Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to be the first team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium come Sunday, and the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes look to repeat.
Brady is preparing for his 10th trip to the Super Bowl, and his first as a member of the Buccaneers and away from the New England Patriots, and can further supplant the GOAT conversation with yet another Lombardi Trophy.
The Chiefs are looking to be the first team to repeat since the dynasty Patriots in 2004 and 2005, and this game is shaping up to be a great one unless COVID-19 has anything to say about it.
As Brady looks for another Super Bowl title and a seventh Super Bowl ring, here are three bold predictions for the Buccaneers quarterback come Sunday.
1. Brady Turns the Ball Over, A Lot
Brady threw three interceptions against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, and all three came in the second half. However, Brady and the Bucs squeaked out a win to head to the Super Bowl and Brady needs to take care of the ball if they want to have a shot to win.
The Chiefs' offense is dangerous, to say the least. However, it's the improved play of their defensive unit that has been a surprise in Kansas City. Tyrann Mathieu has six interceptions on the year and Daniel Sorensen and L'Jarius Sneed each have three, so the trio of safeties have an eye for creating turnovers.
Brady made some not-so-great plays against the Packers and if it weren't for Matt LaFleur kicking a field goal instead of going for the touchdown, it's very possible that Aaron Rodgers and the Packers would be playing in the Super Bowl.
Another Tom Brady INT!
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This game will be filled with offense from both teams, and Brady is going to throw a couple more picks.
Prediction: Brady throws three interceptions, again
2. Brady Doesn't win Super Bowl MVP
Brady doesn't just win Super Bowls, he wins Super Bowl MVPs also. He is a six-time Super Bowl champion and has won MVP in four of those victories, but this year will be different.
While the addition of Brady is a huge reason why Tampa Bay is going to their first Super Bowl in nearly two decades, the award will go to somebody else.
His arm strength isn't quite there anymore, his accuracy isn't what it was, and the Tampa Bay defense is going to have to do their part if they want to win this game and limit Mahomes and the lethal Chiefs offense.
Ronald Jones and Leonard Fournette are going to be huge keys in this game in an attempt to slow down the Chiefs' offense and keep them off the field, and it's not unrealistic to say that one of those two will eclipse 100-yards on the ground.
Shaquil Barrett, Ndamukong Suh, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Lavonte David are just a few of the big names on this Bucs defense and will create havoc all game for Andy Reid's team.
Brady is still a terrific player by all means, but if the Bucs win the Super Bowl, it will be somebody else who wins MVP of the game.
Prediction: Shaq Barrett wins Super Bowl MVP
1. Tom Brady wins Another Super Bowl
Sure, the Chiefs are really good and just won the Super Bowl last year, but it's time for Brady to add one more championship trophy to his already-impressive accolades.
The Bucs defense is swarming, and the wide receivers of Mike Evans, Antonio, Brown, and Chris Godwin, not to mention tight end Rob Gronkowski, will be too much for the Kansas City defense to handle.
Brady said recently he wants to play until he's 45 and that's entirely possible, especially considering the fact that the ageless wonder keeps making deep postseason runs, and a seventh Lombardi Trophy for No. 12 would be hard to argue against when discussing the Greatest Players of All Time.
This game certainly won't come easy, by any means, and there's a good chance this one ends in overtime on a Ryan Succop field goal, bringing back nostalgic memories of Brady's older Super Bowl victories when Adam Vinatieri kicked it through the uprights to win it.
It's hard to count out the clutch genes that Tom Brady has, and both of these teams are incredibly talented, which is usually the case during the Super Bowl.
Unfortunately for Mahomes and the Chiefs, their chance at repeat Super Bowl champions comes to an end thanks to Tampa Bay and the Brady-led Bucs.
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