Lambeau Field Separates Brady From Making History ... Again

Last week he was against Drew Brees in New Orleans.

This Sunday is against

Aaron Rodgers

in

Green Bay

.

It is the path that

Tom Brady

has had to travel

,

who tries to make the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the first team in history to play a Super Bowl in their stadium.

Brady and the Bucs are one win away from it, but Rodgers and the Packers could have other plans at Lambeau Field.

The opportunity to see them face to face in a

Super Bowl

was denied

, so this is the closest to it.

Rodgers and Brady meet for the first time in a postseason game

;

In three regular season meetings, Brady is 2-1 ahead, including 38-10 in Week 6 on Oct. 18.

Brady will play his

14th Conference Final

;

with the Patriots his record was 9-4.

Rodgers will play in his fifth game for the NFC title, but first at home.

His record in the previous four is 1-3, including last season's 37-20 loss at San Francisco.

And ever since he learned that Brady would sign with Tampa Bay, Rodgers knew that sooner or later he would meet Brady on his way to the Super Bowl.

"I remember when I heard on the news that (Brady) was coming to the NFC, and I thought it was a real possibility (to face him in the playoffs)," Rodgers said.

"I am excited for the opportunity to play him once again."

With the win, Brady will match

Peyton Manning,

Kurt Warner

and

Craig Morton

as the only quarterbacks to have led two teams to the Super Bowl.

To do this, the Bucs will have to win again in someone else's yard.

In the 2020 campaign, T

ampa Bay has won seven consecutive road games (a franchise record)

, including two in the Playoffs: in Washington and New Orleans.

The mythical Lambeau Field is the scale that separates Brady from playing his 10th Super Bowl.

"It's one of the best stadiums in the league to play in

," Brady said.

"I know they are excited, we are excited, and it will be a great game for sure."

Brady owns several postseason records, including those for games as a starter (43), wins (32), completions (1,065), passing yards (11,968), touchdowns (77) and Super Bowl titles (6).

Rodgers is the big favorite to be named MVP of the 2020 season.

In the loss at Tampa, the Packers quarterback completed 16 of 35 for 160 yards, with two interceptions and zero touchdown passes;

In the other 16 games, Rodgers has completed 71.9% of his shipments, with 4,435 yards, 50 touchdowns and three interceptions.

His career is

Hall of Fame

worthy

, but many experts agree that Rodgers needs to win a

second Super Bowl

to cement his NFL legacy.

In his four most recent postseason games at home, Rodgers has surpassed 100 rating points;

he has completed 88 of 138 (63.8%), with 1,217 yards, 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions.

Beating Rodgers at Lambeau Field in winter is

mission impossible.

In games in December and January since 2016, including the Playoffs, Rodgers has thrown 30 passes to the end zone, with a single interception and a rating of 110.1.

Can Brady get over it one more time?