![]() They can tell you their numbers, everything about them. They know exactly who they’re going up against. They have recollection of games, plays and also individuals on the opposite side of the ball. ‘I remember when they did this.’ Both of them have seen so much football, and that’s the wealth of knowledge that comes with starting and playing early in your career. I want to look at the defense that I watched last night.’ And I’m like, play 21? How the hell do you remember play 21 in this game?” Brady is very similar in terms of his memory. But Stafford’s got, like, one of those photographic memories where he can watch film and he could just recite, ‘Hey, go to play 21 right there. When I was in Detroit I had not been around Stafford as much. I was with Brady and I saw all the film that he’d watch and the questions and all that. They’re meticulous in how they go about their preparation. There are so many similarities in their approach, their high football IQ, their processing - and they’re both great leaders. You played with Brady at the start of your career in 2005-08 and with Stafford late in your career in 2018. This interview was edited for length and clarity: With Stafford and the Rams playing Brady and the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, Times reporter Gary Klein spoke with Cassel - now an analyst for NBC Sports Boston - about the star quarterbacks. Sony Michel has rushed for 22 yards in nine carries and has two receptions for eight yards.īrady has completed 17 of 22 passes for 172 yards.įormer USC quarterback Matt Cassel played 14 seasons in the NFL, including four with the New England Patriots as Tom Brady’s backup and one with the Detroit Lions as Matthew Stafford’s backup. Kupp has four catches for 55 yards, Higbee five catches for 40 yards. Stafford has completed 15 of 22 passes for 148 yards. Stafford connected with tight end Tyler Higbee for a six-yard touchdown, and with receiver Cooper Kupp for a two-yard touchdown. Matthew Stafford has passed for two touchdowns to give the Rams the lead over the defending Super Bowl champions. The three-time NFL defensive player of the year has 87 ½ sacks. ![]() ![]() It was Donald’s first career sack against Brady. Aaron Donald had no tackles, no sacks and no quarterback hits in last season’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.īut he sacked Tom Brady for the first time late in the second quarter Sunday to hold off the Buccaneers, who were forced to try a 55-yard field-goal that missed wide right as time expired in the first half.īrady was driving the Buccaneers toward a potential tying touchdown when Donald stripped the ball. ![]()
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