The Vikings made a game of it, showing that it is still possible to compete without spending exorbitantly on the quarterback position, but with Brady on football's biggest stage, we all knew how this was going to turn out. This, after the Vikings knocked off Jordan Love's Packers for the NFC title.
New York cruised past Jacksonville in the New Jersey snow, advancing to meet Brady's old buddy, Rob Gronkowski, and his Patriots successor, Cam Newton, in the Super Bowl. But even the best quarterback on the planet wasn't enough to stop Brady's quest for ring No. The Jets making easy work of the Denver Broncos in the divisional round set up a glorious AFC title matchup with Patrick Mahomes and the Jacksonville Jaguars. 1 seed during the regular season, winning himself another MVP award and somehow turning Cole Beasley into the NFL's leading receiver in the process. Brady literally put up video game numbers in leading the Jets to the AFC's No. That's right: In Year 1, the New York Jets' win-now draft strategy paid off as well as you could imagine. If you're one of those people who thinks Tom Brady is just a product of the talent (and coaching) that's surrounded him for so much of his decorated career, you're not going to enjoy the early results. Now, let's see how these teams stack up in a full-season simulation in Madden 21.
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