It will be a rematch of Superbowl LV as the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off again. Everyone will be watching what could be the last time Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady will play each other if Brady retires. Tom Brady got the best of Patrick Mahomes in the Superbowl but can the roles be reversed tonight in Tampa?
Tom Brady has been without some of his key pieces on the offensive end. Tonight that all will change as Brady gets back Chris Godwin, Julio Jones, and Russell Gage. Tom Brady has been able to make the best of every situation in his career and this recent situation with Tampa is nothing new. Last week Brady had 271 passing yards and 1 touchdown in a loss to the Packers. He will look to bounce back against a Chiefs secondary that can give up some big plays to the opposing offense. It will be interesting to see how the Buccaneers respond after a huge loss last week as they don’t want to mount a losing streak. Look for Tom Brady to go into vintage Brady mode tonight as he’s unstoppable when he gets the ball out quick as lightning.
The Tampa Bay defense will have their hands full against the Chiefs tonight. If they want to win this game it will be a full effort to slow down Patrick Mahomes. Devin White will be at the head of the defensive snake for the Buccaneers if they will get the job done. White will try to get the pressure on Mahomes and hopefully get him to force some bad throws. The Buccaneers have a tough run defense and they can easily contain Clyde Edwards Helaire in this matchup. The Tampa secondary will need to contain Juju, Mecole, and Travis in that passing game. If they can slow down the passing game of the Chiefs this will be a matchup that will not be as close as people will think. The Chiefs won’t have their kicker Harrison Butker in this game as well so look for them to try and be aggressive but the Buccaneers will be ready for that.
Patrick Mahomes is coming off a bad performance in his eyes and it was clear that he was pissed off. Last week Mahomes had 262 passing yards and 1 touchdown. This week he’s going to have to lead his team in a major way as the Buccaneer’s defense is no joke. Mahomes has been able to make something out of nothing and he will need to lean on Travis Kelce in a big way. Patrick Mahomes can make any throw and he’s been a magician with the ball all season long. Mahomes will need the defense to make some stops for him on the defensive end so he can have some chances without being behind quickly. Mahomes has shown that he can get it done on the floor as well with his legs if he is needed to do so. Mahomes has been the face of the Kansas City Chiefs and he’s the face of the NFL so this will be one of those showdowns where he can prove that he’s the man to everyone including Tom Brady.
The Chief’s defense will have their work cut out for them going against Tom Brady. If the Chiefs are going to slow down Bardy it will be on the hands and strength of Chris Jones. Look for Jones to distract the Buccaneer’s offense in many ways but only time will tell if he will get some help.
Prediction: The Buccaneers will win this game (31-24) as Tom Brady gets his weapons back and scores at least 3 touchdowns in the air. Tom Brady will be able to dissect this Chiefs defense and put Tampa back in the win column after last weekend’s loss to the Packers.
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