{"id":19215,"date":"2021-10-01T04:38:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T04:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=19215"},"modified":"2021-10-01T04:38:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T04:38:17","slug":"sunday-night-football-tampa-bay-buccaneers-at-new-england-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/sunday-night-football-tampa-bay-buccaneers-at-new-england-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s finally here, the game we\u2019ve all had circled since Tom Brady took his talents to Tampa when the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Brady has a chance at a first in this one and after 22 years in the NFL, those don\u2019t come often. There is just one NFL team out of the 32 in the league that Brady has never defeated; the Patriots. The reasons are obvious, but Brady still has the chance to put an \u201cX\u201d through the only blank spot on his resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s been plenty of talk around this game, including from Tom Brady\u2019s dad to the point that the QB jokingly threatened to put him into a nursing home<\/a> if he didn\u2019t shut his yap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will just be the 10th<\/sup> all time meeting between the two franchises and no one will be surprised to find that New England has the edge, 7-2. Their last match up was on Oct. 5, 2017, with the Patriots taking a 19-14 road win. Brady threw for 303 yards, one touchdown and a pick in that game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAMPA<\/strong> BAY<\/strong> BUCCANEERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (-7, O\/U: 52)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadcast:<\/strong> NBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kickoff:<\/strong> Oct. 3, 8:20 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAMPA<\/strong> BAY<\/strong> BUCCANEERS (2-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Buccaneers come into this game with their asses stinging from a thorough kicking at the boots of the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday. Brady was fine and battled in the loss, his first when passing for over 400 yards with no interceptions in the regular season in his career. But here\u2019s why Tampa dropped the game; Brady led the team in rushing with 14 yards (and a score) and the defense surrendered 10 of 15 on third downs and six consecutive scoring drives that put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW<\/strong> ENGLAND<\/strong> PATRIOTS (1-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bloom is certainly off the rose for rookie quarterback Mac Jones and any thought that the Patriots would sneak into the playoffs with their first-year signal caller are evaporating fast. While Jones looked good in the preseason and finished as one of its top rated passers, the regular season is an entirely different animal and so far, it\u2019s mauled up Jones pretty good. Last week, in a 28-13 loss at home to the New Orleans Saints, Jones finished 30 of 51 for 270 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Like Brady with the Bucs, he too led his team in rushing with 28 yards and, unless you\u2019re Lamar Jackson, that\u2019s an all but guaranteed \u201cL.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brady has played a while, but by my math, in his 22 seasons, he\u2019s only lost back-to-back games 11 times in his career. And that might not seem like a significant stat, but this is a dude that\u2019s played in 10 Super Bowls and never had a losing season. So that doesn\u2019t happen often. Brady is currently on a 13-game winning streak against first round rookie QBs and is 18-2 lifetime against them in his career. Go ahead and lock this one in before the line jumps. Buccaneers 33, Patriots 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight up:<\/strong> 11-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against the spread:<\/strong> 10-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight up:<\/strong> 32-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against the spread:<\/strong> 26-22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NFL season is underway and the Week 4 Schedule is up and taking bets at BetOnline.AG<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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