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Auggie

(31,798 posts)
Sat May 9, 2020, 10:38 AM May 2020

Tom 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 can’t 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 everyone’s 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.

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Tom Brady and Tampa Bay Buccaneers given five prime-time games in 2020 NFL season (Original Post) Auggie May 2020 OP
Watch Brady get hurt in the first game. LakeArenal May 2020 #1
Hehe Wawannabe May 2020 #5
Me, too. I stole the comment from Mr Lake. LakeArenal May 2020 #6
Brady's best years are far behind him. calguy May 2020 #2
Tampa Bay probably has better weapons than NE at this point JonLP24 Jun 2020 #9
i think he threw 2 pick sixes in the game I was at last year OriginalGeek Jul 2020 #10
He is the GOAT and people want to watch and root for/against him underpants May 2020 #3
... Wawannabe May 2020 #4
Are we even going to have football games this year? Initech May 2020 #7
Joe montanas wife.. Maxheader May 2020 #8
Makes sense kelly97 Jul 2020 #11

calguy

(5,767 posts)
2. Brady's best years are far behind him.
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:02 AM
May 2020

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)
9. Tampa Bay probably has better weapons than NE at this point
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 01:59 AM
Jun 2020

The problem with the Buccaneers last season was Winston throwing too many interceptions.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
10. i think he threw 2 pick sixes in the game I was at last year
Fri Jul 17, 2020, 01:18 PM
Jul 2020

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.

Wawannabe

(6,344 posts)
4. ...
Sat May 9, 2020, 11:19 AM
May 2020


Fuck Tom Brady and his deflated fucking balls!

Bucs suck and Tom Brady isn’t their Messiah. Geez!

Maxheader

(4,396 posts)
8. Joe montanas wife..
Sun May 10, 2020, 12:30 PM
May 2020

wouldn't let the old man go to the kc chiefs unless the management would guarantee the offensive

line will protect joe...

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