Brady Faces Off Against Miami for First Time as Buc

The Miami Dolphins are set to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, and while a new face is at the helm for the Bucs, it’s not a new face to the Fins.

Dolphins: Most Successful NFL Team Against Brady

The Dolphins have had a history when it comes to dealing with quarterback Tom Brady, as they used to play him twice per season when he was on the New England Patriots. But now, he’s sporting new colors as he takes on the Dolphins secondary in his first return against Miami since switching teams.

Right now, Brady leads the all-time against Miami 23-12. But, the 12 wins the Dolphins have earned against the seven-time Super Bowl champion is five more than what any other team has been able to accomplish over the years.

There will be a little familiarity between the teams on Sunday.

Flores, Brady Worked Together 15 Years in New England

That’s because Miami head coach Brian Flores indirectly worked with Brady for 15 years in New England. Flores worked against Brady in practices, on the defensive side of the ball, trying to stop the signal caller. Flores on Wednesday, however, gave Brady props, saying that he has seen just about everything when it comes to defensive coverages and knows how to handle a lot of them.

“This is a great player,” Flores said heading into Sunday’s game. “He was a great player when I last saw him in person, he’s a great player now. Smart, great commander of the offense, accurate, can find the space in the pocket. I think he’s playing great football right now.”

Brady Entering Game with Revamped Offense

Brady is coming in with an offense that has managed to put up points and come through moreso overall week to week compared to when he was with the Patriots.

His receiving corps consists of wide receivers Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and at times, Antonio Brown, who creates nightmare matchups for defenses. Then, when tight end Rob Gronkowski is healthy, the four-man group is close to unstoppable.

In New England, it seemed Brady had at the most, two core receiving threats and relied alot on the run game. He doesn’t have that problem anymore.

One thing that will help the Dolphins on Sunday will be the absence of Gronkowski, who will miss his second straight game with broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Brady Recognizes Dolphins’ Tough Secondary

Brady also understands however that he will be going against a Dolphin defense that has found ways to make him struggle, and his record against them as a whole proves it.

For instance, Miami cornerback Xavien Howard has managed to pick off Brady multiple times, even multiple times in the same game. The Dolphins team as a whole has forced teams to turn the ball over consistently, so with Miami having an edge on how to play Brady, it will be intriguing to see how the secondary will match up against a revamped Brady-run offense.

Brady will also have an advantage of a stronger offensive line in this game. However, Brady did say Miami’s pressures are a thing concerning him.

“They have really good pressures, a variety of fronts, (and) they do a good job of disguising coverages, and they try to throw the quarterback off a bit,” Brady said ahead of Sunday’s matchup. “I’ve just been studying them all week and going back to last year, I’ve got a lot of familiarity with things I’ve done in the past. I’ll try and be prepared as much as I can.”

Players like defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel will be on tap to rush Brady the most.

Will Brady add another win to his total against the Dolphins, or will the Dolphin defense’s familiarity work in their favor? Kick off between the two teams is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. eastern Sunday.

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