On December 19, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were shut out 9-0 in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. It was the first time Brady had failed to put points on the board in 15 years, which spanned 255 consecutive NFL starts, per the New York Post. Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan said the team had a plan to disrupt the quarterback. "We hit him early, we hit him often and we sort of rushed him a few more times than he normally has been," Jordan said. Brady managed to only go 26/48 for passes as the Saints sacked him four times.
That shut-out was only the third in Brady's illustrious career, per Touchdown Wire. The last time Brady went scoreless dated back to 2006 in a 21-0 loss to the Miami Dolphins, per The Athletic's Jeff Howe. Prior to that, Brady was shut out in 2003 in a 31-0 defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. Before being shut out by the Saints, Brady was 29-years-old when he last went scoreless. To put the length between shutouts into perspective, not one defensive player from when that 2006 loss occurred was still in the NFL in 2021, per CBS Sports.
When comparing all-time great quarterbacks, it was noted that Brady had endured three shutouts, while fellow legends Drew Brees and Peyton Manning were never shut out during their careers, per NFL on CBS.
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