It’s hard to bet against Tom Brady reaching the playoffs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 7-8 and can win NFC South with a victory over the Panthers on Sunday. Tom Brady has won 19 games in his 23rd season and reached the playoffs 13 years in a row. Byron Leftwich, who played quarterback for four seasons with the Jaguars, lost to Brady and the Patriots in the AFC wild-card game in 2006. The Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule on Oct. 30. They lost center Ryan Jensen on the second day of training camp to a knee injury. The team also lost coach Matthew Rhules on October 30, and they lost their center on training camps.