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Tom Brady Explains Plan to Play Week 18 Despite Locked-in Playoff Spot

Related Topics: Tom Brady, Buccaneers, NFC South, Jim Gray

The Buccaneers clinched the NFC South on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean Tampa Bay will take it easy this week as it prepares for the playoffs.

Quarterback Tom Brady said while he understands that the Buccaneers are locked into their playoff spot, he doesn’t see Sunday’s game vs. Atlanta as meaningless.

“I understand the context, but I don’t think anything’s meaningless,” he said on his Let’s Go podcast with Jim Gray. “Everything’s in preparation for what’s ahead. I think you could look at, okay, it’s not gonna matter per standing, but it matters because you’re a professional.