Pick the category — wins, touchdown passes, last laughs, and even television ratings — and Tom Brady came out on top over his former team this season.
Brady, who as you may have heard threw 40 touchdown passes while leading the Buccaneers to 11 wins and at least a berth in the NFC divisional round playoffs, brought a significant surge of interest to Tampa-area football fans this season.
Buccaneers local television ratings were up 28 percent over 2019, when considerably less-accomplished quarterback Jameis Winston threw 33 touchdown passes (and 30 interceptions, 18 more than Brady this season) for a seven-win team.