers achieved a 26-21 victory over New England at Lambeau Field and, four years later, the Patriots achieved a 31-17 victory at Foxborough.
“I remember when I heard the news about him coming to NFC, I thought it was a real possibility,” said Rodgers. “I am excited about the opportunity to play against him again.”
Brady and the Bucs are rolling. Tampa Bay is currently on a streak of seven consecutive street games wins, which is a franchise record. If the Buccaneers beat the Packers on Sunday, they will be the first team in NFL history to host a Super Bowl at their stadium.
The last time Tampa Bay made the Super Bowl, Jon Gruden was the head coach of the team, and they were anchored by one of the best defenders in the league’s history, featuring names like Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks and John Lynch.
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With a win on Sunday, Brady will join defenders Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning and Craig Morton as the only QBs to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl appearance.
“This is one of the coolest stadiums in the league to play,” said Brady of Lambeau Field. “I know they are excited, we will be excited and it will be a great game of football.”
Green Bay, on the other hand, will play in its fifth NFC championship game with Rodgers in the center. The last time the Packers reached the Super Bowl was in 2010, when Green Bay ended up defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the big game.
Everyone will be tuned in to watch two of the biggest QBs in NFL history on Sunday afternoon, and Warner, a Hall of Fame and current NFL Network analyst, believes it must be a fight forever.
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“When I played, I always knew who was on the other line,” said Warner. “I always said that when I went to these fights, at the end of the day, I know that if we are going to win this game, I have to beat that guy. I have to be better than the defender on the other side.”
Brady and Rodgers will certainly be keeping an eye on each other on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.