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Related: About this forumTom Brady and Tampa Bay Buccaneers given five prime-time games in 2020 NFL season
Brady and his new team have inevitably been thrust into the spotlight immediately, having been lined up for five prime-time games during the 17-week regular season.
Five nationally televised games in one season is a franchise record for the Buccaneers, one more than the team had in 2003 after it won the Super Bowl.
The Bucs' first prime-time appearance comes in week five against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
The team then have a one week break before returning to prime-time for three consecutive weeks, the first coming against the Las Vegas Raiders at the newly built Allegiant Stadium.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/sport/tom-brady-buccaneers-prime-time-spt-intl/index.html
According to Associated Press, television networks and NFL schedule makers have been "scrambling" to rework their schedules in order to give Brady and his new team more visibility.
I cant think of a single player move ever that adjusted requests and turned the process upside down as much as this, said Fox Sports senior vice president Michael Mulvihill about Brady signing with Tampa Bay. I think the league treated everyone well with Tampa Bay because they knew how great everyones interest was. It was a significant curveball.
https://apnews.com/856ad684e34cc6da1e6e4c0a4b6cc0e8
According to the links, Tampa Bay had already been assigned two primetime games.
Does Brady's signing automatically guarantee the Bucs play competitive games, worth watching in prime time? I guess we'll find out.
I don't care if Brady plays or not. I want to watch good games.
LakeArenal
(29,800 posts)Stuck with all those games.
Sorry not sorry!
LakeArenal
(29,800 posts)calguy
(5,767 posts)New England knows this and that's why they didn't make a competitive offer to retain his services. Brady was only slightly above average last year with a very good team. This year, behind a very mediocre team, his performance level will likely be far below average, possibly bordering on bad.
JonLP24
(29,348 posts)The problem with the Buccaneers last season was Winston throwing too many interceptions.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)His first throw of the game I think lol. Very early in the game anyway. I don't remember - I was there in the fancy seats as a guest of a sales rep and beer was on them.
I had a good time but I'm not much of a Bucs fan so it didn't hurt me as much as it did my friend who I was with. He's been a Bucs fan since he could walk.
underpants
(186,644 posts)Only 3 games at 1 pm eastern too
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/tb
Fuck Tom Brady and his deflated fucking balls!
Bucs suck and Tom Brady isnt their Messiah. Geez!
Initech
(101,920 posts)Maxheader
(4,396 posts)wouldn't let the old man go to the kc chiefs unless the management would guarantee the offensive
line will protect joe...
kelly97
(55 posts)People will want to watch - either to cheer him or root for him to lose.