Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady only has three more fingers left without a Super Bowl ring. There could only be a couple remaining by the time the 2021 NFL season ends, but of course, winning a Vince Lombardi Trophy is easier said than done, especially when most people of your age typically spend Sunday afternoons grilling meat in the backyard and watching football — not playing at the highest level of the sport.

But true to his unquenchable thirst for more success in the NFL, Brady is on board for at least one more season under center for the Buccaneers after inking a one-year extension deal worth $25 million with the reigning Super Bowl champions back in March.

And what do you know, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers have the fourth-softest schedule in the upcoming 2021 NFL season, based on the combined winning percentage in 2020 by their upcoming opponents.

Via the NFL's official Twitter account:

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The strength of schedule, of course, shouldn't be the be-all and end-all predictor of what's to come for any team. Although many of the teams the Buccaneers will cross paths with in 2021 did not make the playoffs last year, not a few of them are expected to make a leap — or improve — this year. Take for example the Miami  Dolphins,  New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and their Week 1 opponents, the Dallas Cowboys.

Nevertheless, the Buccaneers will be ready to defend their Super Bowl crown with the future Hall of Famer orchestrating their offense.