FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — So long, Brady and Brees. Hello Mac and Jameis.
In three games between the Saints and Patriots from 2009 to 2017, Drew Brees and Tom Brady were the focal points whenever the teams shared the field.
Including Brees’ time with the Chargers, the matchup between the future Hall of Fame quarterbacks had eight chapters. Brees won five, Brady three. It ended last season when a 43-year-old Brady sent his 42-year-old counterpart into retirement after Brady’s Buccaneers eliminated the Saints from the playoffs.
When New Orleans and New England face off Sunday, it will mark the first time the teams have met since 2005 that Brees and Brady won’t be the opposing quarterbacks.