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The Bucs Had The Perfect Plan

We’re spending the show on the Super Bowl. The game did not end up being the exciting passing duel we wanted, but the outcome was certainly what Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles deserved for so thoroughly dismantling the Kansas City offense. The Chiefs didn’t seem to have a plan for that Bucs’ defense, and they […]

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All The Ways That Tom Brady Is Football’s GOAT

After Tom Brady and the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, we examined Brady’s place in the pantheon of all-time quarterbacks. Ultimately, we concluded that he was, at worst, the QB co-GOAT alongside Peyton Manning (in the regular season) and Joe Montana (in the playoffs). That was in February 2015. […]

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Yes, Brady Is The GOAT. But He Didn’t Do It Alone.

Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback ever. If there was any doubt left in any corner of the land, Brady dispelled it by leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a dominating 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. It’s just the second championship in franchise history for the Bucs, and Brady […]

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Our Guide To Super Bowl LV

After an NFL season unlike any other, the Super Bowl is finally here. And, true to form for Pandemic Sports™, it’s given us a surprisingly unsurprising matchup between Patrick Mahomes’s Kansas City Chiefs and Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We’ll be breaking the game down using our Elo ratings, which track how well each team […]

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