never experienced a five touchdown defeat in his 25 years of playing profe sional and college football -- until Sunday. Brady's 35-point lo s to the was the largest lo s of his career, never having a greater margin of defeat in his 29 games at the University of Michigan and his 283 starts in the NFL.The fell 38-3 to the Saints in what was Brady's worst game of the year. Brady finished
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Blank Jersey 145 consecutive games with 10+ pa s attempts and fewer than three interceptions -- the longest such streak by any player since at least 1950. Of Brady's seven interceptions on the season, five have come against the Saints.Brady was never swept by a divisional opponent in his 19 seasons as a NFL starting quarterback until Sunday -- and he had to get out of the AFC East for the streak to end. The Buccaneers quarterback lost both contests to the Saints in 2020, completing 60.8% of his pa ses for two touchdowns and five interceptions while being sacked seven times. Against everyone else this season, Brady has completed 66.5% of his pa ses with 18 touchdowns to just two interceptions while being sacked seven times -- sporting a 6-1 record. "It was shocking," said Buccaneers head
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Carl Yastrzemski Jersey . Give New Orleans credit they kicked our butts in every phase."The 40.4 pa ser rating was the third-lowest in a game in Brady's career, his lowest since Week 9 of the 2006 season against the . Brady
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