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Tom Brady’s last game in New Orleans was a pure masterpiece

Take a look at highlights from the Patriots’ win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 2 of the 2017 season.

Tom Brady signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers isn’t just great for Bucs fans — it’s great for NFL fans everywhere. Brady’s arrival to the NFC South means we’ll get two divisional games next year between the six-time Super Bowl champion and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

Brees and the Saints have been king’s of the south the past few years, a distinction Brady and the Bucs will seek to take. Brady holds a 2-1 career record against a Brees-led Saints team, with his last victory coming back in Week 2 of the 2017 season, when he and the New England Patriots won in the Superdome 36-20.

Brady’s performance in that game was nothing short of a masterpiece. He completed 30-for-39 passes for 447 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. It still ranks as the third-most passing yards Brady has ever thrown in a single game, which bodes well for the Bucs next season.

Here’s a highlight reel of that game for you to enjoy on Throwback Thursday.

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That time Tom Brady bested Drew Brees in the closing seconds

Take a look back now at Tom Brady’s victory over Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints in 2013, when a last-second score secured the win.

If you’re the NFL, this is the dream you’ve been waiting for: Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady leaves the New England Patriots and heads to the NFC South, home of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. That means, twice next season, we will get to see these two future Hall of Famers battle it out on the field with the division on the line.

Brady and Brees will easily go down as two of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the position, so it seems only fitting we get to see this dream scenario play out in real life at least once before they both retire.

But this won’t be the first time the two have squared off against each other. Brady is 2-1 in his career against Brees, with his most exciting victory coming back in Week 6 of the 2013 season when the Saints visited Brady’s Patriots. With the Saints leading 27-23 with just over two minutes remaining in the game, Brady marched the Pats down the field before hitting wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins for a 17-yard touchdown with five seconds remaining. The Patriots would go on to win 30-27.

Take a look at the memorable play below.

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