The New Orleans Saints had Tom Brady feeling a type of way on Sunday that he had not felt in many, many years.
The Saints shut out Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their Week 15 divisional matchup, winning by the final of 9-0. The loss ended an amazing streak by Brady, the 14-time Pro Bowler, who had not been shut out since 2006, per NFL Research. The Twitter page also shared some incredible nuggets about the last time that Brady was shut out.
Who was Brady’s opponent the last time his team got shut out, you ask? None other than Nick Saban’s Miami Dolphins.
All in all, Brady made it 255 consecutive starts (regular season and playoffs) without getting shut out. For reference, that is more starts than Aaron Rodgers has made in his entire NFL career thus far (223).
Brady, 44, lost several top targets to injury during Sunday’s game, including Chris Godwin, Mike Evans and Leonard Fournette. There is definitely some concern about how long those injuries could last. But for now, the misfortune cost Brady a streak he had held for the last 15 years.
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