LOS ANGELES - Tom Brady’s week 1 match up against Drew Brees was the kind of NFL face-off that will have fans of the sport saying decades from now, “I remember where I was when that happened.” The historic clash pitted the most statistically accomplished quarterbacks against each other in an epic battle that drew millions of viewers.
The game, which aired on FOX Sports, hit a ratings high, and was projected to be the most-watched telecast of any kind since Super Bowl LIV, according to Nielsen Media Research.For Brees and Brady, the unicorn of a game was precisely 21 years in the making. "It makes me remember back to 1999 when we played against each other in college," Brees said in a press release from the New Orleans Saints.