PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett was 6 years old when Tom Brady beat the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. For a young and impressionable fan whose favorite player was Donovan McNabb, watching the Eagles lose was quite the gut punch.
On Sunday afternoon, Pickett will square off against Brady when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Acrisure Stadium. It will be Pickett’s second NFL start, while Brady will be starting his 368th game in the league, postseason included.
Brady is 21 years older than Pickett, but there are some other numbers that better illustrate the divide between the two: