Go ahead, allow yourself to visualize. When pondering a matchup of marquee quarterbacks Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, it would be natural to see points galore. A shootout. Two of the most prolific gunslingers in NFL history (and one of them with seven Super Bowl rings) airing it out at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday for old time’s sake.
Well, think again, guided by a reality check: It’s 2022.
Granted, it’s only Week 3. But it’s still striking that the Green Bay Packers quarterback who won his fourth league MVP award last season and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers icon who led the NFL in passing yards, TDs, completions and attempts in 2021, have so far this season looked a lot like Average Joes.