Tom Brady. Super Bowl. Again. Minus Bill Belichick

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going home. Not Brady's normal home -- his new home, and he's led his new team there in their first year together.

Anyone else wondering how Bill Belichick is feeling today?

One former member of the New England Patriots did mention Brady to Belichick after Brady's hot start in the Buccaneers' 31-26 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game Sunday.

“Belichick had us fooled this whole time,” former Patriots safety James Ihedigbo tweeted.

Brady and Belichick advanced to nine Super Bowls together from 2001-19 and won six of them. Brady is now going back again, and Tampa Bay just happens to be hosting the big game this year. Belichick, on the other hand, is sitting at home after a 7-9 season.

Brady, 43, had to win three playoff games to get back to the Super Bowl. In the NFC Championship, he threw three picks. All on consecutive possessions, all in the second half. And the man still beat Aaron Rodgers.

So now, the Buccaneers will be the first team in history to host the Super Bowl. Brady will also be the first QB to reach 10 Super Bowls. This time, he's taking head coach Bruce Arians with him, not Bill Belichick. That makes Belichick wrong for not making sure Brady returned to the Patriots.

And as much as some football fans dislike the Brady dynasty, this year may give these same fans reason to smile. After all, many aren't Belichick fans, either.