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Bucs receiver Antonio Brown has now officially been ruled OUT for Sunday’s NFC Championship matchup against the Packers with an apparent knee injury.
Tampa will always have a chance with Tom Brady on their side, but the loss of Brown is not ideal in a matchup with the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
Antonio Brown has been ruled out for Sunday’s NFC Championship game #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/5OHaPIByK5
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 22, 2021
Pat McAfee is right that the broadcast gave little attention to the initial injury, and that’s likely because the Bucs won. The Bucs also have a boatload of weapons at their disposal, so Brown’s presence isn’t exactly a necessity like it was in Pittsburgh.
Will Tom Brady pull out another upset victory in his Hall of Fame career? Maybe.
The only thing we can count on is an epic post to Instagram, if he does.
Here’s the full injury report for those of you who plan on tossing the mortgage on Tampa this weekend:
#Bucs WR Antonio Brown did not practice today.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 20, 2021
JPP didn’t either, but it wasn’t injury related. pic.twitter.com/SRMlOgqbQ2
AB is a distraction machine. I hope this is not an attention grab. Bucs should get a home playoff game in two weeks. hope he plays by then, but my antennae are up and i’m on alert that AB may be up to his Narcissist ways again.
Brady has plenty of other targets
Brady will not even notice his absence.