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The best player of all time meets his successor: That's why everyone is looking forward to the Super Bowl

2021-02-03T16:07:35.961Z


The biggest sporting event in the USA is on next Sunday. For some experts, the Super Bowl is unlikely to be as spectacular as it has been in a long time.


The biggest sporting event in the USA is on next Sunday.

For some experts, the Super Bowl should not be as spectacular as it has been in a long time.

Munich - The football hype in Germany is getting bigger and bigger.

In this country, the Super Bowl, which almost marks its own holiday in the USA, is being noticed more and more.

Even if masses of fans cannot flock to the Raymond James Stadium this year, the stadium will be surrounded by a special atmosphere.

The duel between quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, hoped for by many fans, divides the fan camp.

It's the match between young and old.

Between the future and the past.

Between perhaps the best NFL player of all time and his possible successor.

Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo, who enjoys a lot of sympathy as a TV expert in the USA, said: “It's like seeing LeBron James versus Michael Jordan.

Jack Nicklaus versus Tiger Woods: “On the side of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is Tom Brady, probably the most famous footballer in the world.

The 43-year-old quarterback grandpa will play his tenth Super Bowl on Sunday, six of which he won.

No player has won in NFL history.

Tom Brady in the Super Bowl: The best ever

Brady formed a dynasty with the New England Patriots until last season.

Nine times he led the franchise from the Boston area into the NFL final, together with head coach Bill Belichick he formed a duo that dominated the league for years.

In 2020 there was a big change.

Brady, who is now known as the "GOAT (Greatest of all time)", did not want to extend his contract with the Patriots and try his luck again with another team.

He chose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and head coach Bruce Arians, who is considered a quarterback whisperer.

Brady expected warm weather, a strong defense, a stable offensive line and top receivers in Florida.

The well-positioned team and the prospect of being able to play a Super Bowl in their own stadium were probably the decisive arguments for getting involved in the pirate franchise - and the plan worked.

Brady and the Bucs are the first team in history to play a Super Bowl in their own stadium.

With the NFL finals being played in a different location each year, you have to be in the right place at the right time for an opportunity like this.

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The numbers and records of the past clearly speak for Brady.

No player has more titles, more wins, more Super Bowl MVP titles, and more touchdowns than him.

The crazy thing: He still hasn't had enough.

In the 2017/2018 season he became the oldest quarterback to have played a Super Bowl - and he is still not thinking about an end to his career.

“I can definitely see myself playing until 45.

But you have to do a lot for that.

It takes one hundred percent commitment to continue to perform like this. "

The second Super Bowl in a row: Patrick Mahomes in the fast lane

Brady is not finished yet, but he will face the present and future of the NFL: Patrick Mahomes.

The Kansas City Chiefs leader plans to defend his title from last year.

In Miami, he beat the San Francisco 49ers with a spectacular comeback in the fourth quarter and took his first NFL title in his third career year.

What Mahomes achieved in four years in the NFL is hard to beat.

In all three years in which he was allowed to play for the Kansas City Chiefs from the start, he has at least led his team into the championship games - the semi-finals of the playoffs.

He was named an MVP, won the title, and was named a Super Bowl MVP.

With the ball in hand, the son of a former baseball professional is dangerous in every possible way.

He can throw the ball across the entire field of play, can run away from onrushing defenders and dodge, allude to his pass recipients without even looking at them, and touchdowns himself.

“Pat always delivers.

Especially when his team needs him most, ”said Brady at the press conference before the big game.

He is considered the most talented quarterback in the NFL and if the strong team around coaching genius Andy Reid stays together, he will probably form a dynasty similar to that of Brady in New England.

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Super Bowl: Patrick Mahomes amazes with a mega contract

With his insane contract extension last summer, he proved that this is exactly the 25-year-old's plan.

He signed a working paper that binds him to the Chiefs for ten years until 2032 and, in conjunction with his current contract, will bring him over $ 500 million.

No player in US sports has ever signed a higher-value contract.

So the duel between Mahomes and Brady is the duel of the two biggest faces the NFL currently has.

The quarterbacks are the linchpin of their teams.

If Brady wins, he will be and remain the best quarterback of all time for Mahomes almost unassailable.

The youngster will have to listen to his entire career that he lost to a 43-year-old.

However, if the Kansas City Chiefs win, Mahomes will shorten his title deficit, possibly end Tom Brady's crazy Super Bowl run and finally herald the change of generations in the richest sports league in the world.

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Source: merkur

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