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Thursday 14 January 2021

Brady vs. Brees: A matchup for the ages and aged

ing New England's bid for a
perfect 19-0 season.
YOUNG GUNS: While the
old guys are dominating
the NFC playoffs, the AFC is
highlighting the next gener-
ation of star quarterbacks.
When Buffalo hosts Balti-
more on Saturday night
it will be a matchup of a
pair of 24-year-old quarter-
backs in Josh Allen of the
Bills and Lamar Jackson of
the Ravens.
The quarterbacks taking
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12), left, throws a pass during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football the field the next day in
game against the Washington Football Team, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Landover, Md.; and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Kansas City are each a
Brees (9), right, reacts after a touchdown by Alvin Kamara in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the
Chicago Bears in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. year older with Patrick Ma-
Associated Press homes of the Chiefs facing
Cleveland's Baker Mayfield.
By JOSH DUBOW holds the mark for touch- was 78 when 41-year-old the season series like New This will be the first time a
AP Pro Football Writer downs with 581 and trails Brady outdueled 37-year- Orleans did against Tampa conference will have four
The NFL has never seen only Brees in yardage with old Philip Rivers two years Bay. quarterbacks age 25 or
a playoff matchup quite 79,204. ago in the divisional round. The team that swept younger start on same the
like the upcoming one be- This marks just the second Brady, who is seeking his the regular season series weekend of the playoffs.
tween Tom Brady's Tampa time since at least 1950 that record seventh Super Bowl won 14 of the previous 22 STREAKING: The Ravens
Bay Buccaneers and Drew the NFL's top two players in title and 10th appearance, matchups, which bodes had one impressive streak
Brees' New Orleans Saints. career yards passing will has already lapped the well for the Saints this week. extended last week while
A pair of quarterbacks in meet in the playoffs. field when it comes to play- The Saints were on the another was snapped.
their 40s still thriving on the Second-ranked John El- off wins. right side of one of these J.K. Dobbins ran for a TD in
playoff stage at an age way's Denver Broncos beat He won his 31st postseason matchups the last time it his seventh straight game in
when nearly every other then-leader Dan Marino start last week and can happened, beating Caro- Baltimore's 20-13 win over
great passer in NFL history and the Dolphins 38-3 in double second-place Joe lina 31-26 in the wild-card Tennessee, tied for the sec-
was already enjoying re- the divisional round follow- Montana's career total of round after sweeping the ond longest streak ever for
tirement. ing the 1998 season. 16 this week. Brady's 75 TD Panthers in the 2017 regular a rookie. Only Jacksonville's
Brees will take the field for This will be the first time passes in the playoffs are season. Maurice Jones-Drew has a
the Saints on Sunday two since at least 1950 that the already 30 more than Mon- The last time a team re- longer one, having done
days after turning 42 as the two career leaders in TD tana had. versed a regular season it eight games in a row in
young gun in this matchup passes will meet in the post- THIRD TIME'S A CHARM: It sweep in the playoffs came 2006.
against the 43-year-old season. turns out it's easier to beat in the 2007 playoffs when Ravens kicker Justin Tucker
Brady, who has shattered The combined age of the the same team three times the Giants did it against missed a 52-yard field goal
nearly every record for lon- starting quarterbacks will in a season than it is to win Dallas in a postseason run in the fourth quarter of the
gevity in the NFL. be an NFL-record 85, sur- in the playoffs after getting all too familiar to Brady. win over the Titans, ending
Brees has thrown for more passing the 84 from their swept in the regular season. Eli Manning and New York his streak of 48 consecu-
yards than any QB in the two starts in the regular sea- The Saints-Bucs game then won the NFC title tive made field goals in the
regular season with 80,358 son this season. The previ- marks the 23rd postseason game in Green Bay and fourth quarter and over-
and ranks second in TD ous playoff record for com- matchup in the Super Bowl beat Brady and the Patri- time in the regular season
passes with 571. Brady bined age of starting QBs era after one team swept ots in the Super Bowl, spoil- and playoffs.q

AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot

corporations rethinking avoid making donations the 2016 election cycle,
their efforts to lobby Wash- to members of the House with 52.4% of that money
ington. "In light of the un- and Senate who voted to going to Republican can-
precedented events last overturn President-elect didates, according to The
week at the U.S. Capitol, Joe Biden's victory over Center for Responsive Poli-
MLB is suspending contri- Trump. Others, like MLB, tics.
butions from its Political have postponed politi- Among its lobbying suc-
Action Committee pend- cal giving to both political cesses was a bill in 2018
ing a review of our political parties altogether. that exempted minor
contribution policy going MLB is the first of the major league baseball players
In this Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, baseballs occupy a bucket after forward," the league said professional sports leagues making as little as $5,500
use during fielding practice during spring training baseball in a statement to The As- to say it would alter its lob- per season from federal
workouts for pitchers and catchers at Cleveland Indians camp sociated Press on Wednes- bying strategy in the wake minimum wage laws, pre-
in Avondale, Ariz. day. Following the insur- of the deadly Capitol riots. empting a lawsuit from
Associated Press rection last week by Trump The Office of The Com- three players filed four
By JAKE SEINER butions in the wake of last supporters while Congress missioner of Major League years earlier. The "Save
AP Sports Writer week's invasion of the U.S. attempted to certify the Baseball Political Action America's Pastime Act"
NEW YORK (AP) — Major Capitol by a mob loyal to results of the presidential Committee has donated appeared on page 1,967
League Baseball is sus- President Donald Trump, election, many compa- $669,375 to Senate and of a $1.3 trillion spending
pending all political contri- joining a wave of major nies have said they will House candidates since bill.q