Bears' Fields and Tom Brady will set new record in Week 7 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
History will be made Sunday at Raymond James Stadium when the Chicago Bears take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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At 22 years old, rookie quarterback Justin Fields will match up against 44-year-old quarterback Tom Brady, setting a new NFL record for the largest age gap between starting quarterbacks.
Brady continues to break records even though this time it's because of old age instead of passing a ball.
Prior to the Justin Fields era, the Bears beat the Buccaneers 20-19 in the 2020 season. Brady — who is known for his fourth quarter comebacks — made a gaffe late in the game with 33 seconds remaining. The Bucs had the ball on a fourth-and-6 and Brady threw an incomplete pass to Cameron Brate thinking the Bucs were on third down. It was an error that secured a victory for the Bears.