Article 5CZGH Tom Brady and Drew Brees both battled time on Sunday. Guess who won?

Tom Brady and Drew Brees both battled time on Sunday. Guess who won?

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Oliver Connolly
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Two future hall of fame quarterbacks faced off in the Superdome this weekend. One of them, as he always has, simply refused to lie down

The first time Tom Brady and Drews Brees met on a football field was 2 October 1999. TLC's Unpretty was hogging the top spot on the Billboard 100. Y2K was hot on the mind.

It was fitting, then, that the first and likely only playoff meeting between the two, now with a combined age of 85, delivered the most old-school matchup of the weekend. The game was billed as Tom Brady v Drew Brees, two future hall of fame quarterbacks at the end of their respective runs. Instead, we were treated to a classic bout of January football, all run games and defense and turnovers.

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