Is Tom Brady playing tonight vs. the Cardinals in Week 16? Christmas Day status for Bucs QB

The last NFL game on Christmas Day will feature Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traveling to Arizona. Only the Buccaneers have a chance to get to the playoffs between these two teams, so the Cardinals will try to spoil their season. Despite being 6-8 heading into Week 16, the Buccaneers still top the NFC South by one game.

The contest is the last piece of the NFL’s inaugural triple-header for Christmas Day. The Green Bay Packers will meet the Miami Dolphins in the early kickoff, followed by the Denver Broncos vs. the Los Angeles Rams. The Buccaneers and Cardinals will wrap up the day.

So we’re basically now going to a Cardinals game on Christmas Day to see Tom Brady

So we’re basically now going to a Cardinals game on Christmas Day to see Tom Brady ????

Tampa Bay are the favorites in this matchup (despite playing away from home) and Tom Brady is projected to lead the team to victory.

The Cardinals have seen a string of bad luck in 2022, including numerous injuries that have sidelined most of their primary attacking players at various points. Rondale Moore and Zach Ertz joined Rodney Hudson, D.J. Humphries, and Justin Pugh, who are all still on injured reserve.

Brady will face Arizona Cardinals quarterback Trace McSorley, who is replacing the injured Colt McCoy, who in turn replaced the injured Kyler Murray.

Tom Brady’s fantasy outlook for Week 16

Having lost three of their previous four games, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers are just ahead in the NFC South. Brady turned the ball over on four occasions in the team’s last game (a 34-23 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals). Since Brady came into the team, the Buccaneers have made it to consecutive postseason appearances. They will now be hoping to make that three.

Brady has surpassed 257.5 passing yards after a loss in seven consecutive games. Additionally, he has gone beyond this mark in six of his previous eight matches. This is encouraging for fantasy managers who count on Brady tearing apart the Cardinals’ defense.

Tom Brady has hit more than 40 passing attempts in nine of his previous ten games. He is in the top-three in the NFL with 3,897 passing yards heading into Week 16.

This is a fantastic opportunity against an Arizona team that allows opposition quarterbacks to score 22.1 fantasy points per game on average. Out of the last eight signal-callers to face Arizona, five have managed at least 24 fantasy points. This could be a huge display from Brady in fantasy.