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New England Patriots: What to root for in Week 15

By Patrick Morgan

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 09: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots and teammates prepare to take the field for their game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 09: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots and teammates prepare to take the field for their game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) /
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3. Locking arguably the NFL’s best player out of the Super Bowl is never a bad idea.

FOXBOROUGH, MA – NOVEMBER 04: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots talks with Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers after the Patriots defeated the Packers 31-17 at Gillette Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA – NOVEMBER 04: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots talks with Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers after the Patriots defeated the Packers 31-17 at Gillette Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers met for just the second time in their storied careers last month at Gillette Stadium. Brady and the Pats prevailed in a 31-17 game that didn’t quite live up to its billing as the presumed “G.O.A.T. Bowl,” with the Packers failing to keep things competitive in the second half.

It’s fair to wonder if these two future Hall-of-Famers will ever meet again on the field. Rodgers is still very much in his prime, but Brady is 41; and while Tom Terrific has repeatedly claimed he plans to play at least into his mid-40s, he’s also said he’ll retire if he ever “sucks.”

We at Musket Fire hope Brady never sucks and plays until he’s 50, winning at least one or two more championships along the way. That said, it’s hard for anyone to predict with a true degree of certainty whether Brady will be out there for New England’s next scheduled matchup against Green Bay in 2022.

There’s only one scenario in which these two legends could square off again before that date, and it’s in Atlanta on February 3. A Packers-Patriots Super Bowl would be a bonafide ratings bonanza. Just imagine all the hype surrounding such a matchup… NFL and TV executives would be licking their chops at the very thought of it.

It almost surely won’t happen – the Packers are in too deep a hole at 5-7-1. They need to essentially win out and then pray for a ton of help to even have a shot at the No. 6 seed. Even if they did go on another magical run, get hot at the right time in the playoffs, and somehow find their way to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Super Bowl LIII, the team has already shown their inferiority on the field to the Patriots.

Still… it’s Aaron freakin’ Rodgers. If anyone can singlehandedly carry his team to victory in epic, breathtaking fashion, it’s Rodgers. Better to be safe than sorry and let A-Rodg watch the playoffs from his couch at home this year – so pull for the Bears on Sunday.

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