Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes Set to Explode During Regular Season: When will Bucs vs. Chiefs Take Place This Season?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs will square off in Week 4 of the regular season. The October 2 match is bound to be a crowd-puller as it would be the 6th time in their careers that the QBs Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs and Tom Brady of the Buccaneers meet. 

Can Patrick Mahomes force a draw or will Tom Brady take the win yet again?

Brady and Mahomes have faced each other in five previous instances, with the first one being in 2018. Brady was still a part of the New England Patriots back then, while Mahomes was a rookie first-choice QB with the Chiefs. 

Both are extremely good QBs, but Brady leads 3-2 in terms of their wins from their previous meets. On their first meet in 2018, Brady and the Patriots won the match 43-40. They repeated their victory in the rematch of the AFC Championship game, beating the Chiefs 37-31.

The 2019 and 2020 seasons were luckier for the Chiefs with them winning against the Buccaneers in both years, 23-16 in 2019 and 27-24 in 2020. In 2021, the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl with a victory over the Chiefs.

Who has the upper hand in Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes?

Brady and Mahomes both started their rookie seasons as backups for their respective teams. Brady’s experience far outstrips Mahomes, with the former having played for over two decades. Mahomes has only been a part of the NFL for about half a decade. The difference in their experience shows because Brady has appeared in 10 Super Bowls and has won seven, while Mahomes has only appeared in the 2019 and 2020 Super Bowls, with one victory.

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However, Brady’s regular-season completion percentage, average yards per game, passer rate, and yards per rushing attempt are behind Mahomes. The latter lags Brady in regular-season passing touchdowns, passing yards, and passing touchdowns in regular-season games.

Going into the match, Brady may have an upper hand because of his long experience, but it would be wrong to count out Mahomes till the very end of the match. The youngster has definitely proven himself previously against the best before and can very well do so again.

The match-day between the two teams is Sunday Night Football. The NFL has released the date of the Buccaneers vs. Chiefs match alongside 10 other games. 

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