Tom Brady starts with Tampa Bay Buccaneers against New Orleans Saints

The NFL announced the schedule for the upcoming season on Friday night.

Megastar Tom Brady and his new team Tampa Bay Buccaneers initially meet top team New Orleans Saints away. The duel scheduled for September 13 (10:25 p.m. CEST) includes Brady (42) and Saints quarterback Drew Brees (41), two of the most legendary playmakers in the NFL – for the first time ever, both starting quarterbacks will be over 40 in an NFL game be.

Brady and Brees have only met five times on the pitch, but with Brady’s farewell to the New England Patriots, they are now division rivals in NFC South and will meet again on November 9 (2:20 p.m.).

Patriots on the start against Dolphins

They are number 1 and 2 in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and completions in NFL history.

How ESPN Reported, Brady is not a favorite for the first time in 74 (!) games of the regular season. Most recently, bookmakers did not see Brady with the Patriots as the favorite on matchday two of the 2015 season (at the Buffalo Bills). The series is the longest in NFL history, and the 42-year-old is also followed by Gegenüber Brees and the Saints.

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A duel with the Patriots is not on the Bucs’ schedule, at the earliest in the playoffs it would be possible to meet again with coach Bill Belichick – for the Bucs, Brady’s long-time favorite contact station Rob Gronkowski will also be playing from the coming season. The first home game for Tampa Bay starts a week later on September 20 against the Carolina Panthers.

Brady’s ex-New England team will meet the Miami Dolphins on Matchday 1. Brady substitute Jarrett Stidham could make his first appearance as an NFL starter – against rookie Tua Tagovailoa, whom the Dolphins chose in number 5 in the draft.

Texans want revenge against chiefs

Number 1 pick Joe Burrow meets the Los Angeles Chargers to start with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Super Bowl winner Kansas City Chiefs traditionally opens the season in the Thursday Night Game against the Houston Texans. This gives the Texans the chance to retaliate for the spectacular 31:51 defeat in the 2019 Divisional Playoff Game, when the Chiefs still made up 24 points.

As expert Adam Schefter from ESPN reported that each team had the same bye week as their opponent on week 2. If the start had to be postponed due to the corona pandemic, this would mean that the schedule could be pushed back relatively easily. Every match day could be considered week 1, Schefter explained.

The first matchday at a glance:

Kansas City Chiefs – Houston Texans (11. September, 2.20 Uhr)
Atlanta Falcons – Seattle Seahawks
Buffalo Bills – New York Jets
Detroit Lions – Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings – Green Bay Packers
New England Patriots – Miami Dolphins
Washington Redskins – Philadelphia Eagles
Carolina Panthers – Las Vegas Raiders
Jacksonville Jaguars – Indianapolis Colts
Baltimore Ravens – Cleveland Browns (every September 13, 7 p.m.)
Cincinnati Bengals – Los Angeles Chargers
New Orleans Saints – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
San Francisco 49ers – Arizona Cardinals (all September 13, 10:25 p.m.)
Los Angeles Rams – Dallas Cowboys (14. September, 2.20 Uhr)
New York Giants – Pittsburgh Steelers (15. September, 1.15 Uhr)
Denver Broncos v Tennessee Titans (September 15, 4:10 p.m.)

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