Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason after a 20-year career with the New England Patriots that produced nine Super Bowl appearances, including six championships. It’s a dynastic run we’ll likely never going to see again, but it all started back in Week 3 of the 2001 when Brady got his first career start against the Indianapolis Colts.
The week before, Brady entered the game after starter Drew Bledsoe went down with an injury. From then on, it was Brady’s team for the next two decades. Today, in honor of Flashback Friday, the future Hall of Famer posted the play-call sheet from that first start against Indy.
Take a look.
For the record, the Patriots beat the Colts 44-13, Brady’s first win over then-Colts QB Peyton Manning. Brady finished the game just 13-for-23 for 168 yards. Not exactly Hall of Fame numbers, but then again, everyone just assumed he was keeping the seat warm until Bledsoe’s return.
Well, we all know what happens when you assume…
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