Tom Brady and the Buccaneers escaped some major misfortunes on Sunday after scraping with the win against the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday’s Week 16 action. The Tampa Bay offense led by Tom Terrific engineered the comeback drive to push the game to overtime. The Bucs won 19-16 and enhanced their position in their playoff run. And their HC feels confident about the rest of the season.

It’s not yet been a full year for Todd Bowles at the helm of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and although the franchise sits at the top of its division, Brady and Bowles don’t seem to be the best match for a Super Bowl contender in the league. However, Todd displayed supreme confidence after the win against the Cardinals. And the next game for them is certainly do-or-die.

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“It always means something playing for something at the end of the year. You wanna be playing December football. And you gonna play good December football. You wanna have meaningful games. So next week you know. They need it and we need it. So it’s gonna be a good battle,” Bowles said in a presser recently. The Buccaneers can seal their division title next Sunday with a win against the 6-9 Carolina Panthers.

The NFC South is a ticking minefield and Tom Brady can afford no mistakes

The 7-8 Buccaneers lead the NFC South at the moment. However, the 6-9 Panthers and Saints can change their fortunes in the two remaining regular season fixtures. And bottom-placed 5-10 Atlanta Falcons aren’t too far away either. And considering that Brady and the Bucs face two rivals from their division in the final two games, it’s fated to get intense.

Brady has shown glimpses of his former seven-time Super Bowl-winning self when he engineered comeback drives this season against the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints. However, if he doesn’t produce similar results against the Panthers, the Bucs will compete for the top spot in the final regular season fixture.

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When Tom Brady retired and returned to the game in February this year, nobody expected the run for another playoff season and possible Super Bowl. However, it’s lying if the fans don’t admit that Brady will fight till the end for that 8th Super Bowl ring. And let’s not forget regular season Brady and playoff Brady are completely different breeds.