It's pretty much must see TV for Philadelphia sports fans. Nick Foles vs. Tom Brady, tonight. A Super Bowl LII rematch for the quarterbacks, both on different teams now — Foles with the Bears and Brady with the Bucs.
This is the first matchup between Foles and Brady since the Eagles beat the Patriots to win the Super Bowl on February 4th, 2018. Foles threw for 373 yards, 3 TDs, and 1 INT in the win, while Brady threw for a. ridiculous 505 yards, 3 TDs, and 0 INTs in the loss.
“He’s one of the greatest of all-time at the quarterback position,” Foles said of Brady this week via ProFootballTalk.com. “We’ve played against each other really just one time.”
“Nick is a hell of a quarterback,” Bucs coach Bruce Arians said of Foles via The Chicago SunTimes. ‘‘And he can move a team. Guys have a tendency to gravitate around him, and they want to play well.”
Foles took over for Mitchell Trubisky midway through the Bears' Week 3 game against the Falcons, throwing three fourth quarter touchdowns en route to a 30-26 comeback win. However, last Sunday, Foles and the Bears picked up their first loss of the season to the Colts.
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In 1.5 games this season, Foles has completed 42 of 71 passes for 437 yards, 4 TDs, and 2 INTs. The Bears offense, unsurprisingly, is certainly more vertical and explosive with Foles under the helm. Allen Robinson has 17 catches for 224 yards and 2 TDs in the two games Foles has played.
As for Brady, who is 100 years old in season No. 1 million, is still doing it. Last week, Brady had his best game of the season throwing for 369 yards, 5 TDs, and just 1 INT. On the season, Brady has thrown for 1,122 yards, 11 TDs, and 4 INTs, leading the Bucs to a 3-1 record.
Tampa Bay, however, is dealing with key injuries on offense to RB Leonard Fournette (doubtful), WR Mike Evans (questionable), WR Chris Godwin (out), and WR Scotty Miller (questionable).
The Bucs are -3.5 and over/under is 44.5, per VegasInsider.com.